The
Simpson Tower, located at 401 Bay Street, is the 38th-tallest building in
Toronto. Completed in 1968 by architect
John B. Parkin, as the headquarters of the
Simpsons department store company, it has 33 floors and is high. In 1978, as part of a corporate takeover, the Simpson Tower became the property of the
Hudson's Bay Company. The building today remains the head office of HBC and also houses the head office of subsidiaries
Hudson's Bay and
Home Outfitters. It is adjacent to the historic Simpsons store at Yonge and Queen, which includes
Arcadian Court. Today the store is the flagship for Hudson's Bay, is integrated with the
Eaton Centre across Queen Street, and is the home of Toronto's comprehensive health centre.