“Landmark” Toronto Strip Club To Be Replaced With Condo Tower

Development plans that would level half of a Toronto block, including a circa-1950 strip club, to build a 514-unit condominium tower were recently filed, blogTo reports. The proposal from developer Concord is planned for an assembly of five properties, which would spell the end for The Brass Rail, a popular holdover from the city’s long-gone adult entertainment scene, and several other businesses on Yonge and Hayden streets. Plans call for the demolition of the entire lot; however, the primary west façade of the Brass Rail is planned to be retained and incorporated into the base of the new tower. Designed by architects Dialog, the mixed-use tower would be 216.5-m tall with 414 m² of retail space on the ground floor and 35,545 m² of residential space. The proposal may face pushback, as all properties on the site have belonged to the city’s Heritage Register since 2016 and are located within the under-appeal Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District.