39 Commissioner Street

[3] By the 2010s industrial enterprises had largely moved from the Port Lands, which were often described as the largest parcel of underdeveloped downtown real estate in North America.

The new island, Ookwemin Minising, is being raised an additional 2 meters, through landfill, to reduce vulnerability to the rare 100-year or 1000-year flood.

However special steps were to be taken to preserve building with inherent cultural heritage.

[5] In May 2016 Derek Flack, writing in Blog TO, characterized the building as the coolest lease then available in Toronto.

Following the redevelopment the city plans to house public washrooms in the building.