#1-john-street

#1-john-street

Built in 1913, the building calls back to the city's early development, much like the commercial clusters just a block or few long that are nestled in so many neighborhoods.

This contract, the second in the industry, sets a standard for workers at Sage and Coombe and beyond, according to Architectural Workers United, which has been instrumental in organizing efforts.

"I hadn't even seen the inside just like you, but I just felt like one person, DJ equipment, had to fit in there somehow. We knew it could be Pandora's box in there."

Demolition at 264 Butler Street is in the home stretch, with crews clearing out a low-rise industrial parcel that for decades housed light-manufacturing and wholesale operations.

Cyclist Jake Missen branded the redesigned stretch of Bedford Avenue 'an absolute warzone,' emphasizing the dangers cyclists now face as they navigate between parked cars and fast-moving traffic.

"The landlord did not pay attention to this house whatsoever. We didn't even know we had a landlord."

How buildings are designed impacts people's lives every day. If every day you're living in a space where you can't use your home, that gnaws away at you.