ROQ City Leasing Underway as First Residents Move In

ROQ City, an 859-unit purpose-built rental development, is under construction at 261 Queen Street East in Moss Park. Leasing is now underway, with the first residents having moved into The Quinn and The Richie to follow in the coming months. The Tricon Residential project spans 800,000 sq ft on a 1.8-acre site, with design by Hariri Pontarini Architects.

The two towers are The Quinn at 24 storeys and The Richie at 33 storeys. Nearly half of the units have two or more bedrooms. A minor variance raised the unit count from 795 to 859 by replacing planned office space with residential. Retail totals roughly 70,000 sq ft across large-format and micro-retail space. Twenty percent of new residential floor area is affordable housing.

Amenities total 99,500 sq ft of indoor and outdoor space, including 85,000 sq ft of rooftop terraces with outdoor kitchens, a rooftop pool, fitness centre, co-working lounge, recording studio, screening room, golf simulator, and community gardens. The project retains 19th-century warehouse facades from former piano and organ factories, and adds Electric Avenue, a music-themed pedestrian laneway, plus a half-acre public park. Graziani + Corazza Architects is architect of record, with landscape by CCxA and heritage work by ERA Architects.

Both towers topped off in 2025. Heritage restoration and public realm work continues across the site, with remaining work on the heritage buildings, retail spaces and public realm still to come.