From the City's report regarding the inclusion of this property on the Heritage Registry:
"The property at 444 Eglinton Avenue West has cultural heritage value for the design of the commercial building as a representative example of a “Main Street Row” identified by the two-storey scale, the glazed commercial storefront with residential or commercial units in the upper floor, and the simplified Modernist detailing with the horizontal lines and lack of ornamentation typical of those dating to the interwar era in North Toronto. It is distinguished by gridwork of stone piers and band courses (now partially concealed by paint) on the elevations overlooking Eglinton Avenue West and Castle Knock Road.

Contextually, the property at 444 Eglinton Avenue West is valued for the role of the commercial building in defining, supporting and maintaining the historical mid-rise streetscape character of the thoroughfare west of Yonge Street as a prominent “Main Street” in North Toronto. The building at 444 Eglinton Avenue West is historically, visually and physically linked to its setting anchoring the northwest corner of Castle Knock Road at the east end of a contiguous row of commercial buildings with a shared setback in the block between Castle Knock Road and Heddington Avenue."