88 Colgate Avenue

Located amidst film studios and Queen East’s design studios and retail spaces in the Leslieville & South Riverdale neighbourhood, Showcase Lofts provides yet another place to exhibit emerging talent from local artists. So while the Showcase Lofts is primarily a residential building, creativity is encouraged and emerging culture is shared through the complementary gallery space.

The soft lofts at 88 Colgate Avenue were completed in 2014, a fresh and much welcomed addition to the historical energy of the area. Aragon Properties Limited is the team responsible for this red brick beauty, with sophisticated balconies jutting out from every which way.

Aragon’s reputation for an innovative and distinctive building style can be seen throughout Ontario and British Columbia, as they have help shape the changing landscape of Canadian architecture for over 25 years.

The lofts at 88 Colgate Avenue are perfect for buyers looking to embrace modernity and forward movement. Stainless steel appliances are one such benefit of the recent construction date of this building, and are present throughout every unit. Lofts also boast handsome countertops of quartz to offset the coarser look of exposed brick walls.

Showcase Lofts consists of 228 units, ranging from approximately 400 to 2,000 square feet, and making them well suited to anyone who's looking for Toronto condos for sale. Light shines through the open concept units at Showcase Lofts with ease, due large windows taking over entire walls. Skylights usher in the sun through a second angle, from ceilings reaching anywhere between 9 and 11 feet.

Although residents of 88 Colgate Avenue will have too many reasons to stay in, view art, and enjoy their charming living quarters on most nights, the area around Showcase Lofts leaves much to be discovered. Inexpensive groceries found at the No Frills at Carlaw and Gerrard will also create a cushion of spare change with which to enjoy the surrounding businesses.

Queen Street East boasts heaps of the city’s trendiest bars and shops, where emerging designers and chefs present their talent for consumption by neighbours and friends. The Showcase Lofts is also at a prime location for rejoicing Toronto’s diversity, as the 88 Colgate address is a short walk, cycle, or drive away from both Little India on Gerrard and Greektown on the Danforth.

Parks and recreation facilities are aplenty in east end Toronto, with the sprawling Jimmie Simpson Park just a few minutes away by foot. While Showcase Lofts contains its own exercise facility, the recreation facility at the nearby park offers a range of fitness classes for participants of all ages as well, plus an indoor swimming pool. Tommy Thompson Park on the Leslie spit is an untouched piece of land great for hikes and bicycle rides, while the Don River trails provide a similarly ideal option for active undertakings without leaving the great metropolis of Toronto.

Located at Carlaw and Colgate, the nearby bus stop will connect TTC riders with the subway, from which they can reach the rest of the city with ease. A few minutes walk along Carlaw in either direction will have 88 Colgate residents at Dundas or Queen Streets East, where streetcars are constantly zooming by.

For car owners, the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway are hassle-free ways to whip around the city in a flash.