The building was design by Raymond Moriyama Architects during the mid-1970s. At , the five-double storey building is the largest TPL branch by area. The building is approximately at its highest point. The first level of the structure were designed to align in height with adjacent buildings; the first level being . The other levels of the building are pushed further back into the property, away from the street; forming a pyramid shape in an effort to decrease the massing of the building. The building was primarily built out of steel reinforced concrete and is clad with orange-reddish brick to match the building material of the other buildings in the area; although glass portions on the sections of the building facing Yonge Street also exists.