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Candy Factory Lofts - 993 Queen Street West
The Candy Factory Lofts were the brain child of Harry Stinson, a long time visionary when comes to interesting and innovative spaces. After several long years of inner turmoil between the development team and the building owners Metro Ontario Group, the Candy Factory finally was completed in 1999/2000.
The Candy Factory is most certainly one of the most notable loft conversions in Toronto. Blessed with spectacular and classic hard loft architecture, this building has become one of Toronto's most popular loft residences.
The Candy Factory combines the charm and character of a 100+ year old brick warehouse which spans a full city block at Queen St. W. and Shaw Street, that was once the Cede Candy Co. Factory (famed Halloween candies known as Rockets & Fizzies were manufactured here).
The Candy Factory Lofts are actually made up of 3 buildings. The east building was built in 1907 as a fabric mill. It was constructed of masonry walls, post and beam frame, with 3"x8" southern yellow pine deck covered with hardwood strip flooring.
The west building was built in the 1920s. It too was constructed with masonry walls, post and beam frame with 2"x5" red pine mill decking covered with hardwood strip flooring.
The center structure is a combination of steel post and beam, masonry, concrete decks and 2x5 spruce mill decking overlaid with hardwood. This area housed the buildings' heating plant and incinerator.
Now it is a post and beam loft conversion with 121 units, ranging in size from 700 square-foot one bedroom units to 3,500+ square-foot two-level penthouse suites. Some of the building features include real hardwood strip flooring, exposed brick, mezzanine bedrooms, fir columns and beams, wood ceilings, floating spiral ductwork and granite counters. Many suites feature gas fireplaces and kitchens.
The 5-storey structure of 250,000 square feet (23,000 square meters) plus 1 floor of basement space was converted to 121 condominium loft units. The building and certain of its units have been used for a number of movie and commercial shoots because of its unique architectural character.
The Candy Factory Lofts has been described in the media as the quintessential example of what a loft conversion should be. One of the most challenging elements of the conversion was the structural support of the entire 250,000 square foot building while excavating the basement underneath it, to construct an additional level of underground parking.
Due to its massive size the Candy Factory offers a 24 hr. concierge, party room, a guest suite, fitness room, roof terraces and phenomenally wide hallways.
Email or phone 416-388-1960 today if this building interests you.
Candy Factory Lofts - 993 Queen Street West