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Toronto Central YMCA

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Photo by Bob Krawczyk

The “exercise stair.”

Toronto Central YMCA in 2015. (Image courtesy of Jeff Hitchcock.)

Toronto Central YMCA in September 2021.

Northeastern aerial view of Toronto Central YMCA in the late 1980s. (Image courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Toronto Central YMCA
20 Grosvenor Street
Toronto
Bay-Cloverhill

Year Completed:

1984

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Awards:

1982 – Canadian Architect Awards, Award of Excellence

1986 – Governor General's Awards for Architecture

1988 – Ontario Association of Architects Awards, Award of Excellence

Alternate Name:

Metro Toronto Central YMCA

Notes:

A lauded piece of postmodern design by Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt, Toronto's Central YMCA was completed in 1984 and received numerous Canadian architecture awards during its first years. Originally called Metro Toronto Central YMCA until amalgamation in 1998, the branch has one of the largest memberships in the world.

Status:

Completed

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company <-- More buildings by this architect.
General contractor - Mollenhauer Construction Ltd.
Mechanical engineer - ECE Group Limited
Structural engineer - M.S. Yolles & Associates

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Mid-rise

Current Use:

Community centre

Heritage Status:

No heritage status

Main Style:

Postmodern <-- More buildings in this style.

Sources:

Click to see 7 Source(s)

Architecture Canada: the Governor General's Awards for architecture
Date - 1986
Page - 87-90
Canadian Architect
Date - April 1985
Page - 23-34
Canadian Architect
Date - December 1982
Page - 20-23
Toronto Architecture: A City Guide
Author - Patricia McHugh
Page - 75
Toronto Society of Architects Guide Map 1953-2003
Metropolitan Toronto Central YMCA
Author - E-Architect
Date - January 25, 2020
More information
Looking Back: Metropolitan Central YMCA, Toronto, Ontario
Author - Larry Wayne Richards
Date - October 1, 2015
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