##  [Streets and buildings: Abbreviations and numbers](/writing-tips-plus/streets-and-buildings-abbreviations-and-numbers)

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## On this page

- [Abbreviations with street and building names](#abbreviations)
- [Numbers with street names](#numbers)
- [Additional information](#additional-information)

## Abbreviations with street and building names

The word **Building**, along with words for different street types (Street, Avenue, Place, Road, Square, Boulevard, Terrace, Drive, Court, Crescent ), should be written in full in the following cases:

- in general writing, especially when they are part of a longer name
- Three of my five classes are in the Hall Building.
- I grew up on Pinegrove Road.
- in an address within a letter
- The Grantham Building
- 45 Silkwood Crescent
- 1250 St. Laurent Boulevard

However, these words may be abbreviated in footnotes, endnotes, sidenotes and tables.

- Grantham Bldg.
- 45 Silkwood Cres.
- 1250 St. Laurent Blvd.

The list below shows the standard abbreviations used in general writing for words of this type.

Abbreviations for street types and related terms
| Words | Abbreviations | Avenue | Ave. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulevard | Blvd. |
| Building | Bldg. |
| Court | Crt. |
| Crescent | Cres. |
| Drive | Dr. |
| Place | Pl. |
| Road | Rd. |
| Square | Sq. |
| Station | Stn. |
| Street | St. |
| Terrace | Terr. |

In addition, certain street types may be abbreviated in mailing addresses on envelopes and parcels. In an address on an envelope or parcel, no period is used after the abbreviation:

- 136 LARSON ST
- 965 BELMONT AVE
- 25 CUMBERLAND RD

**Note:** When abbreviating a street type in an address on an envelope or parcel, be sure to use only the mailing abbreviations approved by Canada Post. You can find the approved abbreviations in the [section “Symbols and abbreviations: Street types” in Canada Post’s addressing guidelines (opens in new tab)](https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/support/articles/addressing-guidelines/symbols-and-abbreviations.page?).

## Numbers with street names

Street and avenue designations up to and including **Tenth** are often spelled out, especially when this helps to prevent confusion with the building number. However, it is best to use the official name of the street (whether **Tenth** or **10th**) as designated by the municipality:

- 9511 Tenth Avenue
- 1149 10th Avenue

Note that in a mailing address on an envelope or parcel, the [section “Civic address: Street name” in Canada Post’s addressing guidelines (opens in new tab)](https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/support/articles/addressing-guidelines/civic-address.page?) calls for use of an ordinal numeral:

- 9511 **10TH** AVENUE
- **96TH** AVE
- **101ST** ST

In abbreviated form, apartment or suite numbers are written before the building number and are followed by a hyphen:

- **107**-6807 92nd Avenue North \[address within a letter\]
- **107**-6807 92ND AVE N \[address on an envelope or parcel\]

## Additional information

- [Addresses: Addresses in letters or other documents](/en/writing-tips-plus/addresses-in-letters-or-other-documents)
- [Addresses: Addresses on envelopes and parcels](/en/writing-tips-plus/addresses-on-envelopes-and-parcels)

### Other resources

- [Addressing guidelines (opens in new tab)](https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/support/articles/addressing-guidelines/overview.page) (Canada Post)

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