# Yonge Street Arcade

Toronto, Canada · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-87f24acfac` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/toronto-yonge-street-arcade/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-87f24acfac.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-87f24acfac.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-87f24acfac

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | ten-storey office building with ground-floor retail | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “The Arcade Building is a ten-storey office building with ground-floor retail in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Toronto)
- **status**: “The Arcade Building is a ten-storey office building with ground-floor retail in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Toronto)
- **strategy**: “The Arcade Building is a ten-storey office building with ground-floor retail in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Toronto)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Arcade Building is a ten-storey office building with ground-floor retail in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for the colourful LED lighting that has adorned its facade since 2008. The site was previously an indoor shopping arcade.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Toronto)

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Toronto)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Yonge Street Arcade, Toronto, Canada." Record m-87f24acfac, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/toronto-yonge-street-arcade/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_torontoyongestreetarcade,
  title = {Yonge Street Arcade, Toronto, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/toronto-yonge-street-arcade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-87f24acfac, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.