Mixed-use scheme to include refurbishments of four historic buildings
Weston Williamson & Partners has been granted planning approval for a 91-storey tower in the centre of Toronto.
The mixed-use scheme, called 23 Toronto Street, will add to the Canadian city’s downtown high-rise cluster where towers under construction include Hariri Pontarini’s 106-storey Pinnacle One Younge and Foster & Partners’ 85-storey One Bloor West.
WW+P’s scheme will rise around 300m above four heritage buildings, which will be retained and refurbished as part of the development.
The site’s historic buildings include Adelaide Street Courthouse, built in 1852, which served as the city’s first courthouse before being converted into a restaurant.
The tower will include 840 homes, around 3,600sq m of retail space and 4,000sq m of office space.
The practice said the scheme’s approval is the culmination of years of discussions between the consultant team, city authorities and the local community to create a project that “both respects the site’s historic significance and contributes meaningfully to Toronto’s continued growth”.
It comes after WW+P’s merger with Canadian practice SvN Architects + Planners, both of which are owned by French construction giant Egis, which was announced in January.
Other WW+P schemes in Canada include Lawrence East Station in Toronto and the redevelopment of a 53ha shopping centre in Brampton, Ontario.
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