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Delivery risk is the difference between these three projects. Everything else — finishes, amenities, renderings — is secondary to whether and when the building actually gets built.
Side by side
| BLVD Q | Joya | Maxium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 935 The Queensway | 1045–1049 The Queensway | 875 The Queensway |
| Developer | Mattamy Homes | Marlin Spring + Greybrook | Equiton Developments |
| Architect | TACT (design), Onespace (record) | Graziani + Corazza | KFA (design), Icon (record) |
| Storeys | 11 per Mattamy; 10 per UrbanToronto | 12 | 11 marketed; 12 approved envelope |
| Suites | 210 | 321 | 152 |
| Retail | Yes, at grade | 7,500 sq ft per Greybrook | 2,500 sq ft |
| Sales launched | September 2023 | Grand opening by October 2023 | March 2025 |
| Construction started | Yes — ground broken autumn 2023, crane raised April 2025 | No reported start | No reported start. Target was end of summer 2025 |
| Occupancy | Targeted 2027 | Not published | Targeted early 2027 — treat as at risk |
| Current listed range | $398,107–$1,176,005 | $487,990–$1,224,990 | $479,900–$1,449,900 |
Those price ranges are what the listing data showed when I checked. They move, and they are the asking range across all available suites, not a like-for-like comparison. A 359 sq ft studio and a 1,156 sq ft three-bedroom are in the same range and are not the same product.
How I would actually rank them
1. BLVD Q — lowest delivery risk
The crane is up. Excavation is done. Underground levels are being formed. That is not a guarantee of anything, but it removes the single largest failure mode in pre-construction, which is a project that sells, sits and never starts. Mattamy is also the largest and most established builder of the three, and confirmed the project through its own corporate media room rather than through a marketing partner.
2. Joya — approvals are settled, timing is not
Joya’s approvals are genuinely resolved: an Ontario Land Tribunal settlement in April 2022 fixed the envelope, and the holding provision has since been lifted by Council. What is missing is a start. The land was assembled in 2017. Nine years on, it is a vacant approval. That is not a scandal — it is the current reality of mid-rise development — but it is the risk you are pricing.
3. Maxium — best specification, most uncertainty
Geothermal heating and cooling, two 2025 BILD Awards, Scavolini kitchens, a strong interiors team. On paper it is the most interesting building of the three. And its own stated construction start was end of summer 2025, which has passed without a visible start. Both of those things are true at once and a buyer needs to hold both.
- What is the outside occupancy date in the agreement? Not the brochure year. The date the developer is actually bound to, and what happens if it is missed.
- What are the capped closing costs? Development charges, education levies, utility connection and metering fees, Tarion enrolment. Uncapped, these routinely add tens of thousands. Get a number.
- What is the deposit schedule, and where is the deposit held? Deposits on a pre-construction condominium unit must be held in trust or protected by prescribed security under the Condominium Act. Confirm which.
- Are assignments permitted, at what fee, and with what restrictions?
- What is the anticipated maintenance fee per square foot, and what does it include? Ask specifically whether heating and cooling are metered separately — on a geothermal building that matters.
- Is parking available to my suite type, at what price, and is it owned or exclusive-use?
Use the ten days
Ontario’s Condominium Act gives a buyer purchasing a new condominium unit from the declarant a ten-day rescission right after receiving the disclosure statement and a fully executed agreement. You can walk away, for any reason, and get your deposit back.
This right does not exist on a resale condominium. It is the single most valuable protection in the pre-construction process and most buyers spend it doing nothing. Spend it having a real estate lawyer read the agreement and the disclosure statement properly. It costs a few hundred dollars and it is the best money in the transaction.
My read
Pre-construction on this street is not a bad idea. It is a leveraged bet on a corridor that is genuinely being rebuilt, and if you can carry the deposit and the timeline it can work. But the honest comparison is not pre-construction against pre-construction. It is pre-construction against buying a finished suite in Curio, Reina or Verge today, with a known fee, a known status certificate and keys in your hand. Run that comparison before you run any other.
Comparing pre-construction on The Queensway?
Send me the worksheets or price lists you have been given and I will build you the honest comparison — including what the same money buys in a finished building on the same street today. If the answer is that pre-construction does not make sense for you, that is what I will tell you.
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Frequently asked questions
Which pre-construction condos are selling on The Queensway in 2026?
Three main ones: BLVD Q at 935 The Queensway by Mattamy Homes, Joya at 1045-1049 The Queensway by Marlin Spring and Greybrook, and Maxium at 875 The Queensway by Equiton Developments.
Which Queensway pre-construction project has actually started building?
BLVD Q. Ground was broken in autumn 2023 and the tower crane was raised in April 2025, with the underground levels being formed. Joya has full approvals but no reported construction start, and Maxium missed its own end-of-summer-2025 construction target and is still listed as pre-construction.
Is there a cooling-off period when buying a pre-construction condo in Ontario?
Yes. Ontario’s Condominium Act gives a buyer of a new condominium unit from the declarant a ten-day rescission right after receiving the disclosure statement and a fully signed agreement. The deposit is returned. There is no equivalent right on a resale condominium.
What closing costs should I cap in a pre-construction agreement?
Development charges and education levies, utility connection and metering fees, Tarion enrolment, and any assessments or levies the developer can pass through. Uncapped, these routinely add tens of thousands of dollars at final closing. Ask for a stated cap in writing before you waive your rescission right.
Should I buy pre-construction or a finished condo on The Queensway?
That depends on your timeline and your tolerance for delay. The comparison worth running is not one pre-construction project against another, but pre-construction against a finished suite in a registered building on the same street, where the maintenance fee, the reserve fund and the status certificate are all knowable today.
Related reading
- Living at Curio Condos, 799 The Queensway
- BLVD Q, 935 The Queensway
- Joya Condos, 1045-1049 The Queensway
- Maxium at 875 The Queensway
- Every condo building on The Queensway, one list
- Ontario real estate answers — 42 questions
Sources
Every figure on this page traces to one of these. Checked 30 August 2026.
- Mattamy Homes — BLVD Q official project page. Suite sizes, storeys and sales status from the builder. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- UrbanToronto — “Crane Raised at BLVD Q” (April 2025). Construction status and 2027 occupancy target. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- Greybrook Realty Partners — Queensway (JOYA). Unit count, commercial area, equity invested and 2017 closing date. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- City of Toronto — 1045-1049 The Queensway OLT settlement letter, 30 April 2022. The settlement fixing Joya’s approved envelope. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- RENX — “Equiton launches Maxium condo brand” (25 February 2025). Maxium’s unit mix, launch pricing, construction start target and occupancy target. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- BILD — 2025 BILD Awards press release, 30 May 2025. The two awards to Maxium and their credited partners. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19 (Ontario). The statute governing status certificates, including the ten-day delivery requirement and the prescribed maximum fee. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- Condominium Authority of Ontario. Ontario’s condominium regulator and the public registry of condominium corporations. Accessed 30 August 2026.
- City of Toronto — Application Information Centre. Free public search of development and condominium applications by address. Accessed 30 August 2026.
About the author — Jatin Dua, Etobicoke real estate agent
I’m a licensed Realtor with RE/MAX Quantum Realty at 799 The Queensway in Etobicoke. My office is on this street, which is the only reason I can write pages like this one: I walk past these sites, I read the City files, and I check the numbers against the source rather than repeating what a marketing page says. I work with buyers, sellers and investors across Stonegate–Queensway, Mimico, Humber Bay Shores, New Toronto, Long Branch and Alderwood.
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