Innovation:

fostering the development of an inspiring integration of commerce, culture, and community.

Community:

home to a cluster of community businesses, social entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations.

History:

preserving, restoring, and adaptively reusing an historic space.

Sustainability:

incorporating green elements into the fabric of the building.

The Robertson Building

The Robertson Building at 215 Spadina Avenue is an historic factory building in downtown Toronto that is home to a community of social entrepreneurs, non-profit, and charitable organizations.

It is also the location for The Centre for Social Innovation. Co-founded by Urbanspace Property Group, CSI occupies over 20,000 square feet on the first and fourth floors of the building. CSI provides shared workspace to over 170 nonprofits, social enterprises, artists, activists, and social entrepreneurs. Together, the Centre's members are working to address the social, cultural, environmental, and economic challenges we face today.

Robertson Building common areas and management office are Bullfrog Powered

News from the Pipeline

Tides Launches Momentum

Tides (Suite 360) launches Momentum - a quarterly publication that spotlights the world’s leading and emerging social changemakers. The first issue includes an article by The Association for Women's Rights in Development's (Suite 150) Lydia Alpizar Durán.