The restoration and condo-conversion of one of Midtown Toronto's finest architectural landmarks is nearing completion, as the finishing touches are being carried out on Camrost-Felcorp's Imperial Plaza. The development is breathing new life into the historic 23-storey Imperial Oil Canada building at 111 St. Clair Avenue West, replacing former office space with new condominium units, while adding new retail uses to the building's St. Clair Avenue frontage.
The first of the two retail spaces, an LCBO location on the east side of the ground floor, is set to open up for business in July. As seen in the image below, there is still much work left to do in advance of the opening.
The other retail space, this one at the west side of the ground floor, will be occupied by a mini-supermarket; the operator has yet to be made public. Each retail unit will showcase one half of "The Story of Oil", a heritage protected mosaic work by the late York Wilson, created for the building when it was Imperial Oil's headquarters.
The presence of retail will be greatly appreciated by residents of the development, filling a retail void on St. Clair between Yonge Street and St. Clair West Station. The retail will also benefit residents of Camrost-Felcorp's future Blue Diamond at Imperial Plaza, which will rise to the immediate west of the existing tower, retaining portions of the 1911-built Norman-Gothic-style Deer Park United Church currently occupying the site. Once open in late 2017, Blue Diamond will add 226 new condo units to St. Clair Avenue West, just east of Avenue Road.
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