Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 60 Birmingham Street

Campbell Soup Company, Limited, of Canada, continued to own and occupy the plant until 2019. It was designed by the prolific Toronto architectural firm Mathers & Haldenby, and the principal (south) elevation of the manufacturing building fronting Birmingham Street is a representative example of a factory-style building fashioned in the Art Deco style. In 1944, Mathers & Haldenby designed an eastern addition to the manufacturing building in the Art Deco style and continued to design additions to the complex until the early-1970s. Following further research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property at 60 Birmingham Street meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register. A Site Plan Approval application was submitted on June 4, 2020 and is currently under review. Two community consultations were held on September 29, 2020. City staff have dialogued with the applicant and their consultants in identifying the cultural heritage value of the large industrial building complex. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.