Green living at the Falling Brook Lofts in the Beach
Eco-friendly feature is the only one in area as the building is designed to be super energy-efficient
Excerpt from an article by Valerie Hauch - The Toronto Star
The green, green grass of home will have a special meaning for the residents of Bob Mitchell’s Falling Brook loft development in Toronto’s east end.
That’s because the grass will be growing on Falling Brook’s roof - the top of the six-storey, 43-unit building - making it the only loft building in the Beach with a living, green roof and part of a select group of buildings with a similar feature in the city of Toronto.
Because it is on a high point of land at Kingston Rd. and Fallingbrook, the views from the terraces with each loft unit will have a view of either Lake Ontario to the south, or Blantyre Park to the north.
The one and two-storey lofts will have gas fireplaces and a choice of engineered plank hardwood or bamboo or polished concrete flooring with sisal carpeting on stairs and mezzanines.
Indoor garage parking and a locker is included with the price of a unit.
This is a “conscious decision,” says Mitchell, who also never uses model suites in his developments and sells many of his units through referrals, word-of-mouth and his website. It keeps costs down and this is why, for instance, maintenance fees will be $186 a month, irrespective of unit size.
He’s enjoyed doing loft retrofits and conversions of buildings in the past (the Glebe, Printers Row and others), but also enjoys constructing an all-new residence because it can be made as eco-friendly and energy efficient as possible.
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