Built
Built in 1914. Completely restored in 1985, upgraded continuously.

Ceiling Height
10' 6" to 13' 6".

Bay Size
12' x 18'.

Elevators
1 passenger and 1 freight elevator.

Window Details
Thermopane; operable.

Heat
Perimeter hot water/gas; 6 zones per floor.

Air Conditioning
VAV; roof top/split; 4 zones per floor.

Ample Parking
At 3 Church Street, parking is provided mere steps from the door in a convenient, on-grade lot. Ample parking (3,000 cars) is available immediately to the south, provided by the municipality.

Public Transit
Five-minute walk to subway or one-minute walk to bus.

Exterior
Alternating Toronto red brick and limestone horizontal banding with undulating façade created by a series of pilasters, alternating with deep-set window reveals – the whole structure enriched by limestone caps and mullioned windows with limestone sills and lintels.

Well-Located
The Union Station Go Train and subway stop is a five-minute walk away, as is the King Street subway stop. The Gardiner Expressway to the south provides immediate access by car.

Air Quality
Operable windows throughout the building. At all York Heritage buildings, air quality is regularly assessed and compared to Canadian and international air quality standards.

High Ceilings
High ceilings, exposed masonry and heavy timber columns and beams give designers the flexibility to create an environment that reflects a company’s unique corporate culture.

Security a Priority
Tenant security is a priority at 3 Church Street. With only six floors to serve and no underground parking garage, we are able to expedite the job with efficiency. Our after-hours building manager lives in a Market Street Block building. A fully-integrated sprinkler, smoke detection and building access system connects to a 24-hour/7-day control centre.

The building’s front door locks automatically at the close of each business day. Entry is restricted to authorized personnel with access fobs. Visitor access after hours is controlled by a tele-entry system. Additional 24-hour security is provided, checking that exterior doors are locked and keeping watch for anything unusual.

Property Management
We, not a management company, are responsible for the quality of maintenance and repair of our lobbies, corridors, windows and other public areas, and we care very much. If anything is not working properly, we respond. Chances are, we’ll not just send a repairperson, we’ll accompany them.

Notable Tenants
Bousfields
Martin Merry & Reid Ltd.
OALA

“Bousfields has been a tenant at 3 Church Street, operating a successful planning consulting practice, since 1993. We appreciate the location here both for the local amenities and for the office space itself. Many of our clients come into our office and love the way York Heritage Properties has incorporated our modern office into a very old building. We have expanded our operations twice by annexing available adjacent offices on the same floor. Over the years, York Heritage Properties has maintained and improved our space, as well as all of the common areas, in a very timely and professional manner. I have recommended York Heritage Properties to my friends who were looking for office space as being an exceptional landlord.”

— Community Designer - Bousfields Inc.

The earliest map of 3 Church, dated 1793, shows that this area was immediately adjacent to the edge of Toronto Bay, within the "Old Town" area of the original town of York. A number of piers began at the northern limit of the present day Esplanade and extended into the open waters of Toronto Bay.

By 1852, the Grand Trunk Railway extended a single track along the water's edge, on what is now the southern limit of the Esplanade. The north limit of slips was defined by the rail track right-of-way and the docks were extended farther into the lake to accommodate larger vessels and bulk storage of mainly coal, but also other bulk commodities.

After the Grand Trunk railway arrived in the 1860's, and following landfill operations, a number of scattered dwellings, warehouses and outbuildings were constructed across this area. These were replaced from time to time with more elaborate structures. Some of the area's earliest residential homes were also on the site.

In 1877, warehouses were constructed at 67 and 69 Front St. E. with elaborate three storey facades in the Renaissance Revival style consistent with most of the remainder of the block East to Market Street. As their owners prospered, a number of the facades were upgraded during the 1880's. The warehouses were used for grocery supplies, grain, hides, leather, wool, liquor and tobacco. A hotel was operating at the corner of Church and The Esplanade in 1881.

A number of businesses came and went during the 1920's, 30's, 40's and 50's, among them the National Revenue Department, Imperial Cheese, Heinz, Gibson Musical Instruments and North American Plastics. One of the historical photos hanging at 3 Church depicts a former occupant , H.S. Howland Sons & Co. Limited, Wholesale Hardware, occupants of the building during the 1920's, 30's and 40's.

LOCATION
3 Church Street Toronto ON M5E 1A9

To find out more information about 3 Church Street, please contact info@yorkheritage.com or (416) 484-1250.