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Manulife Centre 
General information Type Residential Condominium Location 44 Charles Street and 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario Canada Coordinates 43°40′10″N 79°23′18″W / 43.66944°N 79.38833°WCoordinates: 43°40′10″N 79°23′18″W / 43.66944°N 79.38833°W Construction started 1972 Completed 1974 Technical details Floor count 51 The Manulife Centre is located on the southeast corner of Bay and Bloor streets, adjacent to the southern edge of the Yorkville district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of a 51-story 800-suite luxury residential tower at 44 Charles Street and a shorter tower at 55 Bloor Street West, connected by a retail complex on the main floor and basement.
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History
Construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1974. It was developed and built for Manulife Financial, the current owners. Early retail tenants at the Manulife Centre included Bretton's department Store (60,000 square feet), Creed's (38,000 Square feet), Harridge's, and other luxury tenants. Over time, these three large retailers went bankrupt and closed.
Creeds
Creeds was the finest women's specialty store in Canada specializing in furs, designer fashions and accessories, jewellery (Beni Sung), cosmetics (Borghese, Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Lancôme), fragrances, and gifts (including fine chocolate, men's ties, and Sable & Rosenfeld gourmet foods). The 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) store spanned two floors and featured boutiques for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Christian Dior, Emanuel Ungaro, and Sonia Rykiel. The original location opened in 1916; the Manulife Centre location closed with the firm's bankruptcy in 1990.
Today
Today the retail portion of Manulife Centre serves the local population, and includes Birks, Indigo Books, and William Ashley fine china. An underground tunnel connects the basement level of the shopping concourse to Holt Renfrew at 50 Bloor St West on the north side of Bloor.
The tower is served by Bay Station on the TTC's Bloor-Danforth line. Underground tunnels from the Manulife Centre provide access to Toronto's busiest subway station Bloor and Yonge.
See also
- Panorama Lounge which is on the top of the Manulife Centre.
- List of tallest buildings in Toronto
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List of shopping malls in Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe City of Toronto Atrium on Bay • Bayview Village • Cedarbrae Mall • Centerpoint Mall • College Park • The Crossways • Dufferin Mall • Toronto Eaton Centre • Eglinton Square • Empress Walk • Fairview Mall • Hazelton Lanes • Honeydale Mall • Landmark* • Lawrence Plaza • Lawrence Square • Manulife Centre • Parkway Mall • PATH • Queen's Quay Terminal • Scarborough Town Centre • Sherway Gardens • Shoppers World Danforth • Shops at Don Mills • Splendid China Tower* • Woodbine Centre • YorkdalePeel Region York Region Hillcrest Mall • Market Village* • Markville Shopping Centre • Pacific Mall* • The Promenade • Upper Canada Mall • Vaughan MillsDurham Region Halton Region City of Hamilton Niagara Region Simcoe County Waterloo Region Wellington County The largest mall in each area is bolded. *Ethnic mallsCategories:- Skyscrapers in Toronto
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