Wallace Station Lofts
A four-storey brick and timber glue factory beside the West Toronto Railpath, built in 1928 or 1929 for the National Adhesives Company, later Nacan Products, with coach houses added in 1949. Nacan left in 1988; converted from 1999 and finished in 2007 into 38 lofts and five coach houses.
History of Wallace Station Lofts
In the early 1900s this land was part of a big lot owned by Consumers Box & Lumber, running from the railway tracks to Perth Avenue; the Glidden paint factory was across Wallace. The factory went up in 1928 or 1929 for the National Adhesives Company, which became Nacan Products, probably in the 1950s, and a coach-house building was added behind it in 1949.
Nacan left in 1988. The lofts were first marketed as the West End Lofts in 1999 and as Wallace Station from 2000, and the conversion was finally finished in 2007, with the developer George Vandenbergh and Terradigm Developments. The red brick front, the original freight elevator and the two-foot-thick Douglas fir beams held together with cast-iron fittings were all kept.
There are 38 lofts from about 630 to 2,330 square feet, most of them 750 to 950, all with wood stoves; the top-floor showpiece has a round skylight where the smokestack used to be. Five three-level coach houses behind have their own entrances, 18-foot ceilings and roof gardens. The Railpath, GO and the subway are all close by.
Stories you'll hear
“It was the Canadian Glue Stamp Company.” The oldest records name the National Adhesives Company. It was a glue company either way.
Wallace Station Lofts: quick facts
Where is Wallace Station Lofts?
Wallace Station Lofts is at 371 Wallace Avenue, Toronto, near Wallace & Dupont, in Junction Triangle.
When was Wallace Station Lofts built, and what was it originally?
It was built in 1928. A four-storey brick and timber glue factory beside the West Toronto Railpath, built in 1928 or 1929 for the National Adhesives Company, later Nacan Products, with coach houses added in 1949.
What kind of loft is Wallace Station Lofts?
Wallace Station Lofts is a hard loft: an older industrial or commercial building converted into homes, keeping features like brick, beams and big windows.
How many units are in Wallace Station Lofts?
Wallace Station Lofts has 38 units.
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