A long-standing and treasured landmark in midtown Toronto will soon sport a ritzy new look. Toronto theatre RegentTheatre realestate realestatenews
According to the application, renovation plans for the theatre, located at 551 Mount Pleasant Road, include replacing the existing lobby, auditorium, and stage “to create a modern, state-of-the-art live theatre and performance venue.”
The reimagined Regent will see a third-storey, 230-sq.-m lobby and balcony seating area addition and a three-storey, 1,078-sq. m addition to the rear of the building to serve as both the venue’s back of house and a community rehearsal space. The exterior of the structure will see improvements, although measures will be taken to ensure the integrity of the landmark is preserved. As such, the west facade fronting Mount Pleasant Road will be restored and the building’s existing height of 16 metres will be retained. Meanwhile, the north and south side walls and east rear wall will be replaced, and six existing parking spaces in the rear of the building will be removed. No new parking spaces are proposed.
Also proposed are five bicycle parking spaces and an indoor delivery area at the rear of the building. Post-renovation, the new and improved Regent Theatre will contain a total gross floor area of 3,359 sq. m, 966 sq. m of which will be below grade.depicting new illuminated signage and a glass enclosure perched atop the theatre and visible from the Mount Pleasant Road frontage. The back of house portion is also illustrated in the renderings.
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