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One of Canada’s Greenest Conference Centres

Green Meetings made easy! Beanfield Centre combines history and state-of-the-art technology. The 160,000 square foot facility incorporates today’s most advanced technological innovations while remaining respectful to the historical aspects of the former Automotive Building.

Beanfield Centre is Canada’s first LEED Silver conference centre, designed for meetings, conventions and galas. Located in the former Automotive Building, this Art Deco masterpiece offers spectacular lakeside views and is connected to Enercare Centre which offers 1 million square feet of exhibition space.

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Beanfield Centre Features

Largest ballroom in Toronto at 43,900 sf (divisible in two)
Three pre-function spaces with natural light at the main ground floor level
20 meeting rooms on the second floor some offering natural light (all with AV blackout capability)
5 open lounges with natural light at the 2nd-floor level
Environmental building systems for 100% green-powered HVAC
Wi-Fi 6 internet, also called 802.11ax, it is poised to make big waves in network connectivity and user experience improvements.
F&B by Cerise Fine Catering
Rainwater harvesting
Low VOC paints and carpets

Beanfield Centre Floor Plans

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Building Capacity Details

Capacity charts indicate optimized capacities in each configuration and include the use of an 8′ X 8′ Riser.

Customized Audio Visual, Food & Beverage Stations and other requirements will alter the capacity of the room.

Classroom setups are 3 per 6ft table
Banquet setups are 10 pp per 66″ rounds
Reception Capacity is based on events serving alcohol

Main Floor
Second Floor

Room

Dimensions

Area

Theatre

Classroom

Banquet

Full Ballroom

150'.6" x 294'.3"

44,260

3,900

2,394

2,280

Ballroom A

146’0’’ x 150’-6’’

21,973

1600

1,080

1,070

Ballroom B

148’-3’’ x 150’-6’’

22,311

1600

1,080

1,070

Ballroom C

175’-1’’ x 150’-6’’

26,350

2,304

1380

1,500

Ballroom D

119’-2’ x 150’-6’’

17,934

1,500

801

860

Pre-function A

94’-7’’ x 33’-8.5’’

3,190

N/A

Pre-function B

85’-4’’ x 31’-5.75’’

2,698

N/A

Pre-function C

155’-5’ x 58’-6’’

9,111

864

320

260

Pre-function D

158’-1’’ x 60’-1.5’’

8,293

650

357

300

Room

Dimensions

Area

Theatre

Classroom

Banquet

200 A + B + C

36'9’’ x 111’-10’’

4,108

383

180

280

200 A

36'-9" x 42'-4"

1,555

146

200 B

36'-9" x 30'-1"

1,105

107

200 C

36'-9" x 39'-5"

1,448

140

100

200 A + B

36'-9’’ x 72’-5’’

2,660

236

120

180

200 B + C

36'-9’’ x 69’-6’’

2,553

252

108

170

201 A + B + C

36'-9'' x 86'-10''

3,096

293

165

200

201 A

36'-9" x 26'-8"

886

201 B

36'-9" x 30'-1"

1,105

100

201 C

36'-9" x 30'-1"

1,105

100

201 A + B

36’-9’’ x 56’-9’’

1,991

186

102

120

201 B + C

36’-9’’ x 60’-2’’

2,210

202

117

150

202 A + B

33'-10'' x 84'-8''

2,863

246

144

160

202 A

33'-10" x 43'-1"

1,457

126

202 B

33'-10" x 41'-7"

1,406

120

203 A + B

33'-10" x 85'-8''

2,897

242

144

160

203 A

33'-10" x 43'-1"

1,457

132

203 B

33'-10" x 42'-7"

1,440

120

204 A+B+C

35'-11" x 102'-8"

3,686

350

168

250

204 A

35'-11" x 33'-4"

1,197

117

204 B

35'-11" x 29'-11"

1,074

101

204 C

35'-11" x 39'-5"

1,415

132

204 A + B

35’-11’’ x 63’-3’'

2,272

222

108

140

204 B + C

35’-11’’ x 69’-4’’

2,489

230

120

170

205 A + B + C

35'-11'' x 99'-10''

3,584

350

156

250

205 A

35'-11" x 39'-5"

1,416

140

205 B

35'-11" x 30'-0"

1,077

105

205 C

35'-11" x 30'-5"

1,092

106

205 A + B

35’-11’’ x 69’-5’’

2,492

245

117

160

205 B + C

35’-11’’ x 60’-5’’

2,169

210

140

206 A + B + C + D

55'-9''' x 160’-4’’

8,939

874

480

520

206 A

55'-9" x 31'-3"

1,753

168

110

206 B

55'-9" x 44'

2,473

236

117

120

206 C

55'-9" x 42'-2"

2,376

198

126

120

206 D

55'-9" x 42'-2"

2,370

216

144

120

206 A + B

55’-9’’ x 76’-2’’

4,246

415

216

240

206 A + B + C

55’-9’’ x 117’-8’’

6,560

642

336

400

206 B + C

55’-9’’ x 86’-10’’

4,841

473

264

280

206 B + C + D

55’-9’’ x 129’-4’

7,210

705

405

440

206 C + D

55’-9’’ x 86’-10’’

4,697

459

237

280

*The Ballroom can be subdivided into two rooms: Ballroom A/B (50/50) or Ballroom C/D (60/40)

Our main floor includes 5 hoteling offices and 1 full-service video-conferencing room located on the west side.
Customized audio/visual, food and beverage stations and other requirements will alter the capacity of the room.
Maximum building capacity is 4000 persons (including servers, staff, etc).
Maximum 2nd-floor capacity is 1789 persons.
Capacities are optimized to each room set up which includes stage/riser.
Meeting rooms include: lectern with microphone, riser, one standard room set (classroom and meeting rounds are linen free), built-in AV, water station, Wi-Fi 6 Internet.
Wi-Fi 6 new wireless standard. Also called 802.11ax, it is poised to make big waves in network connectivity and user experience improvements.

Catering

Cerise Fine Catering is the exclusive caterer to Beanfield Centre.

Outstanding Catering from meetings with breakfast, lunch and/or dinner, to corporate or social celebrations to prestigious gala fundraisers; our team is engaged and ensures consistently delicious meals prepared to the highest standards, and delivered by service professionals. When you enter the Beanfield Centre you expect excellence, and we intend to exceed your expectations. Allow us to present our Hospitality to you.

Cerise Fine Catering at the Beanfield Centre is brought to you through an association with the Windsor Arms Hotel, acclaimed for its history of catering to the city’s distinguished social clientele, and Sodexo Live, recognized for its event planning and hospitality expertise in serving large audiences. We are delighted to be Beanfield Centre’s exclusive food and beverage provider.

Isreal Moreto – Executive Sous Chef

Israel Moreto began his culinary career in Toronto at George Brown College Chef School. Followed by a two-year apprenticeship at Magna Golf Club. Since then, he has worked at various prestigious private clubs, restaurants and hotels around the Greater Toronto Area. He specializes in corporate catering, executing for large volume events. Using fusion methods to orchestrate ingredients, creating his rustic refined technique.

www.cerisefinecatering.com

Food and Beverage Contact

Ivan Tonevski

General Manager Cerise Fine Catering

105 Princes Blvd.
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

Email: information.cerisefinecatering@sodexo.com

Sodexo Live Team

Alexander McLeod

Banquet Manager

Alexander.macleaod@sodexo.com

902-218-0521

Vijay Masih

Banquet Manager

Vijay.masih@sodexo.com

289-969-0557

Basil Lowe

Catering Sales Manager

Basil.lowe@sodexo.com

416-807-9047

Ivan Tonevski

General Manager

Ivan.tonevski@sodexo.com

416-303-1648

Doris Bertrand

Director of Sales and Marketing

Doris.bertrand@sodexo.com

416-910-6047

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Beanfield Centre Building Specifications

Floor Loading

Floor loading of 350 pounds-per-square-foot in Ballroom.
Floor loading of 50 pounds-per-square-foot on 2nd level and Meeting Rooms.

Ceiling Heights

Ballroom ceiling height: 30′
Prefunction A-D = 11’8″ to 12′ 6″

Meeting Room Ceiling Heights

Floor to the hanging lights: 9′ 7″
Floor to the projector: 10′ 4″
Floor to the ceiling: 11′ 2″

Loading and Unloading Facilities

Loading and unloading areas along West side of Beanfield Centre – with a total of 5 truck bays.
Loading door is 9′-9.5″ high.

Audio Visual

Ballroom sound system has five 400W amps and 28 loudspeakers to provide voice amplification and audio supplement to a client installed stage performance audio system.
Operable partition walls in Ballroom offer acoustical privacy with a minimum of 55 STC.
Independent amplification channels for each of the Meeting Room sections for 70V program audio flush ceiling loudspeakers. System is designed to provide voice and other sound amplification and is connected through each room’s ‘Creston controlled’ system for easy connectivity and operation by room presentation organizer. Sound system will automatically bridge to adjacent rooms separated by operable dividing wall when the wall(s) are opened.
Operable partition walls in all 2nd floor Meeting Rooms offer acoustical privacy with a minimum of 52 STC.
5500 ANSI lumen LCD based install grade projector with 600:1 contrast ratio Da-Lite Tensioned Executive motorized tab tension screen – 87″ x 116″.

Lighting

An average of 52 foot candles at tabletop in Meeting Rooms.
An average of 60 foot candles at tabletop in Ballroom.

Telecommunications/Information Technology

Open In-house High Density, High Speed 802.11 (a,b,g,n,ac,ax ) Wi-Fi 6 deployment.
In-house high-speed Internet (10GB + symmetrical access) via 10GB fbre-based Ethernet networking.
In-house PBX with Digital, Analog, ISDN, and VOIP unified communications.
Fibre state-of-the-art interconnectivity across the campus.

Utilities

A system of floor port service conduits, providing discreet access to electrical and telecommunication outlets, are arranged on a 60 foot grid in the Ballroom.
Ballroom floor port electrical power is available 120/208 volt in all floor ports with 600 volt available in specified floor ports, with additional electrical service available from north or south walls, telecommunication is also available.
Meeting room floor-port poke-through devices provide discrete access to electrical and telecommunication to a maximum of 120V.

Features include

Largest ballroom in Toronto at 43,900 sf (divisible in two)
Three pre-function spaces with natural light
20 meeting rooms on the second floor some offering natural light (all with AV blackout capability)
Wi-Fi and Videoconferencing
F&B by Cerise Fine Catering
Environmental building systems for 100% green-powered HVAC
Rainwater harvesting
Low VOC paints and carpets