1414 Danforth Avenue

1414 Danforth Avenue
A 2026 image of the South and East faces of 1414 Danforth Avenue, a 1920s era bank branch building built in a stripped classical style with engaged pilasters on the front corners and columns flanking the entrance.
Interactive map of the 1414 Danforth Avenue area
General information
TypeBank branch
Architectural style
Stripped Classicism
Location1414 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°40′58″N 79°19′39″W / 43.68271395429247°N 79.32740645077747°W / 43.68271395429247; -79.32740645077747
Completed
1919, 1929
Design and construction
ArchitectsLangley & Howland
Seligman & Dick

1414 Danforth Avenue (2nd floor offices municipally referred to as 1416 Danforth) is a former Imperial Bank of Canada branch located at 1414 Danforth Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. It is a two-storey Stripped Classical edifice, designed in 1927 by the Toronto architecture firm Langley & Howland[1] and completed in 1928.[2] In 2022 the building was officially listed in the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.[3]

History

The first Imperial Bank branch on the site was a temporary building constructed in 1919,[3] and listed by the bank as active from 1920 onward.[4] The manager at opening was Harold Thorp Beaty[5] who remained manager until at least 1949.[6]

The branch remained in operation as an Imperial Bank of Canada branch through the 1961 merger with the Canadian Bank of Commerce, at which point it became a branch of the newly established Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

In 1999, CIBC sold the property, and a Money Mart payday loans company began operating on the main floor.[7] In 2023 the building was sold again, this time to Raw Signal Group, a management training company.[8] In 2025, local artist Izzy Paez painted a mural over the northern extension of the building.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Langley, Charles Edward". Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Imperial Bank of Canada 54th Annual Shareholder's Report" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "1416 Danforth Avenue". City of Toronto Heritage Search. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Imperial Bank of Canada Annual Report, 1920". The Internet Archives. Imperial Bank of Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Toronto City Directory 1921". The Internet Archive. Might Directories Ltd. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Imperial Bank of Canada SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED TO THЕ SHAREHOLDERS NOVEМВЕR 23rd 1949" (PDF). McGill Digital Library Archives. Imperial Bank of Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "City of Toronto (East of Yonge) and East York, 1999". The Internet Archive. Polk Criss Cross Directory. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Leblanc, Dave. "New love for an old bank". Globe & Mail - The Architourist. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Paez, Izzy. "Street Art". Izzy Paez. Izzy Paez. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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