Toronto's iconic St. Lawrence Market district is getting a new North Market building this spring. The building, designed to be a hub for culture, arts, and civic engagement, will revive the site's historic intent as a bustling community space. The new structure honors the site's heritage while looking towards the future, featuring modern design elements and nods to the previous buildings that stood on the site. The building will also house administrative offices and courtrooms, a nod to the site's past use as Toronto's courts.
Toronto ’s renowned St. Lawrence neighbourhood is expecting the return of its North Market building this spring. In the past, the site had been home to five other buildings, the last of which was underused and subsequently demolished in 2016.The iconic St.
Since 1820, the design of St. Lawrence’s North Market has substantially evolved. At one point, the building at 92 Front St. E. was so grand that its barrel-vault ceiling covered Front Street. “It was the heartbeat of civic life for more than 200 years and the only property in the city that has been used for a single function – food retailing – since its inception,” says Graeme Stewart, principal at ERA Architects Inc., a firm specializing in heritage restoration.
Part of the city’s strategic plan is to create a market district that showcases the area’s history and offers space for merchants, food, arts and culture, according to Daniel Picheca, manager of the City of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market Complex. “There are opportunities to partner with various cultural organizations and produce events within the space to drive traffic to the neighbourhood and create unique experiences like concerts and art exhibitions,” he says.
Between the 1830s and 1899, the North Market building housed Toronto’s courts. In another nod to the site’s heritage, the new North Market structure will see the return of administrative offices and courtrooms for issues under Ontario’s Provincial Offences Act.
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