Topping off 100 Queens Quay East
Menkes Developments Ltd. announced the topping-off of a landmark office tower in downtown Toronto on August 24.
Construction on 100 Queens Quay East started in January 2018. It is the first phase of Sugar Wharf—a mixed-use community that will include office, retail, residential, Toronto's first vertically integrated school, and a two-acre public park. Sugar Wharf will be the largest mixed-use development on the Toronto waterfront, and home to 7,500 residents and approximately 4,000 office workers.
100 Queens Quay East will be a 25-storey building with about 690,000 square feet of class AAA office space. Designed by B+H Architects, the tower has been designed to meet the criteria needed to achieve LEED Platinum certification.
"This is an exciting project for us and we're thrilled to celebrate this milestone with TD Asset Management, our future tenants and of course our dedicated trades who worked so hard, despite the many challenges this year presented," said Sean Menkes, vice-president of office/retail with Menkes Developments.
"We are pleased to mark the structural completion of this landmark waterfront office tower," said Jeff Tripp, Managing Director, Real Estate Investments at TD Asset Management. “While 2020 has changed many aspects of how we work and operate, in the months and years to come, well-located and high-quality office buildings will continue to serve communities, like Sugar Wharf.”
LCBO will be a major tenant of 100 Queens Quay East, occupying approximately 225,000 square feet, or about one third of the building. The ground floor of the building will feature a 25,000-square foot flagship LCBO retail store.
In April 2019, Menkes also announced the tower would be the future home of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, with an iconic corporate event space that includes an expansive outdoor terrace. The building is currently 55 percent leased.
Expected occupancy for the 100 Queens Quay East office tower is Spring 2021.