King Blue Condos, 115 Blue Jays Way: Twin Towers Over a 1927 Landmark

King Blue Condos at 115 and 125 Blue Jays Way is two towers of 44 and 48 storeys, built on top of the old Westinghouse Building in the middle of the Entertainment District. It has an indoor pool, a hotel in the podium and 911 suites, which means there is almost always something for sale. That choice is good for buyers, and it is also the reason you have to be choosy. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Built on top of the Westinghouse Building

What makes King Blue different from the other towers on this stretch is what sits under it. The Canadian Westinghouse Building at King and Blue Jays Way dates from 1927 and is heritage-designated. Its north and west facades, with their terracotta detailing, were kept and folded into the new podium, flanked by sections of dark brick.

Before King Blue, much of this block was a surface parking lot. Now the podium holds shops at street level, a 122-room Primus Hotel and the permanent home of Theatre Museum Canada, which fits the theatre strip on King. The plan also included a walkway from King through to Mercer Street and a central courtyard lined by the two tower lobbies.

The project changed hands along the way. Easton’s Group and Remington Group launched it with Page + Steele as architect, and Greenland Group carried it through construction, with later coverage crediting IBI Group. If you see different developer names on old marketing, that is why.

The heritage piece is more than a nice story. The old facades give the street level a character that new podiums rarely have, and they keep the block from feeling like two towers dropped onto a lot. For resale, that is a quiet advantage: buyers who walk past it remember it.

911 suites, mostly small

Suites range from about 300 to 1,846 square feet, but the active market is dominated by studios and one-bedrooms under 600 square feet. That is typical for a 2020 Entertainment District tower sold largely to investors, and it shapes everything from the elevator traffic to who your neighbours are.

In a building this size, layout varies a lot from stack to stack. A 500-square-foot one-bedroom with a proper bedroom window and no wasted hallway is a very different home from one with an interior den sold as a second room. Compare floor plans side by side, not just square footage, and ask about the view, since some lower suites look into the neighbouring towers.

The two towers also differ. The upper floors of the 48-storey tower get the most open views, while lower floors in either tower can face the other tower or the hotel. Floor height and direction will move the price more than any finish upgrade, so decide early which matters most to you.

Large suites are the exception here. There are bigger plans at the top of the size range, but they rarely come up, and when they do they compete with boutique buildings nearby that offer more privacy. If you need two full bedrooms, compare carefully before you choose a large tower.

The amenity package and the podium garden

King Blue has an indoor pool, a gym, a party room, a rooftop deck and concierge. The original plans also called for a 5,000-square-foot garden on the podium roof with seating. For a buyer coming from an older building without a pool, that is a real step up.

With 911 suites sharing those spaces, expect the pool and gym to be busy at peak times. Visit on a weekday evening before you buy and see for yourself how crowded they get. Ask too how amenity bookings work, since large buildings usually need booking rules for the party room and guest areas.

Living at King and Blue Jays Way

You are in the centre of the Entertainment District. The Royal Alexandra and Princess of Wales theatres, the restaurants on King and the Rogers Centre are all a short walk away. The flip side is crowds on show nights and game days, and a street that stays busy late.

Mercer Street to the south is calmer and has filled in with high-end residential towers, including Nobu Residences, while the hotel in the podium brings its own traffic. If you work downtown and want to walk to the office, very few addresses are better placed.

What King Blue costs and what the listings ask

Listing data puts the building average at about $873 per square foot. That sits below the $940 range I see at several boutique buildings nearby, which is what you would expect for a large tower with a lot of small suites competing with each other.

When I checked there were 12 suites for sale and 21 for rent. Across eight active listings asking prices ran from about $319,000 to about $608,000, with most one-bedrooms asking roughly $424,000 to $525,000. That much supply gives buyers negotiating room.

Monthly fees on those active listings ran from about $243 to $507, or roughly $0.87 per square foot. Listing data doesn’t show what the fee includes, so get the list from the status certificate before you compare King Blue with other buildings.

Here is how I read that spread. The cheapest studios are entry points, not long-term homes, and they compete with every other studio in the Entertainment District when you sell. The one-bedrooms with good layouts and higher floors are where I would focus, because they appeal to both owner-occupiers and tenants. The building sold report shows what has actually closed recently.

Building specifications

Amenities at King Blue Condos

The indoor pool is what lifts this package above most Entertainment District mid-rises, and the gym and rooftop deck cover the basics. Shared among 911 suites, they get busy, so check peak-hour use before you buy.

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