Kormann House Hotel
Kormann House Hotel is one of the previous names of a heritage property in downtown Toronto, on the southwest corner of Sherbourne and Queen Street East.[1][2] The property was renamed Canada House in the mid 1910s.[3] As of 2021, it has been boarded up for approximately two decades. It has been described as one of the least desirable real estate locations in Toronto.[4]
The three-storey building was built in the Renaissance Revival style.[5] It was considered an up-market venue, when it was built, in 1897.
There were redevelopment plans in the late 2000s, that fell through.[5][4][6]
In November 2021 developers announced plans to preserve the facade of the building, while building a 97 metre condominium tower within the site.[1] The Ontario Government of Doug Ford announced a new subway line, in 2019, and Moss Park station would lie right across the street, increasing its property value.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Long abandoned Toronto building to be reborn into the base of a condo tower". Blog TO. November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206221653/https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/11/long-abandoned-toronto-building-be-reborn-base-condo-tower/. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "Kormann House Hotel". City of Toronto. 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611110732/https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-5691.pdf. Retrieved 2021-12-13. "The property at 229 Queen Street East (formerly known as 134-136 Sherbourne Street) is worthy of inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties for its cultural heritage value or interest."
- ↑ Michelle McNally (2021-11-29). "31-storey tower proposed for Kormann House Hotel on Queen Street East". Livabl. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213225818/https://www.livabl.com/2021/11/31-storey-kormann-house-hotel-queen-street-east.html. Retrieved 2021-12-13. "The Kormann House Hotel operated under that name until the mid-1910s before it was changed to Canada House Hotel, as per the application’s Heritage Impact Statement."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sycnia Yu (2008-06-20). "Historic hotel anchors stylish building". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213223700/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/historic-hotel-anchors-stylish-building/article675284/. "For more than a century, the Kormann House Hotel has been situated across from Moss Park at Queen and Sherbourne streets, which - rife with crime and prostitution - is considered one of the least desirable corners in the downtown core."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Enzo DiMatteo (2009-04-09). "Canada House’s facade fix: Queen and Sherbourne watering hole for the homeless gets set for its condo remake". Now magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213223343/https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-houses-facade-fix. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ Kevin McBride (2008-07-13). "Illustration Sunday: Kormann House Hotel". Torontoist. https://torontoist.com/2008/07/illustration_sunday_kormann_house_h/. Retrieved 2021-12-13.