Essex House

Address:2415 Portage Avenue
Original Use:

Apartment

Architects:Unknown

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Design Characteristics

Windows:

The building has twenty three small operable windows, arranged in rows across the front elevation

Roof:

flat

Materials:

brick, concrete, wood

Height:

3 storeys

Size:

37,122 square feet (11,314.79 square metres)

Neighbourhood:

St. James

Frontage Direction:

South

  • Similar in character to Strathcona House apartments.
  • Pale yellow painted wood paneling between the windows provides an overall horizontal character to the building.

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