| Standing at 637 Lake Shore Boulevard West is one of | | | | and Miller for the Tip Top Tailor clothing company, one |
| Toronto's true tributes to innovation, renovation, and | | | | of the largest men's clothing chains in Canada. |
| high-class living, the Tip Top Loft condominium | | | | Classified as an Art Deco building, the Tip Top |
| complex. The exclusive lofts that are part of this | | | | structure was used both for office and warehouse |
| building's appeal are unique in several aspects in | | | | purposes. At a time when highways and super |
| comparison to other Toronto condominiums; they are | | | | freeways did not cross the landscape as it is today, |
| located right on Lake Ontario within local proximity to | | | | access to the waters and ports of the Great Lakes |
| the Martin Goodman Waterfront Park and trail system, | | | | was a huge commercial advantage, thus the location |
| as well as all of the excitement that makes up the | | | | of the building proved to be invaluable. |
| atmosphere of the Toronto waterfront. The building is | | | | With the Great Depression, Tip Top Tailors and others |
| within walking distance to Ontario Place and a quick | | | | fell on hard times, and were forced to downsize as |
| ferry ride from Toronto Island. The condos themselves | | | | well as to review company policy. The company was |
| are also unique; two stories high on average, they are | | | | sold to Dylex, who were interested in the chain and its |
| spacious and comfortable with a soft loft appeal. | | | | potential, rather then any of the buildings the chain |
| There's no doubt that many aspects of the modern | | | | owned. The result was a rejuvenation of the |
| Tip Top Loft building are unique, but in fact the | | | | corporate side, but this did not extend to the real |
| singularity of this complex stretches right to the very | | | | estate holdings, and buildings like the warehouse were |
| foundation of the building itself. The Tip Top Loft condo | | | | allowed to degenerate. |
| complex is not just a testament to the luxury of high | | | | The move to conserve space, the appeal for the |
| class living, but also to the innovation and ingenuity that | | | | modern individual of a manageable living area, as well |
| keep the city of Toronto in the limelight as one of the | | | | as skyrocketing real estate prices would all combine, |
| most cutting edge locations in North America. It is one | | | | bringing new life for the building, which was sold to |
| of the historic buildings in the city that enjoys a long | | | | Context Development Inc in 2002. The company |
| history and a place in the cultural and commercial | | | | renovated the historic structure into the high-end |
| history of the city. | | | | condominium building it is today, registering the complex |
| Residents of the Tip Top Loft complex can chalk up | | | | in 2006. |
| the incredible location, with its gorgeous view and easy | | | | Today, these condos (including the additional three |
| access to all amenities, to the fact that the building | | | | floors of two storey units) are some of the most in |
| itself was originally commercial in nature. It was | | | | demand pieces of real estate in Toronto. |
| constructed in 1929 by contracting company Bishop | | | | |