This summer, the City of Toronto will be opening the doors to a new “green” office building at 275 Merton Street (South of Eglinton Ave. E. at Mount Pleasant Rd.) Since November 2008, the City has been renovating a former salt facility into a new Toronto Water Customer Service Centre, using Council-mandated policies for site beautification and Green Development Standards (GDS). The new building will have a green roof (including conversion of the former Transportation Salt Silo and a deck for viewing the green initiatives), a grey water system that reuses rain water for toilet flushing and plant watering, water efficient landscape with low-watering plants, low flush faucets and toilets, and energy efficient lighting.

The building will be able to accommodate 120 staff and will be used by the Service Programs Unit, which is responsible for the delivery of indoor/outdoor water efficiency programs and managing grants/funding/subsidy programs. These programs include: toilet and washer rebates, drain grants, basement flooding subsidies, sewer rebates, industrial rate initiatives and many others.  

Quick facts on 275 Merton St.:
Operation: Toronto Water Customer Service Centre
Opening: Summer 2009 (July/August)
Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost of construction: $6 million (with scheduled completion in July 2009)
View Site Plan - Drawing of Front Elevation - Drawing of View from Deck

For more information, call Edwin Ayson, Project Manager, 416-992-8642.