Rebel (entertainment complex)

Rebel (originally the Docks Nightclub & Concert Theater and then Sound Academy) is a nightclub and concert venue located on the Polson Pier in Toronto, Canada. Relaunched in October 2016 as Rebel Night Club, the complex is on the edge of Lake Ontario, overlooking the Toronto city skyline. The main room has a 65-foot stage with an installation of LED video walls, as well as outdoor grand terraces. The mezzanine hosts the central bar which includes built-in seating.

Rebel
Former namesDocks Nightclub & Concert Theater (1996–2007)
Sound Academy (2007–16)
Address11 Polson St
Toronto, ON M5A 1A4
Canada
LocationLower Don Lands
Coordinates43.6409°N 79.3548°W / 43.6409; -79.3548
OwnerPowerHouse Corporation
OperatorINK Entertainment
Capacity2,500
Construction
OpenedJune 1996 (1996-06)
Renovated2004, 2016
Website
rebeltoronto.com
Building details
General information
Renovated3 January – 28 September 2016
Renovation cost$10 million
Renovating team
Renovating firmStudio Munge
Other designers
  • Apex Sound & Light
  • Anony
Main contractorKintel

The venue opened as "the Docks Nightclub" n 1996. A major renovation in 2016 split the venue into four rooms: "The Main Room", "City Bar", "Noir" and the "Purple Room". The entire venue (as a whole) can house 3,700, with the concert venue holding up to 2,500 spectators.

History

The club has gone through several ownerships changes over the past two decades. After former Docks owner Jerry Sprackman lost his liquor licence, Polson Pier Entertainment (PPE) took over. A newly formed company called Maya Corp. applied for the liquor licence.[1] Charles Khabouth owns 42.5 per cent of Maya, his business partner Daniel Soberano and a group controlled by PPE each own 25 per cent, and Ralph Soberano owns 7.5 per cent. Venture capitalist Michael Kimel soon entered the picture and started a new company with Khabouth and others called "Powerhouse".

At the end of 2015, Khabouth began a reported $10-million renovation of the complex (which was then called Sound Academy) and the adjoining outdoor Cabana Pool Bar.[2] After 10 months, the complex reopened under the name Rebel.[1] The Rebel complex has four rooms, a 65-foot stage, LED video walls, a grand terrace overlooking the city skyline, and a central bar.[3]

References
  1. Ritchie, Kevin (3 February 2017). "Rebel resurrects battle over noise on Toronto's waterfront".
  2. "The world's biggest nightclub on Toronto's waterfront? Owner says no, but residents are worried - CBC News".
  3. Ritchie, Kevin (25 August 2016). "Goodbye Sound Academy, Hello Rebel".
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