TD Tower (Halifax)
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Toronto-Dominion Bank
The Toronto-Dominion Bank , is the second-largest bank in Canada by market capitalization and based on assets. It is also the sixth largest bank in North America. Commonly known as TD and operating as TD Bank Group, the bank was created in 1955 through the merger of the Bank of Toronto and the...
in downtown
Downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax is the city centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern-central portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour, it serves as the business, entertainment, and tourism hub of the region.- Municipal:...
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
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Canada
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. It was completed in 1974.
The bank building stands at 73 metres with 18 floors and is next to Bank of Commerce (Halifax)
Bank of Commerce (Halifax)
The CIBC Building is an office building in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia built in 1977. The office tower stands at 66 metres and has 16 floors. Most of Halifax's office towers are lined along the city's harbour...
. It is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link
Downtown Halifax Link
The Downtown Halifax Link system is similar to Toronto's PATH or Montreal's RÉSO system, but on a much smaller scale. It consists of a network of climate-controlled pedways connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...
system.
In 2010, TD Halifax Holdings Limited announced its intention to enlarge the structure and to make substantial modifications to the roof (including an increase in height of 7 metres). The changes would roughly double the existing floor area and result in a more economical structure using "green" technologies.