Construction of the Candy Factory Lofts was completed in 1999. Originally built in 1909 as a factory in the west end of downtown Toronto, the building features a brick exterior and some brick interior walls with original wood floors and ceilings, douglas fir and yellow pine beams and columns.
The 5-storey structure of 250,000 square feet (23,300 square metres) 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 building while excavating a second basement level in order to construct an additional level of underground parking.
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