227 King St S (Sun Life Building)

[ookpik]

It's looking like a concrete bunker, located as far as possible from their building possibly for that very reason. I think I might prefer a parking lot.

Bell and some other utilities(*) build sub-exchanges and sub-stations to blend into the neighbourhood. For example in a residential neighbourhood they'll build a structure to look externally like a house. You have to look carefully to notice things like the backup power generator hookup at the back.

Also considering that Sun Life already has to do mowing, gardening and snow clearing, etc. on the property the additional ongoing cost to them of maintaining a fake "house" (or whatever) would be negligible.

(*) added: Toronto Hydro's not-so-hidden residential substations 


Toronto Hydro sub-station at 555 Spadina Road