Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Apartment Houses

Address: 0 Adelaide Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: St. James Chambers
Notes: Was situated at the South-West corner of Adelaide and Church Streets.

Dates
Building completed 1886
Demolished 1935

Architects: Ough Richard
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
TRAC : newsletter of the Toronto Region Arch.... 1999 Fall 9-12

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Address: 31 Alexander Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: City Park Apartments
Notes: 484 Church Street, 51 Alexander Street and 31 Alexander Street were Toronto's first high-rise apartment complex.


Architects: Caspari Peter
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture, Batiment, Construction 1958 Sept. 83 13
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1957 April 132-4 34
New Buildings in the Commonwealth c196 x 87
Toronto Star 2001 June N14 Sat. 16th

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Address: 50 Alexander Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Village Green (circular tower)

Dates
Building completed 1967

Architects: Daniels John
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2001 July N6 Sat 14th

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Address: 99 Avenue Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Notes: Demolished to make way for another condominium apartment.

Dates
Building completed late 1950s
Demolished 2000

Architects: Shulman Wilfred
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2000 July 14
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

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Address: 103 Avenue Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Kohl Harry
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fashioned From Clay - Hardened by Fire 196? n/a unpgd

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Address: 500 Avenue Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Dickinson Peter
Page & Steele (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture, Batiment, Construction 1958 Nov. 24 13
New Buildings in the Commonwealth 1961 X 88

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Address: 561 Avenue Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Page & Steele (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
New Buildings in the Commonwealth 1961 X 89

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Address: 10 Avoca Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Seligman & Dick (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Awards for Residential Design 1969 n/a 78-79

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Address: 150 Balmoral Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Balmoral

Dates
Building completed 1927-1928

Architects: Coon Stephen
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Life 1996 Oct. 108-
Toronto Observed : its architecture, patrons... 1986 n/a 238-9
Toronto Star 2001 July M12 Sat. 28th

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Address: 1597 Bathurst Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Forest Hill Place


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1985 Sept. 18 10 3

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Address: 1166 Bay Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Cadillac Fairview


Architects: Cadillac Fairview Design (Team)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1980 Dec. 6 25 12

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Address: 0 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Bayview Ghost
Notes: Intended as an apartment building, the project halted in 1960 with only 7 floors constructed. It was never finished.

Dates
Foundation started 1959
Building completed never
Demolished 1981

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1981 Sept ? Tues 15th
Globe & Mail 1981 Oct. ? 31st
National Post 2001 April PH? Sat. 21st
Toronto Star 1981 Nov. ? 5th
Toronto Star 1995 Jan. J1 21st
Toronto Star 1981 Sept ? 27th

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Address: 1477 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Garden Court Apartments


Architects: Duningto-Grubb & Stensson
Forsey Page & Steele (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Saturday Night 2001 May 36-42 19th
Toronto Star 2002 July c2 Thur 18th
Toronto Star 2001 March N14 Sat 24th

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Address: 1 Benvenuto Place
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Benvenuto Apartments
Notes: Originally the site of the mansion called "Benvenuto" by original owner Simeon Henan Janes. SEE: 350 Avenue Road for articles about "Benvenuto" the house.

Dates
Building completed 1955

Architects: Dickinson Peter
Page & Steele (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1998 Sep/Oct 44
Canadian Architect 2001 April 10-13 46 4
Canadian Architect 1996 Nov. 20 41 11
Canadian Architect 1989 Oct. 6 34 10
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1956 Jan 14-19 33 1
Toronto Modern: Architecture 1945-1965... 1987 n/a 60-61

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Address: 88 Bernard Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1958

Architects: Richmond Edward I.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

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Address: 0 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Ellis Park Apartments


Architects: Stanford J. Hunt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building for Beauty 194? n/a 8

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Address: 321 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: St. George Graduate Residence

Dates
Building completed 1926?
Demolished Jan 2002

Architects: Marani Ferdinand
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 1998 March 24
Annex Gleaner 2002 Jan 1,12 7 9
Eye Weekly 2002 Jan. 13 10th
Marani, Lawson & Morris, architects 1932 n/a unpg
National Post 2001 June A10 Sat 23rd

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Address: 1333 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Applewood Place


Architects: Gaspar Julian
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Awards for Residential Design 1974 n/a 60-61

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Address: 179 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed c1992

Architects: Turner Peter
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 1993 Februar 17 Sat. 20th

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Address: 717 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Chester Village


Architects: Piper Steven
Sievenpiper J.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1975 Feb. 45-47 20 2
Canadian Architect 1974 Nov. 4-5 19 11

End of record
Address: 127 Broadway Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Grossman Irving
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1957 Aug. 308 34 8

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Address: 77 Charles Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Brewin Housing Co-op


Architects: Quadrangle Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 1997 Dec. 20-23 11 6

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Address: 55 Charles Street West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Bay Charles Tower

Dates
Building completed 1979-80

Architects: Klein & Sears (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1980 Oct. 20-23 26 10

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Address: 1 Clarendon Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 1999 May B1 Wed. 5th

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Address: 2 Clarendon Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Clarendon Apartment

Dates
Building completed 1927

Architects: Dolphin Charles
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2001 July M12 Sat. 28th

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Address: 970 Eglinton Avenue East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Diplomat (the)
Notes: Built on the site of the old Leaside Airdrome, where Canada's first domestic Airmail landed on June, 1918.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Leaside Story 1958 n/a 65

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Address: 25 Elm Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Twenty-Five Elm Street

Dates
Building completed 1986

Architects: Boigon Petroff Shepherd Architects
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 2000 Winter 28 8 41

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Address: 77 Elm Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1981

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1991 Aug/Sep 12-13 8 76

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Address: 110 Esplanade
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 1998 July D1,D2 Mon. 27th

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Address: 158 Esplanade
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: David B. Archer Co-operative


Architects: Markson Jerome
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1998 Aug. C15 Sat. 15th
Jerome Markson Architects 1981 n/a 28-29

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Address: 0 Grosvenor Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Athelma Apartments

Dates
Building completed c1912

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Contract Record. -- 1912 Nov. 57 26 48
Journal of Historical Geography 1994 July 307 20 3

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Address: 1 Hubbard Boulevard
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Hubbard Court
Notes: Occupied street nos. 1-15 Hubbard Boulevard.

Dates
Building completed c1929

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Kew Beach 1995 n/a 52

End of record
Address: 485 Huron Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-26 3 1

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Address: 0 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Notes: King Edward Apartments?????

Dates
Building completed c1908

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1908 Oct. 5 Sat. 24th

End of record
Address: 412 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Wellsboro Mansions
Notes: A pair of interconnected apartment buildings occupy nos. 412-414 Jarvis St.

Dates
Building completed 1912

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1992 Oct C5 Sat 24th

End of record
Address: 68 Kendal Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1910
Altered 1980s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
National Post 2002 Jan PH7 Sat 19th

End of record
Address: 3233 Lawrence Avenue East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Burnview Apartments


Architects: Craig Zeidler Strong (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Awards for Residential Design 1967 n/a 108+ n/a

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Address: 0 Mutual Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Notes: French-Style "Flats", each having their own entrance.

Dates
Building completed c1909

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1908 Oct. 5 Sat. 24th

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Address: 40 Oaklands Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Oaklands (The)
Notes: See also: 40 Cottingham Street.


Architects: Dubois Plumb & Associates (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1982 January 16-19 27 1

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Address: 20 Prince Arthur Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Prince Arthur Towers

Dates
Building completed 1965

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1991 Aug/Sep 12-13 8 76
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. A37 Sat. 2nd
Toronto Star 1998 Oct. P1,P9 10th

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Address: 2163 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Kew Park Mansions

Dates
Building completed 1928-1929

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Kew Beach 1995 n/a 34-35

End of record
Address: 930 Queens Plate Drive
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Ascot Downs
Notes: A mixed-use complex consisting of two curvilinear apartment towers which wrap around a community centre.

Dates
Building completed c1999

Architects: Reuber Paul
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1999 Aug 17

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Address: 1137 Royal York Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Royal York Gardens Apts.

Dates
Foundation started c1964

Architects: Mandel Raymond
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1964 June 76
Ontario Homes and Living 1965 March 8-9 4 3

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Address: 111 Sackville Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Addison Apartments

Dates
Design conceived 1930

Architects: Wilson E.M.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Contract Record. -- 1930 May 77 44 7th

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Address: 15 Scadding Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Windmill Line Housing Co-op


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1998 Aug. C15 Sat. 15th

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Address: 0 Sheldrake Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Sheldrake Apartments


Architects: Beggs N.G.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building for Beauty 194? n/a 16

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Address: 41 Spadina Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Spadina Gardens

Dates
Building completed 1905-1906

Architects: Denison A.R.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Life 1994 Dec. 80-84 28 17
Toronto Star 2001 March N14 Sat 24th
Toronto Star 2000 Oct. N11 Sat. 7th

End of record
Address: 59 Spadina Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2000 July 14
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

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Address: 74 Spadina Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Casa Loma Towers


Architects: Shulman Wilfred
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2000 July 14
Fashioned From Clay - Hardened by Fire 196? n/a unpgd
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

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Address: 100 Spadina Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1969

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1991 Aug/Sep 12-13 8 76
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. A37 Sat. 2nd

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Address: 0 Spruce Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Spruce Court Apartments
Notes: Occupy street #s 74-86 Spruce Street. They were built for the Toronto Housing Corporation, the first government-sponsored housing in Canada. SEE ALSO a "sister" project on Bain Avenue.


Architects: Smith Eden
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architectural Record 1914 Dec. 539-4 36
Cabbagetown remembered 1984 n/a 97-98
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 58-59

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Address: 0 St. Clair Avenue East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Towne (The)


Architects: Fliess Henry
Murray James
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Awards for Residential Design 1969 n/a 80-81

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Address: 56 St. Clair Avenue West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Vernon Apartments

Dates
Building completed 1913

Architects: Shildrick & Matchett (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 32

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Address: 60 St. Clair Avenue West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Villa Nova Apartments

Dates
Building completed 1913

Architects: Shildrick & Matchett (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 32

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Address: 64 St. Clair Avenue West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Fleetwood Apartments

Dates
Building completed 1939

Architects: Chown H.J.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 33

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Address: 110 St. Clair Avenue West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Park Lane Apartments

Dates
Building completed 1938

Architects: Forsey Page & Steele (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
City & Country Home 1992 Sept. 53
Globe & Mail 1992 Sept. C2 Wed. 23rd
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 33

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Address: 145 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 195?

Architects: Crang & Boake (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

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Address: 169 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1956

Architects: Crang & Boake (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

End of record
Address: 190 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1972

Architects: Medwecki Joseph A.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2002 July P3 Sat 6th
Toronto Star 2001 July N6 Sat 14th

End of record
Address: 191 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 196?

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

End of record
Address: 206 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Sherwood Tower

Dates
Building completed c1956

Architects: Shulman Wilfred
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2000 July 15
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

End of record
Address: 277 St. George Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

End of record
Address: 15 Stavebank Road South
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Waterside Inn


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building 1999 Dec/Jan 50 48 5

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Address: 0 Toronto Island(s)
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Shaw House for Seniors


Architects: Liefhebber Martin
Trites Ian
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 2001 April A20 Sat 14th
National Post 2001 June N6

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Address: 102 Tyndall Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1915

Architects: Charlton William
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1989 Nov. 8-11

End of record
Address: 110 Tyndall Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Stanford J. Hunt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1989 Nov. 9-12

End of record
Address: 11 Walmer Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1

End of record
Address: 35 Walmer Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1965

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1991 Aug/Sep 12-13 8 76
Annex Gleaner 2001 Feb. 11
Toronto Life 1996 Nov. 118- 30 16
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. A37 Sat. 2nd

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Address: 44 Walmer Road
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Building completed 1962 (?)

Architects: Prii Uno
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1991 Aug/Sep 12-13 8 76
Annex Gleaner 2001 Feb. 11
Heritage 2001 Sum. 10-13 4 3
Taddle Creek 1999 n/a 16-25 3 1
Toronto Life 1998 Nov. 18-19
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. A37 Sat. 2nd
Toronto Star 2001 July N6 Sat 14th

End of record
Address: 15 Wellesley Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses

Dates
Foundation started 1984

Architects: Brook Carruthers Shaw (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1993 March 4 29 3

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Address: 25 Wellesley Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Notes: Mixed-use development involves an apartment building and restaurant built into a tight buidling envelope. It envelopes a historically-designated building.

Dates
Building completed c1976

Architects: Markson Jerome
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Jerome Markson Architects 1981 n/a 25

End of record
Address: 27 Wellesley Street East
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Notes: Originally known as "Somerset House" (residence of Hon. James Cox Aikens), and formerly the J.W.L. Forster house. Low-rise apartment building added in 1979.

Dates
Building completed 1879
Altered 1979

Architects: Markson Jerome
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3

End of record
Address: 0 Wellington Street West
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Victoria


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 2000 April A27 Sat. 29th

End of record
Address: 31 Winchester Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Interiors 1981 Sept. 55-59 18 7

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Address: 0 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Minto Towers
Notes: Pair of condo towers (54 and 47 storeys) planned for the east side of Yonge Street near Eglingon.


Architects: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (firm)
Young + Wright Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 2001 July 5,6 46 7
Globe & Mail 2001 Nov A26 24th
Globe & Mail 2001 June G7 Fri 1st
Globe & Mail 2001 Jan. R5 Wed. 17th
Globe & Mail 2002 April A22 Sat 20th
National Post 2001 Jan. E1,E4 Sat. 27th
National Post 2002 April TO3 Sat 27th
National Post 2001 June N1+ Sat 2nd
Toronto Star 2001 June P1,P5 Sat 9th
Toronto Star 2001 Jan. M1 Sat. 27th
Toronto Star 2002 Feb. B1 22nd
Toronto Star 2001 march P1+ Sat 10th
Toronto Star 2002 April B1 Fri 19th

End of record
Address: 2875 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Lawrence Park Apartments

Dates
Site acquired ,
Building completed 1925

Architects: Coon Stephen
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Lawrence Park 1994 n/a 14

End of record
Address: 0 Yorkville Avenue
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Yorkville Towers


Architects: Crang & Boake (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture, Batiment, Construction 1958 July 17 13