Lowndes & Harrison
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 697 handling Real Estate Law.
About Lowndes & Harrison
Lowndes & Harrison was a real estate law firm in downtown Toronto, with an office at 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2702. John Lowndes, Q.C. and Robert J. Harrison founded the firm together. Robert John Harrison was called to the Ontario bar in 1986 and built a practice mainly in real estate and in trusts and estates. Harrison and Lowndes worked as partners until Lowndes's retirement in 2006.
According to archived versions of the firm's website (the last one dates to 2022), the firm's work centred on residential and commercial real estate closings, including purchases, sales, and mortgage refinancing, along with wills, powers of attorney, and notary public services for clients across the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario. The firm also published a step by step guide for condominium buyers that spelled out exactly what documents and identification a client needed to provide before closing, from the agreement of purchase and sale to a void cheque for the mortgage lender.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Robert John Harrison was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986 and went on to practice mainly in real estate law and in trusts and estates.
- Harrison practiced in partnership with John Lowndes, Q.C. until Lowndes's retirement in 2006.
Lawyers 2
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's Suite 2702 office sat in the tower at 1 Dundas Street West, a 29 storey office building completed in 1977 as part of the Toronto Eaton Centre complex at Yonge and Dundas. That tower connects into the downtown PATH network, so from Suite 2702 clients could walk indoors through much of the retail and office core around Yonge-Dundas Square. It's a downtown commercial address, not a neighbourhood storefront, which fit a practice built around real estate closings for clients from across the GTA rather than foot traffic from one local block.
Frequently asked questions
- Did Lowndes & Harrison handle both residential and commercial real estate deals?
- Archived versions of the firm's site described its real estate work as covering residential and commercial purchases, sales, and mortgage refinancing across the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario.
- What did a client need to give Lowndes & Harrison to buy a condo through the firm?
- The firm's own step by step condo buying guide asked for the signed agreement of purchase and sale, the condominium status certificate, valid ID for everyone going on title, and a void cheque for the mortgage lender, all before the office set up a closing appointment.
- Could Lowndes & Harrison prepare a will or power of attorney?
- Yes. Alongside real estate, the practice areas listed on the firm's site included wills, powers of attorney, and notary public services.
- How long had Robert Harrison been practicing law?
- Robert John Harrison was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986, so had practiced for decades in real estate and trusts and estates by the time the firm's site was last archived.
- Where was Lowndes & Harrison's office, and is it still there?
- The firm's own archived contact page listed its address as 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2702, in downtown Toronto. The firm's website has since gone offline, so this can't confirm whether the office is still active there.
Where to find them
1 Dundas St. W., Suite 2702 (Box 81), Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3 · 416-977-8720
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