Fairmont Royal York

Fairmont Royal York
The hotel with Union Station in foreground
Former names	Royal York (1929–2001)
Record height
Tallest in the British Empire from 1929 to 1931[I]
Preceded by	Royal Bank Tower
Surpassed by	Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower
General information
Architectural style	Châteauesque
Address	100 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1E3
Coordinates	43°38′46″N 79°22′54″W / 43.646133°N 79.381561°W / 43.646133; -79.381561
Construction started	1927
Opened	1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Owner	KingSett Capital Inc. (60%) InnVest Hotels LP (20%) Ivanhoé Cambridge (20%)
Management	Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Height	124 m (407 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	28
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Ross and Macdonald; Sproatt and Rolph
Developer	Canadian Pacific Railway
Other information
Number of rooms	1,363
Number of restaurants	3
Website
www.fairmont.com/royalyork
Ontario Heritage Act
Official name	Union Station Heritage Conservation District
Designated	27 February 2006 (2006-02-27)
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The Fairmont Royal York, formerly and still commonly known as the Royal York, is a large historic luxury hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Front Street West, the hotel is situated at the southern end of the Financial District, in Downtown Toronto. The Royal York was designed by Ross and Macdonald, in association with Sproatt and Rolph, and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The hotel is currently managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.

Opened on 11 June 1929, the Châteauesque-styled building is 124 metres (407 ft) tall, and contains 28 floors. It is considered one of Canada's grand railway hotels. After its completion, the building was briefly the tallest building in Toronto, as well as the tallest building in the country, and the British Empire, until the nearby Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower was built the following year. The building has undergone several extensive renovations since it first opened, with its first major renovation in 1972. An underground walkway linking the hotel with the Royal Bank Plaza and Union Station form part of Toronto's PATH underground city system.