St. Paul's-Avenue Road United Church

Its home on Avenue Road, just north of Bloor Street in the Yorkville community, was built in 1877.

Originally, the congregation included many of Toronto's elite, but the church began to decline during the 1960s and 1970s.

In 1995, the church building was destroyed by fire, and accusations of arson were made.

The destruction of the building, leaving it open for development, tripled the value of the property overnight.

The insurance company refused to pay for the damage after it found evidence that the fire was deliberate.