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20210308. Only the braced facades of heritage buildings remain along King St West for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.

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20201011. Demolition of heritage buildings behind braced facades continues along King St West for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.

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20200826. Bracing the facades of the heritage buildings along King St West (left – 511 King St W, GW Gouinlock, 1893, Richardsonian Romanesque) for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.

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20190304. The 1833 Thomas Thompson Building (corner) with its 1880 second empire roof and the 1842 173-179 King St E (to the right) with its 1870 mansard roof are part of one of the oldest rows of buildings standing in Toronto.

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20161226. The Milburn building on Colborne Street – designed by the “master practitioner” of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, E.J. Lennox (architect of Casa Loma and Old City Hall).

Completed in 1889, this five-unit building housed Milburn Co., a wholesaler of patent medicines and tenants who sold beer supplies, wine and liquor (from Toronto Architecture: A City Guide, 2nd edition).
Completed in 1889, this five-unit building housed Milburn Co., a wholesaler of patent medicines and tenants who sold beer supplies, wine and liquor (from Toronto Architecture: A City Guide, 2nd edition).

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20161225. Only two walls of the heritage-designated 1927 Canadian Westinghouse Building remain standing as construction commences on the future two-building King Blue Condominium and Hotel complex.

20161225. Only two walls of the heritage-designated 1927 Canadia

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20161128. The rich and varied architectural history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street.

The three row houses to the left (1862) were originally part of a Georgian eight-house row. The Second Empire features – mansard roofs and bowed bays – were added about 20 years later. The double house to the right (1874) is an example of Italiante architecture with round-headed windows and doors and bracketed cornices. Thanks to Patricia McHugh’s 2nd edition of Toronto Architecture: A City Guide.

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20160306. Toronto’s 1927 Canadian Westinghouse Building has donned an exoskeleton.

20160306. The 1927 Canadian Westinghouse Building has donned anThis is a great example of the Commercial Style Architecture, also known as Chicago Style as this form was developed in Chicago after the 1871 fire. It’s metal skeleton framing was a new development allowing for buildings of greater height, more floor space and maximum light and ventilation as opposed to the load-bearing brick buildings that came before it. This building has Classical detailing and terra cotta trim – a rare combination in Toronto.

Although heritage-designated, property owners are allowed to develop on site. The building’s North and West faces are to be incorporated into the King Blue Condos (48 and 44 storeys) designed by Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects and developed by the Greenland Group. This condominium comes with a Section 37 payment of $1.25 million for public amenities.