John Cutruzzola

Who is John Cutruzzola?

John Cutruzzola is a Canadian real estate developer and artist.

He was born in southern Italy, and by the age of 21, had been elected mayor of his hometown of Gagliato.

Six months after being elected, he travelled to Canada, where he set up a small business and learned the English language, establishing a successful career as a developer sometime afterwards.

Beginning in the late 1960s, Cutruzzola successfully endeavored to convince the people of the Yorkville area of Toronto to change their area into a cultural center. In Brampton, he helped with the restoration of the old jailhouse and registry office on Wellington Street, transforming them into the Peel Heritage Complex.

In 1972, he and his family moved to Huttonville. Four years later he formed Inzola Construction.

In 1984, he enrolled in the Fine Arts program at Sheridan College, where he developed his talent in oil painting, watercolors, and pencil sketching.

By 1986, concerned that the city would lose the opportunity to establish its own core and identity, he and a group of friends put forth a vision of the new City Hall, with a design by architect Robert Posliff.