277 Victoria Street

277 Victoria Street

277 Victoria Street
Steps away from Yonge-Dundas Square, the site at 277 Victoria Street will be repurposed to support city-building priorities including new affordable housing, while also benefiting Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and its long-term growth plans.

Project Details

Type
Mixed Use and Transit-Oriented Development
Ward
Toronto Centre
Councillor
Chris Moise
Current Phase
Pre-development
Current Use
Occupied by Toronto Public Health, accommodating approximately 590 staff. The heritage Sam the Record Man sign, is also on site.
Major Intersection
Dundas Street East and Victoria Street
Site Area
0.4 acres
Proposed Use
Mixed-use
Surrounding Use
Repurposing the site at 277 Victoria Street presents an opportunity to create a mixed-use institutional development including retail or community space, public realm improvements and the adaptive reuse of heritage assets.
Type
Mixed Use and Transit-Oriented Development
Ward
Toronto Centre
Councillor
Chris Moise
Current Phase
Pre-development
Current Use
Occupied by Toronto Public Health, accommodating approximately 590 staff. The heritage Sam the Record Man sign, is also on site.
Major Intersection
Dundas Street East and Victoria Street
Site Area
0.4 acres
Proposed Use
Mixed-use
Surrounding Use
Repurposing the site at 277 Victoria Street presents an opportunity to create a mixed-use institutional development including retail or community space, public realm improvements and the adaptive reuse of heritage assets.

Project Overview

277 Victoria Street is one of eight high-value City-owned sites selected through the ModernTO program for city-building purposes. ModernTO is designed to modernize the City’s office portfolio, reduce the City’s office footprint, and free up underutilized properties for city-building purposes.

In spring 2023, CreateTO on behalf of the City of Toronto finalized an agreement to sell the City-owned property at 277 Victoria Street, as well as 38 Dundas Street East to Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). This sale will generate funding that can be directed to the City’s city-building priorities, like new affordable housing, while also benefiting TMU and its long-term growth plans.

Selling this City-owned property and accelerating the relocation of the existing occupants, while ensuring minimal disruption to Toronto Public Health service delivery, will serve as a catalyst to revitalize the area surrounding Yonge-Dundas Square and make it more liveable for residents, including improvements to traffic flow and pedestrian and cycling mobility in line with the yongeTOmorrow plan. 

277 Victoria Street currently houses the head office for Toronto Public Health (TPH) and is home to The Works.

Victoria Street

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