The site was formerly a two storey retail building with a Harvey's and City Optical on the ground floor, which was demolished once the One Bloor project proceeded.

[3] The Toronto Star also reported that a group of lenders sought to have their $46 million loan be repaid, or that the court allow them to buy the vacant land.

[4] Bazis purchased the site for $63 million in 2007, and cited the global lending crisis as a reason for the height reduction and the loan being in default.

[5] On July 22, 2009, the Toronto Star reported that Bazis had sold the property to privately held Great Gulf, who have expressed interest in building a skyscraper on the site.

Number One Bloor features over 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft) of resort-inspired amenities on the sixth and seventh floors designed by Cecconi Simone.

[9] American chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A opened its first standalone Canadian location at street level on September 6, 2019 amid protests over the homophobic beliefs held by the evangelical owner of the restaurant chain and donations to anti-LGBT organizations,[a] especially given the location's proximity to Toronto's main LGBT community of Church and Wellesley.