Wellington Destructor

The Wellington Destructor is purpose-built garbage incinerator constructed in the 1920s and vacant since the 1970s. EVOQ and its consultant team were retained to assess the building's condition, evaluate its heritage character, develop and cost the rehabilitation strategy, design guidelines for its adaptive reuse, and prepare schematic designs in support the City of Toronto's process for finding a redevelopment partner. In 2025, EVOQ received an additional mandate: to conduct an updated building condition assessment and rehabilitation strategy, and to develop hypothetical redevelopment scenarios. Five scenarios were developed and costed, covering the entire site. They ranged from immediate measures ensure the site’s safety to long-term opportunities combining the adaptive reuse of the Incinerator with the construction of new mixed-use buildings.