Project Facts

Location: 601 Christie Street

Opened: 2008

Then: The approximately two-hectare TTC site sat unused for decades, then it took Artscape eight years of work to convert it into a multi-use facility.

Now: A host of non-profit arts and environmental organizations and artists fill the site, and a few new shops and boutiques have recently popped up on St. Clair W.

Work Spaces: 25

Organizations: 11

Live/Work Spaces: 26 (49 people)

Developer and Operator: Artscape

Architect: Joe Lobko at du Toit Architects Ltd.

Building Owner: City of Toronto

Size: 60,000 square feet

Development and Operating Supporters:
Co-developer and Operator of the Green Barn: The Stop Community Food Centre
Construction Manager: The Dalton Company Ltd.
Structural Consultant: Blackwell Bowick Partnership Ltd.
Mechanical, Electrical & Sustainability Consultant: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Landscape Architect: The Planning Partnership
Heritage Architect: E.R.A. Architects Inc.
Wayfinding and Site Interpretation: Gottschalk + Ash International

Supporters:
City of Toronto
Government of Canada
Canadian Heritage – Cultural Spaces Canada
Canada Ontario Affordable Housing Program
Ontario Ministry of Culture
George Cedric Metcalf Foundation
Anonymous
Hamilton Community Foundation - The Young Fund
TD Bank Financial Group
City of Toronto – Culture Division
Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Green Municipal Fund
Ontario Trillium Foundation
McCarthy Tétrault
The McLean Foundation
Toronto Atmospheric Fund
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
ING Direct
Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation
Toronto Hydro Corporation
Charles H. Ivey Foundation