Daniels Waterfront Coming to Toronto

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Earlier in May, we posted about the closing of the clubs Guvernment and Koolhaus, two Toronto staples in the East Bayfront area. We speculated about which developer (or developers) would jump on the site to add to the growing neighbourhood.

Well, we didn’t have to wait long. Just last week, Niall Haggart, Executive Vice President of The Daniels Corporation, announced that Daniels purchased the 2.8 acre site, and that we can all look forward to a new master-planned community, which he referred to as “Daniels Waterfront.”

“As the developer of TIFF Bell Lightbox, and with our continuing work in the Regent Park Revitalization, Daniels has created some of Toronto’s most important mixed-use communities, and we look forward to bringing our 30 years of experience in master planning and city building to the corner of Jarvis and Queens Quay,” says Haggart.

With Lakeshore Boulevard to the north, Richardson Street to the east, Queens Quay to the south, and Lower Jarvis at the west, Daniels’ new master-plan will have four very distinctive corners. We are very excited to learn more about the development!

“Daniels shares in Waterfront Toronto’s vision to ‘put people first and reconnect Toronto with the Waterfront’, and we continue to work together with the City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and area stakeholders to realize the collective vision of a revitalized waterfront and bring this incredible community to life,” Haggart continued.

There’s no doubt about it, Toronto’s east end is hot. Dundee Kilmer’s developing the Canary District, Tridel has launched the first of many residential phases for Bayside Toronto, Pinnacle has multiple towers planned for 1 Yonge, and Daniels’ ongoing work in Regent Park gets more impressive every day. Just imagine what this area of Toronto is going to be like 20 years from now!

Stay tuned - we’ll be keeping a close eye on Daniels Waterfront.