The Goode, 33 Parliament St: A Brand-New Tower at the Distillery Gate

The Goode is the newest finished tower at the gate to the Distillery District, and it was built to look like it belongs there: hand-laid brick on the podium, a name taken from Gooderham & Worts, and a pool on the podium roof looking toward Distillery Lane. Because it registered only in December 2025, almost nothing here has a resale history yet, and that is the first thing a buyer has to work around. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A tower designed to read as part of the Distillery

Graywood named the building after Gooderham & Worts, the distillery whose Victorian brick complex became the Distillery District. The design follows the same idea. UrbanToronto’s construction coverage describes a tower and podium clad in a mix of hand-laid brick, black spandrel panels and window wall, with white-painted balcony soffits that stand out against the darker glass.

At grade there is a curved-corner glass pavilion projecting toward Mill Street, intended for retail or a restaurant, with an outdoor amenity terrace above it. That matters for daily life: the ground floor is meant to be active, not a blank lobby wall.

The height changed during planning. When the project launched in 2021, blogTO reported it at 32 storeys; UrbanToronto’s 2025 coverage and its database list 33, which is also what Condos.ca shows. Either way, it is a mid-height tower by downtown standards, about 111 metres.

Small suites at one end, real family plans at the other

The suite range is unusually wide. Condos.ca lists sizes from about 263 sq ft, which is a studio smaller than most hotel rooms, up to about 1,179 sq ft. At launch, Graywood marketed everything from studios to three-bedroom plans.

That spread tells you who the building was sold to. The smallest suites were priced for investors and students, and the launch marketing pitched the location to George Brown College’s downtown campuses. The larger two- and three-bedroom plans are a different market entirely: owner-occupiers who want to stay in the area.

If you are looking at a compact suite, check the bedroom window, the closet and whether the kitchen has any real counter. Under 400 sq ft, small differences in layout decide whether a place is livable or only rentable.

Early in a new building’s life, a large share of suites are typically leased out by investor-buyers rather than lived in by owners. When I checked, three times as many suites were listed for rent as for sale. That is normal for a building in its first year, but it shapes the lobby, the elevators on moving day and the mood of the place, and owner-occupiers should know it going in.

The neighbour going up next door

Immediately south on Parliament, Lanterra Developments and Westdale Properties are building No. 31 Condos, an Arquitectonica design that UrbanToronto puts at about 153 metres, well above The Goode. In August 2025 it was around 20 storeys and still climbing.

For a buyer, that means two things. Suites facing south or toward that site may lose light or views as the neighbour rises, and the corner will see construction traffic for some time yet. Ask which way the suite faces before you fall for the view in the listing photos.

This corner of the city is close to finished, though. blogTO described The Goode as one of the last residential buildings to be built in the Distillery area, so once No. 31 is done, the immediate block should settle down.

Daily life between the Distillery and the Port Lands

The Distillery’s pedestrian lanes, restaurants and seasonal events are steps away, and the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood is a walk to the west. Canary District and Corktown Common sit to the east. The transit and walkability details are in the panel on this page.

The Distillery is a destination, which cuts both ways. The holiday market and summer weekends bring crowds and traffic to Mill Street and Parliament. If you want a quiet street, visit on a December Saturday before you buy.

Pricing a building with almost no history

Because The Goode registered in December 2025, there are very few resales to compare against, and Condos.ca does not yet publish a building average per square foot. When I checked, there were only two listings for sale, and their asking prices ranged from under $600,000 to over $2 million. That gap says more about the spread of suite sizes than about value. Six suites were listed for rent.

Use nearby resale buildings as your yardstick. On Condos.ca, the Distillery towers at 33 Mill St and 70 Distillery Lane average about $891 per square foot, and Parliament Square at 39 Parliament St, a 2000 building next door, averages about $703. A suite here should carry a premium for being new, but if the asking price is far above those numbers, ask what justifies it.

With only two listings, there is no meaningful fee average yet, and I could not confirm what the fee covers. First-year budgets in new buildings are often set low and then rise once the corporation has real operating costs, so read the budget and the reserve fund study in the status certificate and expect increases.

One advantage of buying this early: Tarion’s new-home warranty runs in stages of one, two and seven years from possession, the longest covering major structural defects, and the coverage stays with the suite when it is resold within that period. If you buy a resale suite here, ask the seller which warranty forms were filed and whether any claims are open, so you know what is still covered.

Building specifications

Amenities at The Goode Condos

This is the amenity list Graywood announced at launch, led by a pool and garden on the podium roof overlooking Distillery Lane. A rooftop pool is a real draw, but it is also one of the costliest things a corporation maintains, so confirm in the status certificate what was actually delivered and how it is budgeted.

Jatin’s honest take on The Goode Condos

The Goode Condos — frequently asked questions

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