The
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, formerly the
Royal York Hotel and still often so called, is a large historic hotel in
downtown Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada, at 100 Front Street West. Opened on June 11, 1929, the Royal York was designed by
Ross and Macdonald (with
Sproatt and Rolph) and built by the
Canadian Pacific Railway across the street from
Union Station. With 28 floors, the Château-style building was the tallest building in Toronto at that time, and the tallest building in the
British Empire until the construction of
Canadian Bank of Commerce tower on
King Street the following year. On October 28, 2014, it was announced the hotel would undergo another round of renovations following a reorganization of its ownership.