Tyndale University

Tyndale University is not shutting down entirely, but a portion of it will be demolished. In August 2025 a demolition permit was approved for “Complete demolition of the existing school’s Gym building, Building Q, and Building P”, the three interconnected buildings on the most northwest point on the campus.

The set of buildings that now make up Tyndale’s campus were constructed in 1962, a time period in which much of the neighbourhood was developed as well. Originally, the buildings were religious institutions owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph, where it was used as the motherhouse of the organization as a church, residency, and a girl’s Catholic school.

In 2006, approximately 50 years later, Tyndale University purchased the land from the Sisters of St. Joseph. The school, St. Joseph’s Morrow Park Secondary School (quite the mouthful), stayed open after the acquisition. It wasn’t until 2011 that the school relocated and Tyndale University started using the premises.

The buildings were designated as a heritage building by the Toronto Preservation Board due to its history and cultural value. Despite this, demolition is imminent. In 2020, a major development was proposed for the land. This massive project proposed the erection of 15 residential buildings between 5-20 storeys each, with a total of over 1,500 residential units. The original plan was for 50% of the buildings to be affordable rental units, but has since shifted to 15% affordable units, and the other 85% being condo/market-rent units. Disappointing yet unsurprising.

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