SWARTZ, Bertram [or Bert] (fl. 1917-1922), active in Toronto, Ont. from 1917 where his name is linked to the design of several commercial blocks of stores and apartments in the area of St. Clair Avenue West between Bathurst Street and Dufferin Street. Many of his clients included local builders such as Jacob Becker, Louis Coldoff and J.A. Graham, all of whom commissioned Swartz to design typical brick two storey blocks of retail stores with dwelling units above. Swartz maintained an office at 336 Dundas Street West from 1918 onward; in 1922, he was listed in local directories where one of the students training in his office was the young Romanian-born architect Benjamin Swartz (Toronto City Directory, 1922, p. 1416). It is unclear if Bertram Swartz may have been a relative of the younger Benjamin, but no information has been found on the activity of Bertram S. after 1922.
WOLSELEY STREET, near Markham Street, warehouse for Brenzel & Weintraub, 1917 (Const., x, Dec. 1917, 432)
NEW SYSTEM LAUNDRY, Tuttal Place, 1917 (Const., x, Dec. 1917, 432)
ST. PATRICK STREET, at Queen Street West, garage for L. Salkovitch, 1918 (Toronto b.p. 17731, 8 July 1918)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Crang Avenue, three stores and dwellings for Jacob Becker, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 28625, 18 Feb. 1920)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Lauder Avenue, three stores and dwellings for Joe Cira, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 28626, 18 Feb. 1920)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Lauder Avenue, five stores and dwellings for P. Polito, 1920 (Toronto b.p. 28642, 18 Feb. 1920)
DANFORTH AVENUE, at Hampton Avenue, three stores with dwellings, for Meyer Kirsh, 1920-21; still standing as of 2017 (C.R., xxxiv, 10 Nov. 1920, 54; xxxv, 16 Feb. 1921, 62, t.c.)
YONGE STREET, at Roehampton Avenue, four stores for J. Graham, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 36466, 14 Feb. 1921)
YONGE STREET, at Davenport Road, three stores and dwellings for J.A. Graham, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 37308, 19 March 1921)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Nairn Avenue, four stores and dwellings for M. Louis Coldoff, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 40037, 26 May 1921)
DANFORTH AVENUE, at Hampton Avenue, two stores and apartments for Meyer Kirsh, with addition to existing store and dwelling, 1921; still standing as of 2017 (Toronto b.p. 41437, 12 July 1921)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Christie Street, five stores and dwellings for Jacob Becker, 1921 (Toronto b.p. 45051, 14 Nov. 1921)
ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, at Atlas Avenue, seven stores and dwellings for Jacob Becker, 1922 (Toronto b.p. 49449, 3 May 1922)