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81 Charles Street East, Toronto appears on SpiceCart Investments website as the future site of a yet-to-be-proposed high-rise redevelopment. No formal plans appear to have been submitted to the City of Toronto for this project as of early December 2020.
In 2019, the distinct and prominent pillared, 2-storey balcony and porch was removed. No building permits appear to have been issued for this alteration to 81 Charles Street East.
81 Charles Street East was constructed in 1912/1913. It was first home to Henry and Annie Clucas. The Clucas family were originally from the Isle of Man. In Toronto, Henry Clucas was the sales manager for the Canada Paint Company Ltd. The Clucas family resided at 81 Charles Street East from 1913 until 1917.
By 1918, the house had been divided into apartments and/or rooming house lodgings and remained in use as a rooming house until the 2010s.
During the 1960s and during its tenure as a rooming house, 2 small fashion businesses were also based at 81 Charles Street East: Ferier Bianchini Ltd. — which specialized in novelty silks; and Le Sur — which specialized in woollens.
In 2018/2019, the ornate 2-storey porch and balcony with its accompanying pillars was removed from the front of 81 Charles Street East. This alteration drastically changed the appearance of the property.
(Research by Adam Wynne)
