Rebuilding the heartbeat of Old Toronto

The iconic St. Lawrence Market district – Toronto’s first planned neighbourhood that was home to the city’s first public well and first seat of government – is welcoming an impressive new building this spring that is set to become a beacon of culture, arts and civic engagement.

The return of St. Lawrence’s North Market building means a revival of the site’s original historic intent as a community space that’s buzzing with activity seven days a week. Over the past two centuries, the location – which is part of the original 10 blocks of the former town of York – had been home to five buildings. Its latest structure, erected in 1968, housed a Saturday farmer’s market and Sunday antique market before it was demolished in 2016. The rest of the week, it sat derelict.