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This building is at risk to Bill 23.
Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, is an “omnibus bill” that would alter ten pieces of Provincial legislation, including the Planning Act, Conservation Authorities Act, Ontario Heritage Act, among others.
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Located on the north side of the street between Spadina Avenue (east) and Robert Street (west), the property at 288 College Street contains a three-storey commercial building that was first recorded in 1937 in the City Directory, with the York Furniture Company as the original tenant.
The property at 288 College Street has design value as a commercial building from the interwar period that is distinguished by its Art Deco styling as evidenced by the curved south roofline with the geometrical decoration.
Contextually, the property at 288 College Street is valued for its role in defining, supporting and maintaining the historical character of College Street west of Spadina Avenue, which retains its character as a “Main Street” identified primarily by its late 19th century commercial buildings that set the standard for the scale and setbacks along the thoroughfare. The York Furniture Company Building represents the evolution of this section of College Street in the early 20th century.
The building at 288 College Street is historically, visually and physically linked to its setting in the block on the north side of the street between Spadina Avenue and Robert Street where it is adjoined by other late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings that share its scale and setback, including the buildings known historically as the Alfred Hawes Amusements Buildings at 290-292 College Street, which are listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.
