TORONTO CONDO TOWER INCORPORATES HISTORIC BUILDINGS

A 55-story condominium tower designed by B+H Architects and developed by Davpart Inc. at 481 University Avenue in Toronto will incorporate a pair of historic buildings that once housed Maclean Publishing, Urban Toronto reports. The United BLDG will house 55 residences of various sizes, while the existing structures will retain Beaux Arts and Modern Classical exteriors and offer 224,245 sq. ft. of commercial space and 39,320 sq. ft. of retail from the ground to the 10th floors. ERA Architects is handling the restoration of the historic structures, which will transform a series of arches into a sheltered colonnade that widens Dundas Street.