Toronto Condo and Real Estate Blog

If you have recently been to the King West area, there is no doubt that you have been taken aback by its rapid progress. Developers have catered to residents by creating housing that emulates the sophisticated living of this neighbourhood. Condos, townhouses and lofts all blend together with parkettes, trees, restaurants and cafes to create an eclectic mix of hip, urban/suburban bliss. Sixtyloft is next in line for King West, the latest development in a series of distinctive lofts created by the Sorbara Development Group.

Sixtyloft will be a combination of three individual lofts that simply breathe the downtown lifestyle, each in its own unique way. 60 Bathurst Street will be an 11-storey building whose suite interiors have been left open for your discerning tastes. Lofty 10-ft. ceilings enhance the sense of openness and flexibility, and the only principal room divisions are provided by means of a kitchen-spa washroom core.

Numbers 60, 62 and 64 Niagara Street are intimate lofts comprising of only 30 “through” units that maximize daylight and the natural movement of air within the loft with both north and south exposures. Each loft has a minimum of two outdoor spaces in the form of balconies and terraces.

Both 66 and 68 Niagara Street feature lofts designed within an intimate Victorian six-plex that blend the new loft buildings with the established neighbourhood to the west. The site will be developed with native plants selected specifically for their tolerance of urban growing conditions.

The beauty of the trio of Sixtyloft condominiums is that residents are not only being offered the choice of a variety of interior finishes (typical of the standard condominium), but will also be afforded the unprecedented opportunity to affect the overall composition of the building’s exterior facade. The Sorbara Development Group decided that instead of having an image fixed to the building, they would create an open-ended design incorporating the input of future residents. Purchasers will be able to customize the arrangement of windows, balconies, textures and colours that make up the exteriors of their units by choosing from a range of pre-designed facade options.

With the building deliberated to your taste on both the inside and outside, the setting on Bathurst between Niagara and Wellington is about as ideal as you can get, away from the noise and congestion of major thoroughfares, yet just moments from shopping and entertainment. Visit the boutiques and shops of Queen West and Kensington Market. On King West, take in the city’s best restaurants, martini bars, musicals and world-class theatre. Experience a vibrant nightlife in the Entertainment District or peruse College Street’s trend-setting Little Italy around the corner.

Sixtyloft represents an innovative approach to Toronto loft living. The flexibility and individual expression typically restricted to owners of single-family housing has now emerged for the loft-living community in one of the most exciting and sought-after neighbourhoods of the city.

Occupancy at Sixtyloft is expected to start in April 2007 with an exclusive number of suites available.

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Toronto’s World-Class Yorkville Becomes a Prime Address for New Luxury Art Deco Condominium 

The international well-heeled seeking a luxurious pied-a -terre in a cosmopolitan North American city needs look no further than Toronto’s Regency Yorkville. Located in the heart of dynamic and sophisticated Toronto, the Bloor-Yorkville quarter is where historic charm meets modern style, the city’s most celebrated neighbourhood of fashion, gourmet food and culture.

Co-developed by Plazacorp and Hi-Rise Inc., the luxury condominium residences are designed for a discerning, elite clientele seeking impeccable service, exclusivity and beautifully designed interiors with custom finishes. Designed by award-winning architects Turner, Fleisher and detailed by acclaimed interior designer Mike Niven, The Regency Yorkville is a New York-style, art deco masterpiece. With just 58 sumptuous suites over 18 levels, the condominium residences promise its buyers privacy and intimacy.

Slated for completion by fall 2006 and with over 65% of the units sold, The Regency Yorkville has already attracted buyers from Singapore, Dubai, Turkey, Cairo, Bermuda, Anchorage, Florida, California, New York and Toronto. The remaining suites range from 2,600- to 5,800-sq.-ft. and priced from $1.8 million to over $5 million.

The Regency Yorkville is located in one of Toronto’s most prestigious neighbourhoods - Yorkville - offering a distinctive blend of designer boutiques, world-class restaurants, trendy cafes and nightclubs, luxury hotels, noteworthy museums and art galleries.

Residents will be greeted by the concierge and welcomed into a dramatic, two-storey, richly paneled lobby. Each suite will be custom designed to suit the homeowner’s needs.

Penthouses will feature 10-ft. ceilings; kitchens with Sub-Zero and Thermador appliances; and all bathrooms will be Kohler-designed and embellished with the company’s signature fixtures.

The Regency Yorkville carries a professionally equipped fitness area and wellness centre with outdoor terrace; a private dining room with full catering kitchen; and a full palette of party, entertainment and meeting areas, including the elegantly appointed library and private screening room. The rooftop terrace garden offers spectacular views of the downtown skyline. The butler, 24-hour concierge, valet parking and round-the-clock security system will also pamper residents. Residents will also enjoy an exclusive VIP membership in the prestigious, worldwide-recognized QUINTESSENTIALLY programme, the global members’ concierge service focusing on “accessing the inaccessible.”

“Our mission is to provide buyers with an unmatched, first-class living experience in Toronto. The property’s amenities, services and capabilities all speak to these efforts,” said Shellianne Bedder, Director of Marketing and Sales for the Regency Yorkville. “The Regency Yorkville’s first-class provenance places it at the very pinnacle of downtown’s most exclusive condominiums.”

Plazacorp is one of Toronto’s most experienced residential construction and development organizations. The company has gained its expertise through developing and building nearly 2,000 new and loft-conversion suites.

Hi-Rise Inc. has been building condo in Southern Ontario since 1976. This fully integrated development and construction company has its own design, financing and concrete forming divisions. The company has built more than 9,000 condos in the Greater Toronto Area, and was one of the first Canadian companies to enter the People’s Republic of China, where it completed a 400-suite hotel in Beijing. Hi-Rise Inc. has also been involved with projects in the U.S. and Egypt.

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Rivertowne will include elements considered essential to a healthy community
Excerpt of an article by Vickey Sandersen - Toronto Star

Mixed-income infill housing is now very much on the city’s radar, partly because it’s being pursued on a large scale in the redevelopment of Regent Park. But before that project was even announced, mixed-income planning principles were being applied to Don Mount Court.

The decision to rebuild meant finding temporary housing for 56 families. Fortunately, it also meant designers could include elements that are now considered essential to a healthy community: mixed-income occupants, street-oriented homes, access to public transportation, and proximity to local merchants and services.

The neighbourhood should be the first of many public-private partnerships, says Tony Whitaker, vice-president of sales and marketing for Intracorp.

“By entering into these public-private partnerships, TCHC can rebuild existing stock plus have some market housing built within the same community,” he explains. “That’s typical of much of downtown anyway, in the sense that, on the same street, you have poor people, rich people, middle-class people.”

Rivertowne will include 176 one- and two-storey stacked townhouse condos and a four-storey apartment building with 56 affordable-housing units. The market condominiums are being targeted to singles, young couples and empty nesters, all of whom want easy access to downtown while being part of a neighbourhood.Within the community - seven blocks roughly bounded by Queen, Dundas, Bayview and Broadview - there will be a range of townhouses from 648 to 1,118 square feet. Some have rooftop gardens.

Prices range from $199,990 to the mid-$300,000s, with a monthly maintenance fee of $159.72, which covers snow removal, landscaping, building insurance, water, parking garage maintenance and contributions to a reserve fund. Each unit also comes with a parking space.

Construction is expected to begin early in 2008, and the first occupants could move in that March, when a two-acre park should also be ready. Construction on the rent-geared-to-income unit will begin soon, and tenants should begin to move back in by the fall of 2007.

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