William McBrien Building
| McBrien Building | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | 1900 Yonge Street |
| Town or city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°41′52″N 79°23′48″W / 43.69778°N 79.39667°WCoordinates: 43°41′52″N 79°23′48″W / 43.69778°N 79.39667°W |
| Current tenants | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles B. Dolphin |
William McBrien Building (formally known as the W. C. McBrien Building) is the administrative headquarters of the Toronto Transit Commission. Designed by Charles B. Dolphin (1888-1969) and opened in 1958, the seven-storey building is located at 1900 Yonge Street above the Davisville subway station. The building is named for former TTC Chairman William C. McBrien who died in 1954, shortly after the opening of the Yonge Subway. It replaced the old Toronto Board of Trade Building (built 1890 and demolished 1958) at Yonge and Front Streets, the TTC's first permanent home since 1921.
TTC has made known its desire to relocate from the building due to on going concerns about the state of the building, and for head office staff to be in one location. Earlier plans to relocated to Yonge and York Mills had been rejected due to costs.
Besides 1900 Yonge, the TTC leases 7 other locations to house head office staff.
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