OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Our roots are deep.
When you choose Minto for your new home, you’re choosing more than just a homebuilder — you’re choosing a trusted partner to help you along every step of your home buying journey.
60,000
Homes
built
60+
years of
operation
Awards & Accolades
Let our awards do the talking.
At Minto, we’ve made it our mission to inspire homeowners every day. Our quality craftsmanship is recognized industry-wide, but more importantly, it’s recognized by our homeowners.
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1955
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1958
Originally known as "Mercury Homes", the company officially changes their name to Minto Construction Ltd. in honour of Governor General, The Earl of Minto.
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1960
The company becomes one of the first builders in Ontario to pre-fabricate framing for its houses, using assembly-line techniques to speed up production and improve quality.
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1964
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1969
Minto builds Horizon House located in Parkwood Hills in Ottawa – established as Ontario’s first registered high-rise condominium in Canada.
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1978
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1983
“Chapel Hill”, the enchanting woodland community is officially launched in Ottawa. With over 4,000 homes built, it is still considered to be Minto’s flagship residential community in Ottawa.
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1986
Minto breaks ground on its first foray into the Toronto market: “Optima on the Park”, a luxury 462 unit condominium high-rise complex located in the heart of Scarborough.
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1988
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1989
Minto headquarters and the Minto Suite Hotel – Minto’s first foray into the local hotel business - is completed in downtown Ottawa.
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1990
“The Township” (Florida) contains over 5,000 homes and becomes recognized as the premier recreational community in South Florida.
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1991
It’s back to Toronto for the opening of “Minto Plaza” located at Bay and Elm Street in the downtown sector. This 2 tower mixed-use complex contains 280,000 sq. ft. of office space, 20,000 sq. ft of retail and 434 condominium apartments, of which 125 are furnished apartments.
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1992
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1998
Minto is chosen as the first inductee – among forty-nine eligible companies – into the Ottawa Carleton Home Builder’s Association Hall of Fame.
Minto launches an ambitious project in Toronto’s fashionable Yorkville neighbourhood. “The Prince Arthur” is a landmark structure housing 161 condominium mansions.
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1999
Minto builds its 50,000 home!
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2000
Minto receives the Outstanding Philanthropic Regional Corporation Award from the Ottawa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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2001
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2003
Minto Yorkville, our first luxury rental property opens in Toronto.
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2004
The Metropole stands tall as Minto’s tallest residential high rise in Ottawa.
Minto chairman and CEO, Roger Greenberg, is named Ottawa Business Journal’s CEO of the Year.
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2006
Radiance at Minto Gardens become the first high-rise residential condominium to be LEED Canada certified.
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2007
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2008
Minto becomes the first to be named Green Builder of the Year by the Ontario Home Builder’s Association.
Minto's first Net Zero demonstration home opens, 'Inspiration' and is one of the greenest homes in Canada!
Minto Midtown, a landmark 2 tower condominium of 39 and 54 stories is completed. It’s the largest multi-residential building in North America to achieve LEED Gold.
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2010
Minto Gardens in Toronto, with the first muskoka-inspired water feature, is completed.
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2012
Minto expands into Calgary, Alberta.
180 Kent in Ottawa becomes the first and largest LEED Platinum Core and Shell office tower in Canada and was named The National Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) by BOMA.
Minto continues changing the streetscape at Yonge and Eglinton with the launch of its newest 34 story condominium, 30Roe.
Minto re-enters the condo market in Ottawa after 8 years with its UpperWest and Lansdowne projects.
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2013
Minto launches Longbranch, a townhome community in Etobicoke and sells out in just a few months.
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2014
Minto launches two landmark condominiums; The iconic 24-karat Minto Yorkville Park at the corner of Cumberland and Belair in trendy Yorkville and Minto Westside a two tower community at Front and Bathurst.
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2015
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2016
Minto unveils Net-Zero Energy Townhomes in Arcadia.
Minto launches the much anticipated Longbranch 2 and thousands show up.
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2017
Minto is a proud sponsor of Ottawa 2017 celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Harmony in Ottawa launches on June 3 and sells out within minutes.
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2018
Here's to the next 60 years!
Minto unveils its new branding to reflect the company's growth and evolution.
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2018
Riversbend at Harmony, near the Jock River in Barrhaven, launches June 23.
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2018
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2055
Looking ahead to our 100th year.
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Arcadia
West Ottawa
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WHY MINTO COMMUNITIES
Minto Communities Through the Years
Travel back through the last 60+ years of Minto home building and community design in Ottawa and see where it all started.
Contemporary homes designed for modern living
A lot has changed over the last six decades as a premier Ottawa home builder, which is why we’re constantly rethinking our home designs to meet the ever-changing tastes, styles, and needs of today’s family.
As part of our home design process, we integrate feedback from our homeowners to ensure we’re always creating designs that meet their needs, such as the current trend of open-concept kitchens flowing into living areas to create bright, open, contemporary spaces. Modern amenities in our latest series, including ensuites, Jack and Jill bathrooms, and second-floor laundry rooms, are a result of valuable homeowner feedback.
Personalize your new home with our available Flex Plan options
Our wide range of floor plans in various sizes ensures homeowners have the freedom to choose a layout that works for their lifestyle. Personalize your new home with our available Flex Plan options — unique to each home design — to add more bedrooms, change the layout of a kitchen, upgrade a bathroom, or finish your basement.
From countertops and cabinet doors, to lighting and colour options, you’ll find a variety of Design Centre selections to choose from to complete your new Minto Communities home, and our highly-trained Design Centre staff will help you bring your ideas to life.
We give careful consideration to our exterior finishes and streetscape designs. We pick from the most current colour palettes and high-quality finishes to build beautiful neighbourhoods and communities. Our architecturally controlled streetscapes include specially designed corner lots. These are homes that you’ll be proud to call your own for a lifetime, and are built with our 60-year commitment to Ottawa families.
Mark Arnold
Design Centre Manager, Minto Communities Inc.
“The new Minto designs really try to promote having lots of open space, and lots of gathering space. You’ll see a lot of eat-in kitchens – these are places families can gather around and are the main places where people traditionally like to stay in their home.”