Tridel’s Verve - environmental condos and lofts in the heart of downtown Toronto
Today, environmental conservation is an issue that concerns everyone, and as one of Canada’s largest condominium developers, Tridel is taking the initiative to new levels in the condominium industry.
Through its “Naturally Better” program, the company is working to reduce harmful greenhouse gases, waste, pollution and increasing energy costs by implementing environmentally sustainable design and construction practices, along with environmentally friendly features and finishes in all its new communities.
Verve, Tridel’s newest downtown condo community, will illustrate the company’s environmental policy, with residents seeing the direct benefits of green building through higher performance and efficiency, a healthier living environment and reduced maintenance costs.
Verve will be a new experience in condominium living that will feed off the vibrant energy of the surrounding urban environment, and the spirit of its residents. Offering resort-style condominium living, Verve will provide the comforts of home and the style of today’s coolest boutique hotels. Located on Wellesley Street East, just east of Jarvis Street, this condominium community will anchor a new master-planned community on the former Wellesley Hospital site. Positioned right on the edge of architectural design, this stunning building will also be healthy and energy efficient, taking the lead as one of the first truly “green” condos in the city.
Pushing the boundaries in architectural design, Burka-Varacalli Architects has made Verve a powerful visual statement, in both the local neighbourhood and on the Toronto skyline, with its 39-storey point tower of shimmering glass and concrete elements, and its hip, urban seven-storey loft building linked by a central lobby. Verve’s tower façade has been shaped to take advantage of some of the unique elements of the surrounding landscape, following the curving path of Wellesley Street as it passes by.
Verve – Hip, Healthy Living Spaces
Verve will offer 344 one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus den, two-bedroom and two-bedroom plus den tower suites with nine-foot ceilings. Ranging in size from 522 to 1,085 sq. ft., each suite is accompanied by either a French balcony, balcony or terrace. Tower suites are priced from $168,000 to $341,000. A series of large Signature Collection suites will also be released at a later date.
The loft building will be home to 86 one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus den, two-bedroom and two-bedroom plus den lofts with ceiling heights ranging from nine to 14 ft. Every design features either a patio, balcony or terrace, and two-storey lofts make up the top floor of the building. Loft suites range in size from 614 to 1,404 sq. ft. and are priced from $230,000 to $535,000.
Sustainable development and environmentally friendly design are two key elements that have been considered throughout the creation of Verve. As such, finishes used in both the Tower and Loft collections are not only premium quality, but also kinder to the environment. Plank laminate floating floors for example, which consume fewer natural resources and limit the build-up of dust and irritants, are found in the kitchen, living room, dining room, den, halls and foyer, creating a healthier living space. Green label Olefin fibre broadloom is used in the bedrooms in place of conventional carpeting, and porcelain tiles are in the bathrooms.
Energy conservation continues in the kitchen, with a black Energy Star high-efficiency, time-delay dishwasher, and a stainless steel Energy Star high-efficiency refrigerator, plus a black, slide-in self-cleaning oven with a ceran top and an over-the-counter microwave with a built-in hood fan. Finishes like granite counters, a mosaic ceramic tile backsplash and Euro-style flat panel cabinetry with extended uppers, designer detailed open shelving and stainless steel handles are other highlights. Most of the kitchen designs also provide an island with breakfast bar for more storage space and an eat-in area.
Each suite’s bathroom is designed with water conservation in mind, featuring low-flow faucets in bathtubs, showers and sinks, as well as a high performance dual flush toilet. In the bathroom, residents will find 36-inch extended Euro-style cabinetry with stainless steel handles, white cultured marble counters complete with a rectangular sink, and a deep soaker tub or glass shower stall with designer detailed mosaic wall tile.
Residents will also benefit from an in-suite laundry area with a stacked Whirlpool dryer and Energy Star front-loading washer.
Each condo also features Tridel’s SoftWire Network Centre, which supports the very latest in communications and entertainment technology, with the flexibility to suit individual lifestyle and communication needs for the present and the future.
Verve – The Urban Resort
In addition to leading-edge living spaces, Verve will offer residents resort-style living with first-rate amenities and outstanding design. Verve’s central lobby and recreation facilities have been designed as fluid spaces that are open, inviting and pulsing with the life of the community. The two-storey lobby, created by Mike Niven Interior Design Inc., has a suspended second floor made of frosted glass, translucent light panels that change colour over the course of the day, and suspended ornamental artwork that also reflects the coloured light.
The design of the party room, with its bar and caterers’ kitchen, is flexible to meet many uses, whether it be an intimate dinner party or a larger gathering of friends. Residents can also kick back and play a game of pool in the billiards room or watch a movie in the private screening theatre. And, residents will no longer need a gym membership. Verve’s fitness centre and aerobics studio will offer state-of-the-art fitness equipment, sound systems and televisions.
Verve will also provide residents with an urban oasis reminiscent of South Beach amid the bustling city. On top of the loft building, residents can spend their hot summer nights relaxing while overlooking the city. The roof is home to an outdoor swimming pool with a water wall, breezy cabanas, sunning decks and patios with barbecues. With special lighting adding atmosphere to the evening, residents will be able to entertain their guests, day or night.
Verve – Toronto at Your Door
As Verve is part of the overall master-planned community, residents will also be able to enjoy a stunning urban park designed by internationally acclaimed landscape architect, Cornelia Oberlander. Oberlander has designed public spaces for many projects including the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the Canadian Embassy in Berlin and the Canadian Chancellery in Washington, DC. A recipient of the Order of Canada, she believes that it is imperative to provide “green living for city dwellers,” and the theme for the park is “healthy cities.”
Verve is also perfectly located to offer its residents the very best that Toronto has to offer. Just a short walk from Yonge Street, residents can take advantage of some of the city’s best restaurants, shopping and entertainment. A stroll north up Yonge Street leads to the shops of Bloor Street, while a walk south takes residents to College Park, which is home to a large Dominion, the Eaton Centre and numerous restaurants and theatres. To travel further afield in an environmentally friendly way, residents also have access to the TTC at the Wellesley or Sherbourne subway stations.
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