Getting to know One King West, Toronto

Posted May 28, 2008 @ 4:40 am, Viewed by 307 Visitors, Read 314 Times.

In 1914, One King West was the capitol of the Dominion Bank (now part of Toronto Dominion - TD Bank). Crowds gawked as a team of horses hauled its 40-ton vault door to the site.

Today, its original Art Nouveau splendor, gold leaf paintings, horsehair-stuffed leather chairs and even its caged vault - now a private dining room and bar - are part of this refurbished testament to conservative Canadian money management in the new gilded age.

John Panagakos has lived - part-time living as he and others call it - at One King for two years.
"I live north of the city with my kids. This is my cottage; my cottage on the Wall Street of Toronto. This building is a jewel for people who work in the financial district."

The city's first condo-hotel, John says it's also the tallest residence at 52-storeys. Because it's a hotel and condo, John enjoys the "Cheers" of having everyone know his name. The place has "a special vibe" of ownership and rental guests, he says. Indeed, the business types who use One King as an inner city launching pad, front desk staff, chauffeurs, bartenders, waiters and convention delegates all create a chaos theory community on the main floors.

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