Opsal Steel

This building was constructed in 1918 for the Columbia Block and Tool Company. The building was designed by T.H. Bamforth and built by the Dominion Construction Company.

Located at the corner of East 2nd Avenue and Quebec street, the Opsal Steel Building is an important, surviving and excellent example of early twentieth century industrial architecture. It is a legacy of the industrial history of the southeast False Creek area. The heritage value for the site rests within its ability to relay the industrial legacy of Southeast False Creek and is manifested in the two red barns and their relationship to the street.
The building is composed a a pair of long gable-roofed ranges parallel to East 2nd Avenue, made of heavy-timber frame, two-storey high bays. A low roof element connects the two ranges mid-site. A series of rooftop light monitors are found on the northern siding, painted a box-car red. Multi-paned sliding windows are found at regular bay spaces along the facade.
The exterior of the building is largely original.
In 2018, the Steel Toad Brewery closed, and Tap and Barrel took over the building for their new Brew Lab and Brewhall.

The building was restored by Bastion Development Corporation circa 2010, under the direction of architect Barry McGinn and IBI/HB Architects.

Source

City of Vancouver Conservation Program, Canada's Historic Places

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20100622/documents/p3.pdf