Mitchell Lofts


button THE GLEBE LOFTS
Built out of Riverdale Presbyterian Church, the Glebe Lofts on Pape Ave. near Danforth link past and present well.
The Toronto Star. April 12, 2008
"There's something warm and homey about the building, which may be why it was a good candidate for a residential conversion."

button Green Living in the Beach
Eco-friendly roof unique to area.
The Toronto Star. April 1, 2006
"...the grass will be growing on Falling Brook's roof ... making it the only condo building in the Beach with a living, green roof and part of a select group of buildings with a similar feature in the city of Toronto".

button Devotion to detail seen in conversion
Hepbourne Hall Grade : A
The Toronto Star. April 10, 2004
"Critic's Eye columnist Christopher Hume gives an A rating to Hepbourne Hall, the "admirable" conversion of a church meeting hall and manse just west of Dovercourt Rd. and south of Bloor St."

button Recipe for a new home
Food editor worked with developer to design her condo.
The Toronto Star. June 14, 2003
"Suite in The Glebe church conversion 'deal of a lifetime'"

button Church converts find ready buyers
Transformed temples are hot commodity that sometimes sell out years ahead of their planned completion dates.
The Globe and Mail. June 6, 2003
"'People's eyes light up when I mention it,' she says. 'A church touches an emotion in people.'" ~ Lynn Robinson purchaser at The Glebe.

button Sanctuaries in the city
Lofts and condos in old churches offer rare features, community and a certain cachet.
The Toronto Star. October 2002
"'It deserves every effort you can to maintain it. It's part of the streetscape and the community,' he [Mitchell] says. ' Conversions are more difficult for builders to do than starting from scratch, but they're worth it.'"

button Innovative lofts have aged well in 20 years
The Toronto Star. September 28, 2002
"... given how innovative the scheme was - and is - it deserves our respect."

button New condo rises from ashes
The Beach Metro News. January 12, 2002
"Later this year Joe [Bordieri] will be moving both his family and his business back to Queen Street - to a new, and quite impressive residential/commercial addition to the streetscape across from Kew Gardens."

button Beaches condo to rise from ashes of six-alarm fire
The Toronto Star. January 5, 2002
"From the ashes of that fire will rise 12 residential units, behind and beside a new street-level storefront called Green House."

button Lofty Ideas
Through inspiration and hard work, developer Bob Mitchell turns old buildings new again
The Globe and Mail. March 1, 2002
"'One of the key things I try and do is look at the light and volume of space,' says Mitchell, owner of of Mitchell & Associates, who has converted more than a dozen buildings in Toronto into unique loft condominiums over the last 20 years."

button The Danforth attracts unique conversion project
Mayfair Walk recreates elegant London Homes
National Post. October 27, 2001
"I look for places where people would like to live,' says Mr. Mitchell. 'Areas that are vibrant communities.'"


button Bit of old England, by Georgian
Mayfair Walk recreates elegant London Homes
The Toronto Star. September 23, 2000
"The aim is to 'get owners working together to create a feeling of an English garden mews.' "

button Open House
Condo conversion expert switches gears to build a loft-like home in Riverdale
The Toronto Star. April 22, 2000
"Mitchell likes the history of neighbourhoods, the idea of recycling old buildings, maintaining the character of neighbourhoods and 'creating housing without displacing people.' "

button Townhouse builders go for Georgian
Two Toronto projects reflect urban architecture of 18th century England
The Toronto Star. January 29, 2000
"Georgian architecture," says Mitchell, "has stood the test of time."

button The Tao of building
Bob Mitchell has been turning vacant buildings into 'astonishing' living spaces for 19 years and counting
The Toronto Star. August 21, 1999
"By offering only customized living spaces in his projects, Mitchell creates "a variable equation. It's what I am and what you are. And if the 'you' always changes, the sum of it is always something different."

button Checking out the small stuff
Loft-style condos right at home in compact buildings.
The Toronto Star. March 1999
"Mitchell created Toronto's first legal loft - a 10-unit conversion of an obsolete felt factory at 41 Shanly St. in the Bloor/Dovercourt area - in 1981/82. ... After 16 years doing creative conversions, he can physically show potential buyers his portfolio."

button A building reborn
Former church hall to become condominiums

Real Estate News. April 7, 1995
" 'Each building you deal with is unique. That's why I don't think this will be a major development-type market,' Mitchell said."

button Lofts: Rising Above the Ordinary
Real Estate News. May 8, 1992
"As the developer of about one-half of Toronto's 300 to 400 legal units, Mitchell has been a catalyst for the burgeoning loft market in the city."

button Hepbourne Hall reworked with flair and style
The Toronto Star. September 8, 1990
"Metro planners interested in studying the theory of housing intensification at work might want to take a look at Hepbourne Hall, a perfect example of how housing intensification can be done with flair and style."

button Factory a condo complex in its second life
The Globe and Mail. July 19, 1986
"The Mitchells aren't the only people turning factories into condos, but they're certainly among the leaders."

button Lofty living in historic Cabbagetown college
The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1984
"Because of the historical board's designation, work on the exterior was essentially a painstaking restoration job, involving stone quarried in the United States to match old lintels, and brick scavenged from local demolition sites."

button Warehouse condos create lofty spaces
The Globe and Mail. November 5, 1983
"From an old felt factory at 41 Shanly St. near Bloor and Dovercourt, Mr. Mitchell has created 10 truly offbeat spaces: loft condominiums. The warehouse flavor - open spaces, brick, ceiling timbers and steel - has been retained and enhanced."

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