54-56 Kensington Avenue
The building has 12 existing residential units, all of which are affordable housing units, as well as 5 commercial spaces, including a beloved variety store.
54-56 Kensington Ave is also home to the iconic Mona Lisa mural, which was painted by Peter Matayas in 1982. In 2025, KMCLT worked with Peter to restore the Mona Lisa mural to reflect the vibrancy and resilience of the neighbourhood. The mural now features a powerful new message: that this building is community-owned.
Residents, volunteers and staff tell the story of how we bought 54-56 Kensington Avenue in this webinar. Watch the recording below.
Land AcknowledgementWe, as members of the Kensington Market Community Land Trust, are aware that we are a settler organization. Kensington Market sits in the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit (an Anishnaabe people), the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat and Petun Nations, land which is now home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon wampum belt covenant, an agreement by the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee to share resources equally and peaceably. It is also covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. As a settler organization concerned with land ownership, we acknowledge that we have broken the treaties. Our work for the well-being of this land must include accountability to our relatives.
More Community Groups
Kensington-Bellwoods Legal Clinic
https://www.kbcls.org/
Toronto Chinatown Land Trust
https://chinatownlandtrust.ca/
Friends of Chinatown Toronto
www.instagram.com/friendsofchinatownto
Our Contact
Mailing Address:
103 Bellevue Avenue,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Email:
info@kmclt.ca
Mailing Address:
103 Bellevue Avenue,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Email:
info@kmclt.ca