2020

EXCELLENCE IN RESTORATION
333 Wellesley Street East

Owners: Rohan D’Souza, Neil Bhagat
Designer: Margaret Roman of Maggee Gibson Design Inc.
Engineer: Kevin Williams, K H Davis Engineering Consultants Ltd.
General Contractor: Gavin Kearney, Oakley Construction Inc.
Framing Team Leader: Erick Alvarado

History: Built in 1878, the home had been in the Culliton family since the 1920s. John and Geraldine Culliton sold the home in 2015. The home represents a typical detached working class victorian board and frame home with brick veneer.

Reason for the Award: An enormous amount of work was done to bring this stucco-covered house with non-heritage windows back to its original beauty. The entire front of the façade framing had to be rebuilt because of severe damage caused by time, water, and termites. New engineering ensured structural integrity. The appropriate red heritage brick masonry was painstakingly selected and installed. All windows were replaced with heritage-approved single hung wood painted windows. The non-original ground floor bay window and the third floor non-heritage window were deleted and original window openings were restored. The front door was also replaced to blend with door styles prevalent in the neighbourhood. A new wood porch and porch canopy were installed. The front yard area was completely redone with a new sloped walkway.