Charles Levey House
In collaboration with Tricon, ERA has completed its redevelopment with an innovative approach that conserves and reintegrates the historic south façade of 6–8 Gloucester into a new mixed-use development. The semi-detached Victorian building was constructed in 1869, nearly two decades before the iconic Gloucester Mews (originally the Masonic Hall Buildings) were built just to the...
Pilkington Glass Complex
In 2010, ERA’s heritage planning services were engaged for the redevelopment of 15–35 Mercer Street, a downtown site of three heritage buildings that housed the Pilkington Glass Company from 1895 to 1969. Following a lengthy approvals process, the final plan included the partial retention and adaptive reuse of all three heritage buildings, integrating them into...
Drug Trading Company Building
Constructed between 1942 and 1946, the Drug Trading Company office building at 25 Ontario Street features a brick and stone façade designed by Margison and Babcock Engineers. Their façade design reflects both Art Deco and Streamline Moderne influences. In 2011, ERA was engaged to oversee the heritage planning and approvals process for the building’s adaptive...
The Historic Dominion Hotel
The historic Dominion Hotel building has seen significant changes since its construction in 1890, including a fire that destroyed the fourth storey. Torontonians will recognize it as the Dominion Pub, an east-end landmark with red bricks and elaborate sandstone features at the corner of Queen Street East and Sumach Street. ERA was engaged to redesign...
577 Yonge St
The owner of 577 Yonge Street, KingSett Captial, set out to restore the prominent four-storey, Edwardian-style brick building. The 125-year-old structure has undergone several modifications throughout its history, most notably the removal of the original storefront glazing, the replacement of the fourth-floor windows with unsympathetic vinyl, and the covering of the brick façade with white...
556 Yonge St
The property at 556 Yonge, within the boundary of the Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District (HYHCD), was left vacant after a building fire in 2018. The proposed replacement building had to comply with the HYHCD’s design guidelines to ensure a compatible relationship with the existing context. Working in an advisory role, ERA was engaged...
80 Richmond Façade Restoration
ERA led the façade restoration of 80 Richmond Street West as part of Dream Office REIT’s commitment to conserving heritage properties within their financial district portfolio. Our work focused on two areas of intervention — full restoration of the building’s façades and renovating the building’s base and storefront. The façade restoration scope included general cleaning,...
Case Goods Warehouse
The Case Goods and Cannery buildings are an integral component of Toronto’s Distillery District and reflect the industrial heritage and architectural character of the 19th-century distillery operations in the city. Now home to Collège Boréal, an educational and cultural hub for Ontario’s Francophone communities, the Case Goods Warehouse and 3rd floor of the Cannery were...
2 Queen Street West
2 Queen Street West has served shoppers on the corner of Yonge and Queen since its construction in 1895. Designed in the Renaissance Revival style in a rare partnership between Samuel Curry and Francis S. Baker, the building first opened as the P. Jamieson Clothier Outfitter. It was eventually surrounded by the rise of the...
Toronto House
Rehabilitated and updated to include office, retail, health club, and residential use, the restored heritage façade of the former Southam Press Building at 19 Duncan Street anchors the new development “Toronto House” at the corner of Adelaide St and Duncan St. One of the earliest warehouses in the area, it is recognized as a fine...
The Webster (121 Scollard)
The three-storey brick building at 121 Scollard Street is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of the Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District. The building was constructed c.1900 as semidetached units and developed by Leeds Sheppard, a prominent landowner in Yorkville. In the 1950s, the building was transformed into one unit. Fast...
480 Yonge Street
The landmark Victorian-era clock tower located on Yonge Street, just north of College Street, has a multi-layered history that links many communities and generations. First built in 1872 as Toronto’s Fire Hall No.3, it was an impressive early punctuation on Yonge Street due to its imposing height and rich architectural detailing. By the 1950s the...
