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At the core of Kingston’s historic downtown is the Market Square Heritage Conservation District – an area defined by a fine collection of 19th and 20th buildings encircling the city’s Market Square. The District, originally written by Lily Inglis and Harold Kalman, is one of the earliest commercial heritage conservation districts in Ontario. The District Plan serves to protect the...

...neighbours anchors a precinct that represents many periods of Toronto development. ERA was retained by the City of Toronto to conduct a Heritage Conservation District Study as part of a comprehensive urban design exercise for the area surrounding Union Station. ERA worked closely with architectsAlliance in developing a broad framework for the protection and enhancement of the District’s cultural character....

...in the 1820s. Lowertown was shaped by French-Canadian and Irish immigrants that settled in the area. This population and its relationship to the surrounding urban landscape played a large role in the development of the area’s historic urban form. ERA was the Heritage Consultant for the completion of the Lowertown West Heritage Conservation District Study for the City of Ottawa....

Laid out as part of the historic Village of East Toronto in the 1880s, Lyall Avenue is a good example of the early development patterns that created Toronto’s diverse neighbourhoods and represent Toronto’s rich urban heritage. ERA worked with Lyall Avenue residents to complete a Heritage Conservation District Plan to recognize and maintain the valued character of this mature Toronto...

...neighbourhood of sweeping, tree-lined streets. North Rosedale’s secluded park setting became popular among the City’s elite and came to be the site of homes designed by such distinguished Toronto architects as Eden Smith, John Lyle and Alfred Chapman. ERA served as the heritage consultant for the North Rosedale Ratepayers Association in completing a community-driven Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan....

...few suburban developments north of the city. The residential community has a clearly discernable character as a picturesque suburb with varied architectural styles dating back to the mid 1800s. ERA completed a heritage conservation district study of the historic neighbourhood for the South Rosedale Ratepayers Association recommending designation of the area under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.  ...

ERA was the heritage consultant for the Heritage District Study of a north Toronto street, testing the use of the Ontario Heritage Act to encourage the conservation of neighbourhoods.

...Toronto Island’s character lies in a history of diverse uses. ERA worked with the Toronto Island Community Association Heritage Committee and City staff to identify the heritage character of Toronto Island. Under the terms of the City’s new Official Plan and the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement, this study recommended that Toronto Island be municipally recognized as a cultural heritage landscape....

...largest and best-preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture known as the Distillery Heritage District, National Historic Site. ERA was retained as Architect-of-Record and Heritage Consultant for the whole site. ERA designed and advised on the adaptive reuse of this vacant building for new retail space and a large health spa. The work involved conservation of the heritage elements, including: windows,...

...in Centretown, providing insights into its built and landscape character and evolution. Serving as the first phase of the City of Ottawa’s Centretown Heritage Study, which informed the 2022 Centretown and Minto Park Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Plan, the Inventory provides essential information about cultural heritage resources in a multifunctional database. This data enables the development of conservation goals, strategies,...

...of it centred on the communities of Georgetown and Acton. In 2021, ERA was retained by the Town of Halton Hills to develop a Cultural Heritage Strategy that would guide the municipal heritage program. Working closely with the Town’s Manager of Heritage Planning and an interdepartmental team of municipal staff, we developed a Strategy that would integrate heritage conservation holistically...

...management of future growth has become an important planning concern. ERA was retained to assess Picton’s Main Street and provide a Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan. These documents identify significant cultural resources and recommend policy that places value on the heritage resource of Main Street’s streetscape while recognizing the need for Picton to evolve and develop in the future....