A local developer plans to redevelop a former Toronto post office into a multi-residential mixed-use site.

Queen Street Post has filed a development application with the City of Toronto to build a 29-storey residential tower on top of the former Canada Postal Station C at 1117 Queen Street West.

If all goes according to plan, the new tower will contain 272 residential units. The retained former two-storey post office building is slated to include community and commercial spaces.

“We’re trying to make it so the building will potentially be a landmark for the area,” Queen Street Post director Robert Bielak told the Toronto Star.

Local groups have sought to preserve the property for arts and culture purposes. Queen Street Post bought the property for an undisclosed price from the federal postal service in 2021.

Toronto-based planning firm Bousfields submitted the development application to the city on behalf of Queen Street West. The project’s other partners include Toronto-based architecture firm Giannone Petricone Associates.

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