The Gooderham Building is the focal point of one of Toronto's most iconic vistas: looking west down Front Street towards the building's prominent rounded corner, framed on the sides by the heritage commercial blocks along Front Street, and with the skyscrapers of the Financial District towering in the background.

The previous building on the site was shorter, but in the same shape, and it was called the Coffin Block.

The Gooderham Building is well-known both for its narrow wedge shape and for the mural on its back wall.

The main entrance located on Wellington Street makes use of a French Gothic archway.

With its linear pattern of fenestration distributed equally on all floors, it conveys a light feeling of a corporate office building.

The Gooderham Building is set on a high foundation that reaches half a storey above the ground.

Entrances for the pub are located in the basement and the 1st floor on the Front Street side.

The entrance for the Flatiron Building is located on the north side, and is made up of fanciful pinnacle dormers and arch frames with French Gothic styling.