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Our Yukon Heritage Reserves: Management Priorities Report

...Rush industrial sites, and World War Two-era infrastructure projects. Over time, the Heritage Reserves have received varying levels of investment and management. In 2022, the Government of Yukon engaged ERA to study 16 Heritage Reserve sites, and develop a prioritization framework for their management moving forward. The project was delivered in three phases. The first phase consisted of information gathering,...

Eglinton St. George’s United Church

...was in turn set into stone masonry openings. The precast components deteriorated over time from exposure to the elements and rusting of the internal steel reinforcement bars. As the heritage architect, ERA oversaw the staged restoration of the east, south and west stained glass windows. New precast elements were constructed and assembled to match the size and appearance of the...

The Roxy Theatre

...landmark building on Danforth Avenue because of its level of Art Moderne detailing and scale in relation to the adjacent commercial properties. Effectively the Allenby was a stimulus building in the economic development of the Danforth near Greenwood Avenue. It was chosen for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as a representative example of the style of...

Flag Field

...are clustered in two groups adjacent to the main pedestrian path of the park, and are intended to bring movement and colour to the site, to partly screen the surrounding urban fabric, and to create a loose system in which people can stroll or children can play. The base of each flag is a circle of multi-coloured rubber crumb surface...

Hoarding Suggestions

...park was a cherished public space and a landmark within the city. In 1963 – 50 years prior to the exhibition – the Parks Department placed a suggestion box in Allan Gardens. It turned out that Torontonians were full of ideas for how to improve the park. In 2013, the Hoarding Suggestions team found their suggestions, neatly transcribed by a...

Hermant Building: 19 Dundas Square

The Hermant Building at 19 Dundas Square, designed by Bond & Smith Architects in 1913, is an early and excellent surviving example of terracotta cladding in Toronto. When it was completed, this 10-storey building was the tallest in the city, and a significant landmark. The Hermant Building originally housed the headquarters of Imperial Optical which at one time controlled over...

Interior of University College Library from second floor balcony. University College

...college’s diverse and inclusive programs of study. ERA worked closely with partner Kohn Shnier Architects to develop sensitive intervention strategies for the important landmark. A main priority was to improve barrier-free access within the historic building. Accessible features were integrated sensitively into the heritage fabric including new ramps between existing floor levels and stone walkways, a new elevator providing centralized...

Canada Malting Silo

...closed in 1987 and the property has remained vacant since that time. Currently, the silos are in a state of advanced deterioration requiring remediation and repairs to the concrete structure. It was also determined that the eastern seawall adjacent to the Canada Malting Co. complex was in need of structural remediation. The work on the seawall was completed in 2010....

The Broadview Hotel

The Broadview Hotel is a landmark building at the northwest corner of Queen and Broadview in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourghood. It functioned as a community hub for businesses, clubs, and athletics, as well as a site for public meetings. The building was completed in 1891-92 for oilman and soap maker Archibald Dingman in the Romanesque Revival architectural style (the architect is...

Mirvish and Gehry on King St. West

...artworks, which includes influential painters and sculptors such as Anthony Caro, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Lewis, Frank Stella, and renowned Canadian, Jack Bush, among many others. As heritage consultant, ERA is assessing the project’s interaction with local heritage and cultural resources, including a conservation strategy for the Royal Alex Theatre. We performed a similar role during Frank Gehry’s renovations for the...

Mouth of the Creek Park

Today, lake-fill has shifted the waterfront southward, and Garrison Creek has been buried, but in the late 1700s, at the time of European settlement, this lakeshore site featured a promontory ideal for marine defense. It became the location of the first fortification at Fort York, allowing for the founding of Toronto in the protected harbour to the east. Mouth of...

5 St. Joseph

...the third was given an Art Deco overhaul in the late 1920s. Each of the buildings – including the existing deteriorating walls, foundation, and roofs – was retained in situ and temporarily shored to accommodate new, non-combustible floor structures on the inside to support mixed occupancies. Along*]}*side prime consultant Hariri Pontarini, ERA’s work included cleaning and restorative treatment of the...