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Mad Men-era Toronto office tower to be demolished and totally rebuilt

Jack Landau

created: Sept. 19, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: Sept. 21, 2025, 4:33 a.m.

A Toronto office tower dating back to 1958 could be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up, where its preserved exterior details would live on as the base of a new residential building. The request to demolish the building and reconstruct its facades will be considered at the Toronto Preservation Board meeting on Sept. 22, 2025. While the reconstitution of a full office tower seems like a tall order, it would not be the first instance of such a large-scale heritage integration in Toronto. In 2013, the former Concourse Building — one of Toronto's original Art Deco office towers — was demolished, with its south and east facades carefully catalogued and reintegrated into the 2017-completed EY Tower. The 1928 landmark's original 16-storey height was reconfigured to 13 storeys to match the increased heights of the new office tower, where its stunning details live on to this day.

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