421 Bloor St E
Stores and offices
Is it a heritage property?
Yes. 421 Bloor St E, Toronto is listed on the municipal heritage register.
Listed (non-designated) properties come off municipal registers on January 1, 2027 unless council issues a notice of intention to designate first, and can't be relisted for five years. Source: City of Toronto — Heritage Register, as of September 1, 2026.
At a glance
- Year built
- 1928
- Architect or builder
- Armstrong, Norman A.
- Lot area
- 583 m²
- Neighbourhood
- North St.James Town
- Heritage neighbours
- 7 other heritage properties within 100 m
- Ward
- Ward 13 Toronto Centre
- Comes off the register
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
Stores and offices; 1928, N.A. Armstrong, (was known as Hooper's Drugs).Description, from City of Toronto — Heritage Register
Building details from the municipality's register unless marked otherwise.
Condition on the ground
No condition reports yet.
A vacant or neglected heritage building can be reported to the municipality's property standards or by-law office (311 in most cities). Photos must be taken from public property and must not show people.
Community collection
No historic photos, documents or recollections yet. Do you have one?
Development applications
- Plan of condominium · filed March 7, 2022 · ClosedAbout 15 m away, at 28 Selby St (the application covers 5 addresses) · 22 120329 STE 13 CDDraft Plan of Condominium for a 55-storey mixed use development containing 508 residential units.Application details
- Site plan approval · filed December 18, 2019 · ClosedAbout 15 m away, at 28 Selby St (the application covers 5 addresses) · 19 262878 STE 13 SASite Plan Amendment application to increase the height of the building to 55-storeys, and to increase the residential gross floor area to 44,000 m². A total of 508 residential units are now proposed on the lot.Application details
- Site plan approval · filed December 2, 2015 · ClosedAbout 15 m away, at 28 Selby St (the application covers 5 addresses) · 15 259835 STE 27 SAProposed 52-storey residential building and 10-storey hotel joined by a one-storey mixed-use base element. The development includes 487 residential units, 188 hotel suites and 13,700 m2 of nonresidential space.Application details
- Official Plan or zoning by-law amendment · filed December 7, 2012 · ClosedAbout 15 m away, at 28 Selby St (the application covers 5 addresses) · 12 290796 STE 27 OZRevised submission: 52-storey mixed-use tower on Bloor Street and a 10-storey building on Selby. The revised development includes 487 residential units, 188 hotel suites and 1.162 square metres of grade-related retail space.
From municipal open data (Open Government Licence – Toronto). An application is a proposal; it doesn't change the property's heritage status. Nearby means within 50 m.
History on this site
- First recorded as listed
Other heritage properties on this street
Source: City of Toronto — Heritage Register, as of September 1, 2026.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.