44 Gerrard St E

Ontario College of Pharmacy

ListedToronto, Ontario · Register as of September 1, 2026

Is it a heritage property?

Yes. 44 Gerrard 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.

80days until January 1, 2027, when listed properties without a notice of intention to designate come off the register. What that means

At a glance

Year built: 1895
Architect or builder: Sheard, Matthew
Lot area: 1,529 m² (0.15 ha)
Neighbourhood: Downtown Yonge East
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

Ontario College of Pharmacy, 1885, M. Sheard; alt. Page & Steele (through to McGill St.) 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

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Development applications

Official Plan or zoning by-law amendment · filed December 23, 2022 · ClosedAt this address (the application covers 29 addresses) · 22 242103 STE 13 OZThis is an application that is to address two main objectives: 1) to bring the portion of the university's lands currently zoned under the former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 into the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013; and 2) to establish bicycle parking, loading space,…Application details
Site plan approval · filed August 9, 2016 · ClosedAt this address (the application covers 2 addresses) · 16 203845 STE 27 SASite Plan Control application to permit the adaptive re-use of the existing heritage-listed building at 44 Gerrard St E; a 5-storey addition to the east (behind 46 Gerrard St E). The existing surface parking lot to the north would be replaced with a 3-storey addition with…Application details
Site plan approval · filed November 8, 2022 · Under ReviewAbout 43 m away, at 396 Church St (the application covers 6 addresses) · 22 227434 STE 13 SASite Plan application for a new 43-storey mixed-use building on the subject site. The existing 8-and-12-storey student residence will be retained on the subject site, with the northern-most bay of the northern 8-storey portion of that existing student residence being demolished…Application details
Official Plan or zoning by-law amendment · filed November 8, 2022 · Appeal ReceivedAbout 43 m away, at 396 Church St (the application covers 6 addresses) · 22 227435 STE 13 OZZoning By-law and Official Plan amendment for a new 43-storey mixed-use building on the subject site. The existing 8-and-12-storey student residence will be retained on the subject site, with the northern-most bay of the northern 8-storey portion of that existing student…Application details

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.