Riding the very nice and extremely fast elevators at the Toronto Dominion Centre Tower in Toronto ON serving floors 44-54. g4tech has filmed here too! :D Re-uploaded in HD.
g4tech's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFfhUPATcY&feature=channel_page
Building Specifications:
Address: 66 Wellington Street West, Toronto ON
Complex: Toronto Dominion Centre
Zone: Financial District
Design Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Associate Architects: John B. Parkin Associates, Bregman + Hamann Architects
Structural Consultant: Carruthers & Wallace Ltd.
Mechanical Consultant: H.H. Angus and Associates
Electrical Consultant: H.H. Angus and Associates
Approved Tenant Consultants: H.H. Angus and Associates, Ameresco, Andronowski & Associates, Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers, Smith & Andersen,
Leber Rubes, Pinchin Environmental.
Number of Floors: 56 + 3 Basement Floors.
Height: 731ft/223M
Total Site Area: 239,580 square feet.
Total Rentable Area: 1,332,804 square feet.
Elevator Specifications:
Brand: OTIS (All)
Capacity:
Passenger: 4000lbs/1814kg/19 people
Freight: #1 (8000lbs/3636kg/50 people)/ #2 (5000lbs/2273kg/31 people)
Year Installed: 1967
Door Safety: Lambda Door Safety Edge
Elevator Lobby Width: 10'-0"
Low-Rise Elevators:
Mechanics: Gearless Traction
Floors Served: L-19
Speed & Distance Traveled: 236ft/700FPM (12FPS)/213MPM (3.6MPS)
No. of Elevators in Bank: 8
Low/Mid-Rise Elevators:
Mechanics: Gearless Traction
Floors Served: L, 19-31
Speed & Distance Traveled: 385ft/1000FPM (17FPS)/305MPM (5MPS)
No. of Elevators in Bank: 8
High/Mid-Rise Elevators:
Mechanics: Gearless Traction
Floors Served: L, 31-42
Speed & Distance Traveled: 517ft/1200FPM (20FPS)/366MPM (6.1MPS)
No. of Elevators in Bank: 8
High-Rise Elevators [Filmed]:
Mechanics: Gearless Traction
Floors Served: L, 44-54
Speed & Distance Traveled: 661ft/1400-1800FPM* (23-30FPS*)/427-549MPM* (7.1-9.2MPS*)
No. of Elevators in Bank: 8
Parking Shuttle Elevators:
Mechanics: Inground Hydraulic?
Floors Served: Concourse, P1 & P2
Speed & Distance Traveled: 35ft/150FPM???
No. of Elevators: 3
Freight Elevators:
Mechanics: Gearless Traction
Floors Served: P2-55 the other services P3.
Speed: 500FPM (8FPS)/152MPM (2.5MPS)
No. of Elevators: 2
Size:
#1 (1 6 11W x 8 4D x 10H)
#2 (1 5 5W x 7 10D x 10H)
Cross-Over Floors: 19 & 31-No crossover for High/Mid-Rise to High-Rise.
*Note: The High-Rise Elevators when they go down increase a 400FPM increment to 1800FPM.
Links:
Main Page:
http://www.tdcentre.ca/home/index.ch2?pageNumber=1
Cadillac Fairview Page:
http://www.cfofficespace.com/notesdata/leasing/retail/cfofficespace.nsf/PropI...
Emporis:
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=torontodominionbanktower-toronto-canada
UrbanDB:
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/toronto_dominion_bank_tower/
TOBuilt:
http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd0=1802
SkyscraperPage:
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2833
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