Kwong Centre, 407 Huron St (?, 3s, ARK Inc.)

Student99 · Jun 28, 2018

This is just south of the Senator Croll Apartments. House has been boarded up for years and was starting to look like it was falling apart. Glad to see some action on the site now and hopefully the structural integrity of the old house is okay for renovation & addition. Sorry, don't have a pic, but a rendering is available on the site.

greenleaf · Aug 20, 2018

Wellness Centre for seniors I think. http://www.arkinc.ca/kwong.html

greenleaf · Aug 20, 2018

I don't recall when exactly this sold (2009ish) but I remember thinking it was a steal because it was just under $1 million or about that.

AlbertC · Aug 20, 2018

City of Toronto staff report from 2011:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-40943.pdf

http://www.quinndesign.ca/kwongcentre/

Kwong Centre for Mental Health and Wellness
TORONTO, ONTARIO

Client: Kwong Family Foundation

With: ARK Inc.

Completion:In Progress

Part of Mount Sinai Hospital Family Health, this health and wellness centre will provide services to seniors while also offering related facilities and programs to the community. Located in downtown Toronto, the project involves the conservation and renovation of a heritage building, as well as an addition. Known as Thomas Wilson House, this brick building is a rare surviving example of late 19th Century residential design.

Quinn provided complete landscape architectural services, and a design that includes a new accessible landscape with a welcoming walkway with benches and plantings, as well as a roof garden.

greenleaf · Feb 23, 2019

Backside from about a week ago:

AlbertC · Apr 17, 2019

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AlbertC · Oct 18, 2019

interchange42 · Oct 21, 2019

Designer of this seniors health centre is ARKinc, covering retention, restoration, and expansion of the building, with Quinn Design on landscape architecture with an emphasis on accessibility. It's only a tiny rendering, but here's what this should look like when complete: