November 19, 2024

The Wonder Condos has won a 2024 Brownie Award in the REBUILD: Project Development at the Building Scale category. This award recognizes the builders, innovators and visionaries who demonstrate excellence in enhancing and accelerating the urban regeneration of public spaces while reimagining the reuse of heritage structures that contribute to the health and well-being of communities across Canada. 

Designed by Diamond Schmitt in collaboration with Heritage Architects GBCA, and developed by Graywood Developments and Alterra, Wonder Condos celebrates the heritage of the former Weston Bakery in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood.  

Located on an urban brown-field site the building has been transformed into a 1.54-acre U-shaped mixed-use residential complex, a vibrant community that intensifies the city’s density while carefully preserving the iconic Edwardian brick façade, a historic landmark feature.   

The project houses 285 residential units, including townhouses and hard- and soft-lofts filled with natural light, planted, wider public sidewalks and connectivity to the surrounding area with a green courtyard space off the mid-block public laneway. The project also includes ample bicycle parking and new retail spaces, adding energy and life to an otherwise underutilized arterial street. 

Read more about the 2024 Brownie Award Winners here. 

Wonder Condos was also a 2024 Heritage Toronto Award finalist in the Built Heritage Category and won a BILD Award for Best Mid-rise Building Design in 2019.