76 Shuter St: The 124-Suite Boutique Where Almost Everything Is Included

76 Shuter is the building I point to when a buyer tells me they want downtown, a small building and a monthly cost they can predict to the dollar. It has 124 suites on 15 floors, and the fee already covers hydro, heat, cooling, water and parking. The trade-off is that small buildings sell slowly and rarely, so you need patience to get in and patience to get out. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Boot 2: a long road to a small building

The Architectural Conservancy Ontario building record lists 76 Shuter as Boot Condominium Phase 2, or simply Boot 2, and notes that it spent a long time in the marketing phase before site preparation began in October 2005. The first phase, The Boot, is the 12-storey, 153-suite building at 75 Dalhousie, completed in 2003 a short walk away.

Northgrave Architect Inc. designed it and Toddglen Construction built it. From the street it is deliberately low-key, a modest 15-storey face on Shuter with no grand podium or tower statement. The building was pitched as a boutique experience inside rather than a landmark outside.

That long pre-sale period matters less today than it did for the original buyers, but it explains why the building feels like a product of its moment: compact suites, a short amenity list and a fee structure built around bundled utilities. Nearly two decades on, those choices are what set it apart from the towers that have since gone up around it.

The ACO record notes no heritage status for the site, so this is a new 2007 concrete building, not a conversion. If you want exposed brick and timber, look at the loft conversions a few blocks south around King and Queen East instead.

Small suites, small building

Suites run from about 434 sq ft to about 1,058 sq ft. That is a narrower range than most downtown buildings, with no very large penthouse plans and no tiny micro-studios. In practice, the stock is one-bedrooms, one-plus-dens and a smaller number of two-bedrooms.

With 124 suites, you share the elevators and the lobby with a few hundred people at most. Elevator waits are shorter, move-ins rarely clog the building, and owners can get to know the board. The other side of small is cost-sharing: every major repair is split among fewer owners than in a 500-suite tower.

Supply is the practical problem. On a typical day there are zero or one suites for sale here, and right now there is one. If you want a specific layout, tell your agent early and be ready to act when it appears.

The same scarcity works for you when you sell. With so few comparables, a well-kept suite with parking can stand out, but pricing it takes care. I usually blend trades here with The Boot next door and other small Garden District buildings, adjusted for age and fee inclusions.

Shuter Street, east of Church

This stretch of Shuter is changing faster than almost anywhere downtown. Within a block or two you now have Core Condos at 68 Shuter, finished in 2017, and the 51-storey tower at 77 Shuter, finished in 2020. 76 Shuter, at 15 storeys, is now one of the smaller buildings on its own street.

Day to day, you are a short walk from Massey Hall, St. Michael’s Hospital, the Eaton Centre and the Toronto Metropolitan University campus, and the restaurants and bars of Church Street and the St. Lawrence Market are a few blocks south. For hospital staff and downtown office workers, the commute is a walk.

East of here, toward Sherbourne and Moss Park, the streetscape changes quickly and some blocks feel very different at night than in the afternoon. Walk the route you would take home at different times of day before you decide. Transit, schools and parks are in the data panel on this page.

The new towers bring more shops and restaurants to the street, but they also bring more people, more delivery traffic and, for some suites at 76 Shuter, closer neighbours across the way. Check which direction your suite faces and what it now looks at.

What 76 Shuter costs, all-in

The building average sits around $736 per square foot. That is well below the newer towers on the street, with Core Condos at about $873 and 77 Shuter at about $848, and slightly below the original Boot at 75 Dalhousie at about $760.

That discount is what you would expect for a 2007 boutique building with modest amenities next to newer glass towers. What changes the maths is the fee. Hydro, heat, air conditioning, water, building insurance and parking are all included, which very few downtown buildings offer together.

When you compare 76 Shuter against a newer tower, add the newer building’s separate hydro bill and any parking charge back onto its fee before you compare. On that basis, the all-in monthly cost here is often closer to the newer buildings than the headline fee suggests, and the purchase price is lower.

There is only one suite for sale right now, so I will not quote an asking price; one listing is not a market. For recent sold prices and rents, see the data panel or my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at 76 Shuter

This is a short, practical list: concierge and security, a party room, a media room and a sauna. There is no pool or large gym to fund, which helps keep a fee this inclusive under control in a building this small. If a big gym matters to you, budget for a membership nearby. The concierge and security guard are the features I would value most here, given how busy the surrounding streets are and how many parcels a downtown building handles every day.

Jatin’s honest take on 76 Shuter

76 Shuter — frequently asked questions

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