Intact Centre

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox building | name = Intact Centre | image = Pharmacy and hydro buildings Toronto.jpg | image_size = | image_alt =  | image_caption = Intact Centre with the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building to the right | coordinates = {{coord|43.658876|N|79.391273|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | former_names = {{ubl| * Hydro Place, * Ontario Hydro Building, * Ontario Power Building }} | building_type = Office building | architectural_style = International | address = 700 University Avenue | location_city = Toronto, Ontario | location_country = Canada | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = 1976 | opened_date = 1976 | owner = KingSett Capital Inc. | floor_count = 20 | floor_area = {{convert|113898|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} | elevator_count = 17 | architect = Kenneth Raymond Cooper, Kenneth H. Candy | architecture_firm = Gordon S. Adamson and Associates | developer = | engineer = | main_contractor = | awards = BOMA Canada 2020 TOBY | designations = LEED Gold, Fitwel 1 Star, BOMA BEST Gold, WiredScore Platinum, WELL, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility | public_transit = {{rail-interchange|Toronto|1}} Queen's Park | website =  | embed = | embedded = | references = | footnotes = }} The '''Intact Centre''' is an office building located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that serves as the head offices of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Intact Financial. The University of Toronto's Department of Statistical Science and Department of Sociology are also located inside.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us {{!}} Department of Sociology |url=https://www.sociology.utoronto.ca/about-us/our-department/contact-us |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.sociology.utoronto.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-25 |title=Contact the Department |url=https://www.statistics.utoronto.ca/contact-information |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Department of Statistical Sciences |language=en}}</ref> It was originally built in 1975 for Ontario Hydro (of which OPG is a successor company) and has been previously known as Hydro Place, Ontario Hydro Building and Ontario Power Building. The building was designed by Kenneth R. Cooper, Adamson Associates served as the architect of record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitanis |first1=Marc |title=Office, Retail, and Residential Expansion Proposed at Ontario Power Building {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/08/office-retail-and-residential-expansion-proposed-ontario-power-building.43003 |website=urbantoronto.ca |date=24 August 2020 |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> The building is owned by Triovest.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

In 2015 the Minister of Energy directed OPG to sell 700 University Avenue and the parking garage at 40 Murray Street. The sale took place in January 2017. Proceeds were deposited in Ontario's Trillium Trust, which funds various infrastructure projects in Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |title=KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP Agrees to Purchase OPG Head Office Property |url=https://archive.opg.com/pdf_archive/Media%20Releases/H064_20170109_Saleof700University.pdf |website=OPG.com |publisher=OPG |access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OPG sells two properties in Toronto to KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund {{!}} Work {{!}} Torys LLP |url=https://www.torys.com/work/2017/01/opg-sells-two-properties-in-toronto-to-kingsett-canadian-real-estate-income-fund |website=www.torys.com |publisher=Torys LLP |access-date=16 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Ontario Hydro Building}} *{{SkyscraperPage|2964}} *[https://leasing.triovest.com/building/building-1521?search=&min=0&max=328000&type=A 700 University Avenue - Triovest]

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