765 Yonge St

Albert Britnell Book Shop

ListedToronto, Ontario · Register as of September 1, 2026

Is it a heritage property?

Yes. 765 Yonge St, 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: 1928
Architect or builder: McGiffin, Robert B.
Building height: about 14 m at its highest point (City of Toronto 3D massing)
Lot area: 258 m²
Neighbourhood: Rosedale-Moore Park
Heritage neighbours: 12 other heritage properties within 100 m
Ward: Ward 11 University-Rosedale
Comes off the register: January 1, 2027
Location: Matched to the municipal address

Albert Britnell Book Shop; 1928 R.B. McGiffin, architect 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 October 19, 2021 · ClosedAbout 10 m away, at 767 Yonge St (the application covers 4 addresses) · 21 227654 STE 11 CDDraft Plan of Standard Condominium for 202 units, 22 residential parking spaces and 12 service unitsApplication details
Site plan approval · filed December 27, 2019 · ClosedAbout 10 m away, at 767 Yonge St (the application covers 4 addresses) · 19 265064 STE 11 SASite Plan Approval for a 25-storey mixed-use building.Application details
Official Plan or zoning by-law amendment · filed February 19, 2016 · ClosedAbout 10 m away, at 767 Yonge St (the application covers 4 addresses) · 16 118667 STE 27 OZA 25-storey (81.7 metres including a mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with retail uses on the ground floor and residential uses above at 767-773 Yonge Street. The proposal has a Floor Space Index of 14 times the area of the lot and a total of 202 residential units, 203…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.