Burroughes Building

The Burroughes Building is a commercial building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1907, with an addition in 1910 to house the flagship department store for the F.C. Burroughes Furniture Company Limited.[1]

Burroughes Building
The Burroughes Building
General information
Address639 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Opened1907

The property has been renovated to preserve its character features. It has restored elevators, wood details, and exposed brick. The National Post stated that Queen Street Partners repositioned the Burroughes Building by bringing "gentrification (to Toronto) and spreading it... affecting more than just retail space."[2]

The building is home to DesignRepublic, an independent furniture design and retail company, which occupies the first two floors. The third, fourth and fifth floors are office space, and the sixth floor and rooftop are used as event space. The original painted wall mural has been preserved by the 1910 addition to the east side of the property.[3]

References
  1. Verner, Amy (March 14, 2009). "Lights, Camera, Fashion". The Globe and Mail. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  2. Adam McDowell. "Burroughes Building squeegees scummy corner clean", National Post, August 9, 2007. Retrieved on November 23, 2016.
  3. http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/01/24/t-o-a-to-z-bringing-new-life-into-old-spaces.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-22. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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