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Everything writers, editors, and producers need to file a piece on The Loft on King in five minutes — boilerplate copy in three lengths, a single-page factsheet, brand logos, and high-resolution stills, plus a direct line to our press point of contact.

Boilerplate · four lengths

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One-sentence

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The Loft on King is a heritage event venue at 485 King West in Toronto, hosting weddings, brand launches, and private dinners across four spaces inside an 1844 brick-and-timber building.

One-paragraph

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The Loft on King is a heritage event venue at 485 King West in downtown Toronto, opened in its current form in 2014 by Honey Hospitality. Original 1844 brick, ten-foot ceilings, and a chandelier-and-truss grid anchor the main Loft floor; a retractable rooftop, the ground-floor kitchen at Baro, and Pablo's Snack House complete a four-room offering used for weddings, brand launches, product reveals, broadcast tapings, and private dinners. Catering is plated by Baro one floor below.

Short bio · 60 words

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The Loft on King is a heritage event venue at 485 King West in Toronto, set inside an 1844 brick-and-timber building. Four spaces — the main Loft, a partial-cover rooftop, Baro's ground-floor dining room, and Pablo's Snack House — host weddings, launches, and private dinners for up to 200 guests. Owned and operated by Honey Hospitality. Catering by Baro.

Long bio · 140 words

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The Loft on King is a four-room heritage event venue at 485 King West in downtown Toronto, opened in its current form in 2014 by Honey Hospitality after a multi-year heritage restoration of the original 1844 brick-and-timber building. The flagship Loft floor (1,850 sq ft, ten-foot ceilings, an industrial chandelier grid, a bridal suite) hosts weddings, brand launches, broadcast tapings, and private dinners for up to 200 guests. A rooftop with a partial retractable cover handles cocktail receptions and ceremonies from May through October. Baro's ground-floor kitchen — Latin coast cooking under chef Steve Gonzalez — plates every event upstairs. Notable past programming includes private weddings, national automotive launches, holiday activations for global beauty brands, and ongoing partnerships with Toronto's festival circuit.

Factsheet · all the numbers

Numbers + facts.

Cross-checked annually with our events ledger. The single-page PDF version is below in the assets section.

Building dates from
1844

Original heritage brick-and-timber. Reopened as The Loft on King in 2014.

Owner / operator
Honey Hospitality

Family-run Toronto hospitality group.

Address
485 King St W, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4

Three-storey building with rooftop. Wheelchair-accessible main floor.

Number of spaces
4

The Loft (main), Rooftop Patio, Baro Dining Room, Pablo's Snack House.

Published square footage
Loft 1,850 sq ft · Baro 2,200 sq ft

Per-room published figures. A building-wide total is not published.

Largest single room
200 standing / 100 seated

The Loft (main floor). Rooftop 80–100 · Baro 160 · Pablo's 80 standing.

Most intimate room
Pablo's Snack House — 16 seated

Downstairs bar room; 80 standing for late-night receptions.

Catering partner
Baro (in-house, ground floor)

Latin coast cooking by Chef Steve Gonzalez. No external caterer required.

Brand assets · download

Logos, hero stills, factsheet PDF.

One-click downloads, properly licensed for editorial use. ZIP bundles for editors who'd rather grab everything and sort it later.

Editorial use granted. For commercial / advertising use, please email press@theloftonking.com.

Press contact · direct line

Mackenzie Mathieson.

Director of Events · press point of contact

Email · preferred

press@theloftonking.com

Phone · time-sensitive only

+1-416-863-8388

Mon–Fri 9am–6pm ET. Time-sensitive press: text first, we'll call back within the hour.

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