Sky ‘mansions’ coming for cultural area
Luxury project has expansive views of lake and city, artistic touches and timeless style
Excerpt from an article by Shelly Sanders Greer - Toronto Star
Located in Toronto’s cultural heart, Museum House will offer 24 “mansions in the sky” for people passionate about the arts.
Surrounded by the modernized Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the Royal Conservatory of Music, Ceramics Museum, Philosopher’s Walk, Queen’s Park and Yorkville, Museum House’s name and concept evolved from its distinguished location at 206 Bloor St. W.
And the artistic gallery feel will be reflected in the condo’s sales office, which will display an original Rodin sculpture, as well as the suites themselves, with their refined finishes and amenities.
Sol Wassermuhl, principal partner and president of Page + Steele Architects, worked closely with the developer – Yorkville Corp. – and the design firm of Powell and Bonnell to create Museum House.
Wassermuhl says it is “quite extraordinary to have a site like this,” with its “forever views across the lake” and nothing but historical buildings in the area.
“There is the ROM, Queen’s Park and University of Toronto and the lake to the south, an extraordinary vista which cannot be blocked,” Wassermuhl says. “To the north, Prince Arthur is a designated historical street and you’re looking toward Yorkville, Forest Hill and beyond. The views are more or less permanent so we had the opportunity to create a high-end building.”
Knowing that the clientele for this project would be people downsizing from large, luxury homes in Forest Hill and Rosedale, Wassermuhl decided that only the best would do. That’s why some key decisions were made, with the aim of setting this project apart from any other condo building in Toronto.
The 24 condo suites range from 2,000 to 4,000 square feet, priced from $1.5 to over $8 million. The half-floor suites are two-bedroom-plus-den plans, while the full-floor suites have three bedrooms. All of the units will have built-in safes and the master suites will have walls finished in stone, heated floors, and free-standing oval tubs.
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