Thursday, April 9, 2015

Victorian Conversion

I took this pic last fall of these Victorian homes located just off Bloor St in probably the most expensive commercial area in the city. These homes are being converted into office space as part of a large commercial condo complex being built around them. Now that the weather is improving I will have to head by to see what progress has been made if any but already in the pic you can see that these old dears have been cleaned a lot. Meanwhile the fence will protect them from vandals.
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29 comments:

Gosia said...

it looks interesting. the old and the onew ones

21 Wits said...

Of course for me the older brick (lovely shade too) is such a classic beauty!

Unknown said...

Even unfinished they already look really nice!

Karl said...

These old homes are really beautiful !

eileeninmd said...

They are beautiful homes, so glad they are being converted. Great fence find! Have a happy day!

Michelle said...

I love the look of that brick.

Luis Gomez said...

You see a lot of that here Pat.

VP said...

Nice work, I wonder how they will look when finished. I am almost glad to learn that you also have vandals!

TexWisGirl said...

they have a gorgeous structure. so glad they're being reworked for use!

Sharon said...

Oh yes, please go back. I'd love to see how they turned out.

Taken For Granted said...

Good that these buildings are being preserved rather than torn down to make way for ugly high rises. Look forward to your update photos.

Anonymous said...

I like the old.

William Kendall said...

Hopefully the conversion goes well.

Anonymous said...

They look like they have quite literally been given a new lease of life!

Revrunner said...

OMG! They look great! Don't even want to think what they would list for as homes. 8-)

Lowell said...

Vandals? I just read that Toronto is considered to be the safest city in the world! I would guess, however, that these will be expensive offices!

EG CameraGirl said...

It'll be fun to see how this is converted.

Ida said...

Good to find that they didn't tear down the old homes. They are so cool looking. It's good that they are protected by the fencing too.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

I prefer the old

jennyfreckles said...

Characterful. Good that they will be used again.

Unknown said...

So pleased they are not being pulled down...

Stephanie said...

This building looks great with those dormer windows. I would love to see it completed.

Cloudia said...

Great bones. I hope they are lived up to in the conversion. Do show us!


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Andy said...

It makes me feel good that they are not going to be demolished.

Randy said...

Nice looking building.

Halcyon said...

I have the feeling that even after almost two years of being away, I might not recognize the city anymore.

Tom said...

I hope that they retain the building's original beauty and charm! Tom The Backroads Traveller

Jack said...

Pretty nice buildings, but they are obviously overwhelmed by the new high-rise buildings that are nearby. I wonder what is the point at which a developer should just give up and sell them as the site for still one more high-rise office building.

cieldequimper said...

I'd have preferred to live there but if I have to work there, I won't mind! :-) They are lovely!