FindLofts.ca · Toronto Loft Building Database
Find your loft building first. Then find your unit.
Most people search listings. The buyers who get the right loft start with the building. History, character, maintenance track record, and heritage status vary enormously from building to building. We've catalogued 60+ Toronto conversion buildings so you can make that choice first.
Building database
The Toronto loft building index
A sample of what's in the database. Every building listed with address, original use, conversion year, unit count, and a character summary. See all 60+ buildings →
Candy Factory Lofts
993 Queen St W, West Queen West
Former Ce De Candy Co. factory. Exposed brick, Douglas fir beams, ceilings to 18 ft. One of the most recognisable hard loft addresses in Toronto.
Toy Factory Lofts
43 Hanna Ave, Liberty Village
Former Irwin Toy factory, established 1926. Timber beams, polished concrete, original brick. Well-run building with active condo board.
Distillery District Lofts
15 Gristmill Lane, Distillery District
Part of the Gooderham & Worts Distillery complex. Heritage Part IV designation. Some of Toronto's most distinctive raw industrial interiors.
Tip Top Lofts
637 Lake Shore Blvd W, Parkdale
Former Tip Top Tailors factory. Lake views on upper floors. Art deco exterior, brick and beam interiors, live/work units available.
Robert Watson Lofts
363 Sorauren Ave, Roncesvalles
Former candy factory in a quiet west-end neighbourhood. Among the highest resale values in Toronto at $1,299/sqft (2026 data). Small building, tight community.
Merchandise Lofts
155 Dalhousie St, Church-Wellesley
Former Simpson's/Sears warehouse. One of the largest converted buildings in the city. High ceilings, original columns, central location.
Loft districts
Toronto's loft neighbourhoods
Toronto's hard loft stock is concentrated in a handful of districts. Each has a distinct character, price range, and building mix.
West Queen West
12 buildings
Toronto's densest loft district. Former factories and warehouses along Queen Street from Bathurst to Dufferin. Creative, artsy, walkable. Includes the Candy Factory, Chocolate Company, and Argyle Lofts.
Explore district →Liberty Village
9 buildings
The most tightly packed conversion neighbourhood. Former industrial campus, now a mix of hard lofts and newer soft loft buildings. Toy Factory, Strachan Lofts, and Liberty Market Lofts anchor the hard loft stock.
Explore district →Leslieville
8 buildings
East-end loft district with a quieter feel than the west end. Mix of small converted buildings and soft lofts. Generally more affordable than Queen West or Liberty Village. Good transit access via streetcar.
Explore district →Riverside & Corktown
7 buildings
The oldest industrial district in Toronto, now one of the most interesting loft markets. Distillery District hard lofts, Riverside converted buildings, and proximity to the Don River parklands.
Explore district →Why it matters
Start with the building, not the listing
A loft unit is only as good as the building it's in. That's not true for most condos, where one glass tower is largely interchangeable with another. Conversion buildings are individual. Each one has its own structural history, its own condo corporation finances, its own heritage restrictions, and its own maintenance trajectory.
A unit in a well-run building with strong reserve funds and no upcoming special assessments is a fundamentally different investment from a similar-looking unit in a building with deferred maintenance and contested heritage designation issues.
FindLofts.ca is built on a single premise: knowing the building is the most underused advantage in the Toronto loft market. We've done the cataloguing work. You bring the decision.
The right search order
Hard loft or soft loft?
This single decision shapes everything else. Financing, heritage rules, what you can change, what it costs to heat. Decide this before you look at a single listing.
Which district fits your life?
Transit, walkability, neighbourhood character, and noise level differ significantly between west-end and east-end loft districts. Choose your district based on how you actually live.
Which buildings in that district do you want?
Use the database to shortlist 3 to 5 buildings. Research each one. Review status certificates when available. Understand the reserve fund.
Now find the unit
Set alerts on your shortlisted buildings. When a unit comes up in a building you've already vetted, you can move fast with confidence.