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Menkes celebrates “topping off” first Sugar Wharf tower on Queens Quay

The Company’s landmark waterfront office tower that will include new LCBO headquarters and vertically integrated school at 100 Queens Quay East is the first building in its Sugar Wharf development to reach structural completion

TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2020 /CNW/ — Menkes Developments Ltd. (“Menkes”), with TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM), has announced the completion of the exterior structure of its landmark office tower, 100 Queens Quay East. The last of the concrete was poured today, and while this milestone is typically marked with a “topping off” celebration, under the circumstances this year, Menkes is thanking its trades for their hard work in other ways.

The 25-storey building broke ground in January 2018 as the first phase of Sugar Wharf and the vibrant new mixed-use community 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.

The office tower features approximately 690,000 square feet of Class “AAA” space. Designed by B+H Architects, the tower has been conceived with the objective of achieving the highest standards in environmental sustainability by striving for LEED Platinum certification. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) is an internationally-accepted rating system that recognizes excellence in the design, construction and operation of green buildings.

“This is an exciting project for us and we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with TDAM, our future tenants and of course our dedicated trades who worked so hard, despite the many challenges this year presented,” Sean Menkes, Vice President, Office/Retail.

“We are pleased to mark the structural completion of this landmark waterfront office tower. 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,” said Jeff Tripp, Managing Director, Real Estate Investments at TDAM.

Located on the North side of Queens Quay East between Cooper Street and New Street, 100 Queens Quay East is perfectly positioned in Toronto’s next downtown expansion. 100 Queens Quay East is part of the Menkes “Sugar Wharf” redevelopment: an 11.5 acre, 4.5 million square foot mixed-use project featuring a 675,000 square foot, Class “AAA” LEED Platinum office building, an expansive new 3 acre public park, ~200,000 square feet of retail space and ~4,600 residential units. *Artist rendering menkes.com*

LCBO will be a major tenant of 100 Queens Quay East, occupying approximately 225,000 square feet, or 33% of the building, with the ground floor featuring 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% leased.

Expected occupancy for the 100 Queens Quay East office tower is Spring 2021.

SOURCE Menkes Developments Ltd

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