222 Jarvis Street
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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Address | 222 Jarvis Street |
| Town or city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′29″N 79°22′32″W / 43.65796°N 79.375588°WCoordinates: 43°39′29″N 79°22′32″W / 43.65796°N 79.375588°W |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Renovation cost | CA$100 million |
| Owner | Ministry of Infrastructure |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Floor area | 58,336 square metres (627,920 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Maxwell Miller |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | WZMH Architects |
222 Jarvis Street is an office building on Jarvis Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The inverted-pyramid-shaped building contains ten storeys and was completed in 1971.
Constructed of pre-cast concrete skinned in dark brown brick veneer, it was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Maxwell Miller as the head office of Sears Canada, a department store chain. It has 58,336 square metres (627,920 sq ft) of gross floor area.
The property was sold in 2007 to the Ontario Realty Corporation, Ontario's publicly owned real estate services agency. Sears Canada has since relocated its head office to the Toronto Eaton Centre.
The building was once connected to the adjacent building now known as the Merchandise Building, a former department store warehouse, which has since been converted to loft apartments.
The Government of Ontario chose 222 Jarvis Street as a model to show that older buildings can be retrofitted to significantly reduce a building's carbon footprint. The government expected to spend $100 million on the project, including the installation of a green roof, with the objective of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status for the building.
It was renovated to be used as offices for four ministries: Ministry of Government Services (in 2014 this Ministry was split into the Ministry of Government & Consumer Services and the Treasury Board Secretariat), Energy and Infrastructure, Research and Innovation, Economic Development and Trade, and Training, Colleges and Universities. The renovation was completed in the fall of 2011.
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