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, Bell Media Studios |
General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Address | 299 Queen Street West |
Opened | 1913 |
Owner | Bell Media |
Designated | Aug 11, 1986[1] |
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street or Bell Media Studios, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, and is 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[1] and has served as a broadcast facility since 1987.