TORONTO | First Canadian Place | 298m | Recladding - Page 5

***hkskyline*** · December 8th, 2009, 08:00 AM

BPP Brookfield Properties, BPO refinance First Cdn Place
1 December 2009
Canada Stockwatch

Brookfield Properties Corp. and its Canadian-based subsidiary, BPO Properties Ltd., along with ownership partners Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo), have completed the refinancing of First Canadian Place in Toronto, with $310-million, five-year first mortgage bonds. CIBC World Markets Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acted as agents on the transaction.

The financing was completed at a fixed rate of 5.367 per cent. Proceeds from the financing will be used to repay the existing first mortgage bonds which matured on Dec. 1, 2009, and to pay for costs associated with the building's rejuvenation program previously announced in Stockwatch on Sept. 23, 2009.

"The ability to execute a large-scale refinancing in a still challenging credit environment underscores the market's high regard for premier assets like First Canadian Place," said Tom Farley, president and chief executive officer of Brookfield's Canadian commercial operations.

First Canadian Place is a 72-storey, 2.7-million-square-foot, Class AAA office and retail complex located in the heart of Toronto's central business district. Canada's tallest office tower, it is an iconic and dominant feature of the Toronto skyline. The property is currently 95 per cent leased and has been the headquarters of the Bank of Montreal since the building opened in 1975.

***hkskyline*** · January 28th, 2010, 06:04 PM

By nicetommy from urbantoronto.ca taken on 1/17

image hosted on flickr

mclancer · January 31st, 2010, 08:29 AM

Anyone have a picture of the new cladding?

isaidso · January 31st, 2010, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclancer

Anyone have a picture of the new cladding?

It was posted on page 1, but here it is again:

http://www.redefiningfirst.com

***Ni3lS*** · February 28th, 2010, 02:51 AM

caltrane74, SSP

***hkskyline*** · February 28th, 2010, 05:21 PM

^ There's no First Canadian Place in the video. It's about Yonge-Dundas Square a few blocks northeast.

***Ni3lS*** · March 1st, 2010, 10:27 PM

Well, it was posted in the First Canadian Place thread so I'm sure there is something about the tower in the video.

Canadian Chocho · March 2nd, 2010, 12:48 AM

it looks great!!

***hkskyline*** · March 9th, 2010, 03:36 PM

By dt_toronto_geek from urbantoronto.ca - posted 3/8
The north and east face of FCP today

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.

gmbarill · March 10th, 2010, 08:59 AM

this photo shows the scaffolding up both sides of the tower... looks scary
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbarill/4421905442/" title="Nathan Phillips Square Panorama by gbarill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4421905442_02a2c27fb5.jpg" width="500" height="271" alt="Nathan Phillips Square Panorama" /></a>

sky-by · March 11th, 2010, 09:44 AM

image hosted on flickr

MissyC · March 12th, 2010, 10:26 PM

what if there will be at least 2 more skyscrapers and both taller than FCP filling the gaps!

hope to see that gap being filled someday soon too.

sumisu · March 12th, 2010, 10:31 PM

How 'bout we reclad the Sheraton, the Hilton, the Bay building, and the Intercontinental too!

MissyC · March 12th, 2010, 11:32 PM

LOL ... not such a bad idea though...

oh btw, the picture somehow reminds me of " Houston" or " Dallas" ... :-)

***hkskyline*** · March 13th, 2010, 06:39 PM

Video by caltrane74 from urbantoronto.ca :

MissyC · March 13th, 2010, 09:55 PM

if you were working for a Call Center, I d love to have you calling me all the time!!!!

***hkskyline*** · March 14th, 2010, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlotteJ

if you were working for a Call Center, I d love to have you calling me all the time!!!!

They'll probably be out somewhere in New Brunswick!

MissyC · March 15th, 2010, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hkskyline

They'll probably be out somewhere in New Brunswick!

I did make the comment meant as a compliment for your voice.

***hkskyline*** · March 15th, 2010, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlotteJ

I did make the comment meant as a compliment for your voice.

Oh that's not my video - the source is at the top of that post.

MissyC · March 15th, 2010, 07:34 PM

OEPS!! I did it again... LOL

December 8th, 2009, 08:00 AM	#81
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,043 Likes (Received): 823	BPP Brookfield Properties, BPO refinance First Cdn Place 1 December 2009 Canada Stockwatch Brookfield Properties Corp. and its Canadian-based subsidiary, BPO Properties Ltd., along with ownership partners Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo), have completed the refinancing of First Canadian Place in Toronto, with $310-million, five-year first mortgage bonds. CIBC World Markets Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acted as agents on the transaction. The financing was completed at a fixed rate of 5.367 per cent. Proceeds from the financing will be used to repay the existing first mortgage bonds which matured on Dec. 1, 2009, and to pay for costs associated with the building's rejuvenation program previously announced in Stockwatch on Sept. 23, 2009. "The ability to execute a large-scale refinancing in a still challenging credit environment underscores the market's high regard for premier assets like First Canadian Place," said Tom Farley, president and chief executive officer of Brookfield's Canadian commercial operations. First Canadian Place is a 72-storey, 2.7-million-square-foot, Class AAA office and retail complex located in the heart of Toronto's central business district. Canada's tallest office tower, it is an iconic and dominant feature of the Toronto skyline. The property is currently 95 per cent leased and has been the headquarters of the Bank of Montreal since the building opened in 1975. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

January 28th, 2010, 06:04 PM	#82
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,043 Likes (Received): 823	By nicetommy from urbantoronto.ca taken on 1/17 image hosted on flickr __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

January 31st, 2010, 08:29 AM	#83
mclancer Take off, eh! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hamilton Posts: 296 Likes (Received): 0	Anyone have a picture of the new cladding? __________________ What a great time to be a 'scraper fan...eh! The time is here, "SUPERTALL FOR TORONTO" !!! (Man, even the UK & Australia have one!... lol)

February 28th, 2010, 02:51 AM	#85
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February 28th, 2010, 05:21 PM	#86
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,043 Likes (Received): 823	^ There's no First Canadian Place in the video. It's about Yonge-Dundas Square a few blocks northeast. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

March 1st, 2010, 10:27 PM	#87
*Ni3lS* Moderator of Mayhem Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rotterdam / Vienna / London / Colorado Springs Posts: 14,705 Likes (Received): 237	Well, it was posted in the First Canadian Place thread so I'm sure there is something about the tower in the video. __________________ Living in Vienna, Austria from 01/09 '13! ROTTERDAM - THE PORT OF EUROPE THE HAGUE - CITY OF JUSTICE LIFE IN LONDON

March 2nd, 2010, 12:48 AM	#88
Canadian Chocho Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Managua/Toronto Posts: 3,463 Likes (Received): 1	it looks great!! __________________ Colonial Cities 1 2 3

March 9th, 2010, 03:36 PM	#89
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,043 Likes (Received): 823	By dt_toronto_geek from urbantoronto.ca - posted 3/8 The north and east face of FCP today Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

March 10th, 2010, 08:59 AM	#90
gmbarill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	this photo shows the scaffolding up both sides of the tower... looks scary <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbarill/4421905442/" title="Nathan Phillips Square Panorama by gbarill, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4421905442_02a2c27fb5.jpg" width="500" height="271" alt="Nathan Phillips Square Panorama" /></a>

March 11th, 2010, 09:44 AM	#91
sky-by skyscraperfan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: minsk region Posts: 546 Likes (Received): 0	image hosted on flickr

March 12th, 2010, 10:26 PM	#92
MissyC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,524	what if there will be at least 2 more skyscrapers and both taller than FCP filling the gaps! hope to see that gap being filled someday soon too. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ They steal the future; They sell it today and They call it Gross Domestic Product!

March 12th, 2010, 10:31 PM	#93
sumisu ビール大好きです。ビルも好き Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto ON, Orlando FL Posts: 573 Likes (Received): 0	How 'bout we reclad the Sheraton, the Hilton, the Bay building, and the Intercontinental too! __________________ Is as Gaillimh mé, ach i mo chónaí i dToronto anois.

March 12th, 2010, 11:32 PM	#94
MissyC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,524	LOL ... not such a bad idea though... oh btw, the picture somehow reminds me of " Houston" or " Dallas" ... :-) __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ They steal the future; They sell it today and They call it Gross Domestic Product!

March 13th, 2010, 06:39 PM	#95
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,043 Likes (Received): 823	Video by caltrane74 from urbantoronto.ca : __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

March 13th, 2010, 09:55 PM	#96
MissyC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,524	if you were working for a Call Center, I d love to have you calling me all the time!!!! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ They steal the future; They sell it today and They call it Gross Domestic Product!

March 15th, 2010, 07:34 PM	#100
MissyC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,524	OEPS!! I did it again... LOL __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ They steal the future; They sell it today and They call it Gross Domestic Product!

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