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] More recently the property was known as Canada House. 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.[2]
The three-storey building was built in the Renaissance Revival style.[3] It was considered an up-market venue, when it was built, in 1897.
There were redevelopment plans in the late 2000s, that fell through.[3][2]
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
