299 Queen Street West | |
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299 Queen Street West, as seen from the corner of Richmond and John Street.
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Former names | CHUM-City Building |
Alternative names | MuchMusic World Headquarters Bell Media Queen Street |
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Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | Entertainment District at 'Moses Znaimer Way' |
Address | 299 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2Z5 |
Opened | 1913 |
Owner | Bell Media |
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building previously served as the headquarters of CTVglobemedia until Bell Canada acquired CTV again in 2011 as well as CHUM Television, a division of CHUM Limited, until CTV acquired CHUM in 2007, and was once known as the CHUM-City Building. It is now head offices and downtown Toronto studios for Bell Media.
With its 1913 neo-Gothic terra cotta façade, the building is designated as a heritage property by the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services under the Ontario Heritage Act and has served as a broadcast facility since 1987.
The building serves as the official headquarters of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, as well as the home of various Bell Media television properties, most of which were originally owned by CHUM, although some properties that CTV already owned prior to 2007 have moved some or all of their operations here since then as well. Current occupants include Bravo, BNN, CP24, The Comedy Network, Comedy Gold, E!, Investigation Discovery, Gusto, MTV, MTV2, MuchMusic and Space. In addition, selected CTV programs, including eTalk, The Marilyn Denis Show, and The Social are produced at the building and selected network offices are located here.