More than two years after its parent company, Berkeley Occasions, was placed under receivership, Toronto’s Berkeley Church has been purchased by Hyde Park Homes, with the company exposing to STOREYS that they have plans to reopen the historic occasion location later this year.Built in 1871, the three-storey, brick-faced structure at 315-317 Queen Street East in Corktown was at first a Wesleyan Methodist Church. In 1999, the area was transformed into an event place, used for weddings, business events, parties, conferences, and even some shows(Tegan and Sara, Feist, and the Yeah Yeahs, just to name a few). The home was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1997.
An October 8, 2025 movement record from msi Spergel Inc. initially determined Hyde Park Homes Limited as the purchaser of the Berkeley Church home, but the advancement business’s president Gary Freedman verifies that the deal closed previously this month. Deal information offered by Altus Group show a list price of $3,750,000.
“Hyde Park Homes purchased the historical Berkeley Church for the functions of restoring the outside and interior of the church (created in the Gothic Revival style) and resuming the property in the fall of 2026 as a multi-purpose hospitality location, with a well-known Toronto restaurant/food and drink partner,” Freedman told STOREYS in an emailed statement.
“Once the repair has been completed, the home will be suitable for weddings, business and charitable events, celebrations, shows and other theatrical performances. Further information to be announced at a future date.”
Freedman likewise validates that Hyde Park Homes’ purchase extends just to the 315-317 Queen Street East home, and not the other occasion places formerly operated by Berkeley Events and called in the receivership order from July 7, 2023. Those venues include 301-311 Queen Street East (previously the Berkeley Fieldhouse), 315-317 King Street East (formerly La Maquette), and 504 Jarvis (formerly the Berkeley Bike Club).
A separate receiver, MNP Ltd., has assumed control over 301-311 Queen in specific, and its newest filing is a Sales Process Approval Order from January 16, 2024. At that time, msi Spergel Inc. and MNP Ltd. were in talk with market the parcels together, as a 19-storey development slated for the 301-311 Queen home was expected to cantilever over the Berkeley Church lot, utilizing its air rights.
Whether any progress has actually been made on the sale of 301-311 Queen, as well as the future of the prepared advancement, is currently unclear.