The InterContinental Toronto Centre is a hotel located in the

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, Canada. It is part of the

Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre (originally and still colloquially Metro Convention Centre, and sometimes MTCC), is a convention complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along Front Street (Toronto), Front Street West in the former Railway Lan ...

complex on Front Street West in the former Railway Lands. The hotel is managed by InterContinental Hotels. The hotel was constructed by the

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, and opened in 1984 as L'Hôtel. The modern concrete-clad tower was the last hotel built for Canadian National Hotels, on former CN railway land that was supposed to be part of the Metro Centre development (only the

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was built). It was operated by CN Hotels until 1988, when that chain merged with Canadian Pacific Hotels. The hotel property was transferred from CN to Canada Lands Company and CP Hotels assumed management.

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took over management in 1993 and the hotel was renamed Crowne Plaza Toronto Centre.intercontinental toronto centre fact sheet intercontinental
Docstoc.com (2009-12-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-26. In September 2003, after the hotel completed a C$21 million renovation, it transferred to IHG's upscale InterContinental brand and was renamed InterContinental Toronto Centre. Canada Lands sold the hotel to

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in September 2011 for C$225 million. The hotel overlooks the tracks from

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and the south sections of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

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* {{InterContinental Hotels Group Canadian National Railway hotels Hotels in Toronto Buildings and structures in Toronto Hotels established in 1984 Hotel buildings completed in 1984

Railway Lands

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