Year Built
1997
Low-Rise Condo
The Knitting Mill Lofts
by Paul De Haas
426 Queen Street E, Toronto, ON M5A1T4
Total Units
28
Avg $/sqft
$711
Storeys
4
Available Units in The Knitting Mill Lofts
1
Unit for sale
From $889,900
0
Units for rent
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Overview
The Knitting Mill Lofts offers loft seekers everything they could possibly dream of — except for availability, that is. If we were to name the biggest flaw at 426 Queen Street East, it would be that with only 28 units in the entire building, Toronto condos for sale here are exclusive as ever.
This low-rise building is understated, thanks to its grey concrete finish. A distinguishable circular window sits atop the arched main doorway, adding a hint of flare. Once inside, a single freight elevator is available to carry residents to and from their homes, although with only four sets of stairs to climb, impatient types will prefer to just walk.
While the Knitting Mill Lofts are located amongst many other loft conversions in the Regent Park neighbourhood, this building is no copycat. The building at 426 Queen East was one of the earliest industrial structures in the city to be converted into residential lofts.
The original building itself is also one of the oldest in the city, and has rightly been given a heritage designation. After almost 100 years, however, 426 Queen East was ready for a facelift and Paul De Haas was ready to provide it. As a result, the former fabric factory has been known as the Knitting Mill Lofts as of 1998.
Developer
Paul De Haas
Year Built
1997
Property Type
Low-Rise Condo
Storeys
4
Total Units
28
Management
Skywater Property Management Inc.
Amenities
Security System
Elevator
Price History
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Market Stats
Prices in The Knitting Mill Lofts are down 10.3% compared to last year.
$711
Avg $/sqft
-10.3%
YoY change
16
Avg days on market
Location & Walkability
Walk Score
96/100
Daily errands on foot
Transit Score
100/100
TTC, GO, subway access
Bike Score
75/100
Bike lanes & infrastructure
Neighbourhood in Toronto
Regent Park
community-oriented walkable active
Regent Park is a vibrant neighbourhood in Toronto known for its walkability and community spirit. It offers a mix of residential and recreational spaces, making it a great place to live.
Recent sales median price: $2,375
Toronto, Ontario
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At a glance
What it costsAffordability
Median asking price
In Ontario
$716,900
Median monthly rent
In Ontario
$2,499
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
0
For rent
0
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-08-16. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.
The honest readPros & cons
What people love
- Great for walking and biking
- Community-focused atmosphere
- Close to schools and amenities
Keep in mind
- No current homes for sale
- Rental prices are not listed
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life in Regent Park is active and community-oriented, with easy access to local services.
Great for first-time buyers young professionals families
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
0.7 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
4
Parks
10
Playgrounds
17
Transit stations
2
Grocery stores
12
Restaurants
7
Cafés
1
Gyms
3
Pharmacies
Counted across all 0.7 km² of Regent Park. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.
The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate
3.9/10
Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area
1
Elementary
1
Secondary
Nelson Mandela Park Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Toronto DSB
3.9/103.8 over 5 yrs2,601st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
385 students · EQAO 2024-2025
June Callwood CentreforWomenandFamilies
Public · Grades 9–12 · Toronto DSB
Not rated
Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Regent Park, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.
The peopleWho lives here
12,797
Population (2021)
0.6 km²
Area
20,027
People per km²
35.9
Median age
$67,113
Median income
29%
Own their home
2.2
People per household
6,110
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)13.6%
- Working age (15–64)76.6%
- Seniors (65+)9.8%
What is built here
- Semi-detached0.7%
- Townhouses8.7%
- Low-rise apartments9.7%
- High-rise apartments79.4%
- Other attached homes1%
Own or rent
29%Owners
71%Renters
Across 6,110 households
When it was built
Mostly 2016–2021
- 1960 or earlier12%
- 1961–198015%
- 1981–19906%
- 1991–20002%
- 2001–20051%
- 2006–201010%
- 2011–201523%
- 2016–202129%
Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.
- 46.1%
- Born outside Canada
- 38.8%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 50.4%
- Employment rate
- 35.5%
- Commute by transit
- 38.4%
- Commute by car
- 1.9
- Children per family
- $60,292
- Median income after tax
- $83,012
- Average household income
- 23.1%
- Living on a low income
- $1,235/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,919/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $725,448
- Median home value at census
- 30.8%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 40.7%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 13 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.
Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)
