The Heintzman Building takes its name from Heintzman & Company, the celebrated Canadian piano makers who occupied 195 Yonge Street as their flagship showroom from 1911 until 1971, a six-decade tenancy that defined this stretch of Toronto's main thoroughfare.
The eight-storey heritage building is recognized for its decorative brickwork and classical cornice detailing, including dentil and egg-and-dart patterns drawn from Greek architectural tradition. Adjoined to the south by the heritage-designated Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres and to the north by the historic Bank of Toronto and Bank of Montreal buildings, it sits at the architectural and cultural heart of Toronto's Theatre Block, one of only eight buildings on this stretch of Yonge Street recognized for their heritage values.