Merchandise Building

Robert Simpson Co. Limited Warehouse
General information
Type	Commercial Warehouse
Architectural style	Various, including International Style (1930 warehouse addition)
Address	155 Dalhousie St, formerly 108 Mutual St.
Town or city	Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Construction started	1910, with additions in 1916 and 1930
Owner	Sears Canada until 1992
Height
Roof	pyramidal metal roofs and a flat roof
Technical details
Structural system	1910 Warehouse: brick. 1916 Mail Order Building: red brick over reinforced concrete. 1930 Warehouse: Brick and Concrete
Floor area	7,500 square feet (700 m2) (orig.) 2,500 square feet (230 m2) (1851 addition)
Ontario Heritage Act
Official name	Robert Simpson Co. Ltd. Warehouse
Designated	May 12, 1997
References
City of Toronto By-Law 218-97,[1]

The Merchandise Building is a loft conversion of a former warehouse located in downtown Toronto on Dalhousie Street, near the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University and the Toronto Eaton Centre. Built in various stages from 1910 to 1949 for the Simpson's department store, and later owned by Sears Canada after Simpson's demise, the Merchandise Building at over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²) is one of the largest buildings by floor area in downtown Toronto. It is an example of the early 20th-century industrial Chicago School architectural style.