
Toronto heritage property is now being excavated for a new subway station
Becky Robertson
created: July 22, 2025, 6:28 p.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Work on the forthcoming Ontario Line subway is taking place before our eyes at sites across downtown Toronto, with future stations at key intersections like Queen-Spadina, Queen-Yonge and King-Bathurst slowly coming to fruition.
While the juncture of Queen St. and University Ave. has long been home to Line 1 Yonge-University's Osgoode Station, work on the attached Ontario Line stop will, to the dismay of some, infringe upon the previously-preserved Osgoode Hall property on the northeast corner.
Built in 1832, the landmark building and its grounds have over the years been home to the province's first law school, military barracks, the Law Society of Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal, among other things.
Despite the pushback, the property was cleared later that year, though work on the Ontario Line station entrance was still years away.
Residents may notice more trucks in the area in the coming weeks, with work taking place around the clock.
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