68 East Liberty St (Toronto Central Prison Chapel heritage property, seeking restoration)

AlbertC · Nov 24, 2019

Summary of the building from Wiki:

Toronto Central Prison Chapel - Wikipedia

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The Toronto Central Prison Chapel is an 1877 former Roman Catholic prison chapel, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building is the last remaining building of the Toronto Central Prison complex which was located south of King Street and west of Strachan Avenue in Toronto. The other remaining portion of the prison is a wall of the prison's paint shop on the east side of the Liberty Storage Warehouse.[1] The chapel was built by prisoners of the prison.[2] The chapel was added to the city's list of heritage properties in 1985[3] and is protected from demolition, under the City of Toronto government by-law.

Lease listing:

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Historic Standalone Building in Liberty Park Option to Lease or Purchase Land Lease. Located in one of Toronto’s oldest settlements, Liberty Village has a youthful vibe with 1900s turn-of-the-century

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AlbertC · Nov 25, 2019

Reports first surfaced back in 2012 for this building to have potential to be converted into restaurant usage by the Pegasus Group.

Historic Liberty Village prison chapel could soon be a restaurant

Now that Toronto’s Preservation Board has given the okay to construct a restaurant/bar in an old prison chapel, tipplers in Liberty Village will be able to drink hard liquor in a place where a...

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However, there was no progress in many years. CityNews with some coverage last year, November 2018, discussing the complications of the site:

CityNews

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AlbertC · Aug 22, 2020

Some interior concept renderings to show building potential have been added:

Retail For lease — Ontario | Canada | Colliers

Historic Standalone Building in Liberty Park Option to Lease or Purchase Land Lease. Located in one of Toronto’s oldest settlements, Liberty Village has a youthful vibe with 1900s turn-of-the-century

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