Toronto condo complex notorious for sketchy parties subject of new lawsuit
Sure, downtown Toronto condos may be known as shoddily built and too poorly designed to be very livable, but one complex undoubtedly takes the cake when it comes to bad reputations, and it’s only getting worse.
The ICE Condos complex has for years held the title of the sketchiest of its kind in the city, being the site of everything from shootings and balcony fires to garbage-filled stairways and bloody elevators that stall.
A notorious ghost hotel from the outset due to the Airbnb-friendly nature of its units, the two-tower, Scotiabank Arena-adjacent development at 12-14 York St. has built up quite the lore in its 11 years of existence.
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The latest addition to the infamy is a lawsuit that gives a glimpse into how bonkers the goings-on at ICE really are; not the countless headline-worthy incidents, but the politics that take place behind closed doors.
A recent decision by the Condominium Authority Tribunal shows that ICE board director Rajat Sharma — who is also an Airbnb Superhost who owns multiple units in the building — has been accused of harassing building management and generally “intruding into the operations of [the condo] in a disruptive way.”
Sharma allegedly “created a toxic, hostile and disruptive work environment” for staff, fellow board members say in the suit, consistently engaging in “harassment, disruption and inappropriate behaviour” to the point that multiple employees resigned.
While the case docs are filled with legalese, the tea they contain is as piping hot as one would expect from a complex as dramatic as ICE. And, hilariously, the tribunal even mentions the condo’s disrepute (and blogTO’s coverage of it) within the first line.
“Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2510 (‘TSCC 2510’) submits that their condominium corporation ‘has achieved notoriety’ in the news due to frequent, publicly reported issues. A popular blog describes TSCC 2510 as having ‘the sketchiest reputation,'” reads the introduction to the decision, dated April 11.
“Now, TSCC 2510 alleges that, as bad as these issues have been for it, what is worse is the conduct of one of its board members, the Respondent Mr. Sharma.”
Anyone who wants to look into the litigation — or ICE’s history — further should grab the popcorn and be prepared for the stuff of reality shows (and also, sadly, the reality of more than 1,300 residents of the towers).
In the end, Sharma was found to have acted in violation of condo corporation rules, and was ordered to “immediately bring himself into compliance with the governing documents of TSCC 2510” and pay $200 to cover the costs of the board having to file the suit.