From the City's report regarding the inclusion of this property on the Heritage Registry:
"The property at 523A Eglinton Avenue West has cultural heritage value for the design of the commercial building as a representative example of a “Main Street Row” identified by the two-storey scale, the glazed commercial storefront with residential or commercial units in the upper floor, and the simplified Modernist detailing with the horizontal lines and lack of ornamentation typical of those dating to the interwar era in North Toronto. It is distinguished by the two-tone brickwork.

Contextually, the property at 523A Eglinton Avenue West is valued for the role of the commercial building in defining, supporting and maintaining the historical mid-rise streetscape character of the thoroughfare west of Yonge Street as a prominent “Main Street” in North Toronto. The building at 523A Eglinton Avenue West is historically, visually and physically linked to its setting on the south side of the street as part of a contiguous row of commercial buildings with a shared setback in the block between Tarlton Road and Warren Road."