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Bay Street Condos

January 14, 2013  

The name “Bay Street” dates back to 1797. It joined Watts Street (Queen Street West) to a bay in the Toronto Har­bor. Bay Street area is now home to four out of the five top Cana­dian banks. Bay Street is also syn­ony­mous with the country’s top law firms.

In recent years, the price of gas has sky­rock­eted and Toron­to­ni­ans are look­ing for afford­able trans­porta­tion options. The City of Toronto began plan­ning devel­op­ments cen­tered on the idea of urban neigh­bor­hoods. The plan was to build afford­able con­dos that would place mass tran­sit, shop­ping, recre­ation, and child­care facil­i­ties within walk­ing distance.

A reverse exo­dus from the sub­urbs to the urban cen­ter in Toronto began in earnest in the 1990s. Tired of long com­mutes on con­gested thor­ough­fares, city res­i­dents gave up their lives in the sub­urbs for con­dos closer to their workplaces.

The Bay Street area was part of the devel­op­ment process that drew res­i­dents to move in to the city. The neigh­bor­hood is full of new con­do­mini­ums and town­homes. Peo­ple can choose from upscale con­dos with great views and big prices. But there are afford­able alter­na­tives widely avail­able in the area as well.

Con­dos have been going up on Bay Street for 20 years now. Older build­ings across from U of T are pop­u­lar with stu­dent renters, while the new lux­ury build­ings on Charles Street attract inter­na­tional investors. There are 25 major Bay Street con­dos, most cen­tered between Dun­das and Bloor – though some are to the south, such as the new Trump Tower.

Med­ical res­i­dents, stu­dents, lawyers, doc­tors and those in the finan­cial indus­try will find that liv­ing in a condo on Bay Street puts them within walk­ing dis­tance to work and every­thing else. Yorkville is just north, the sub­way is just to the east.

Call Lau­rin at 416−388−1960 or or email him today if you are inter­ested in any of these Bay Street Con­dos! Please be sure to let us know if you think a condo is missing.

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1132 bay street condos1132 Bay – 1132 Bay Street
Com­pleted in 1983, the condo at 1132 Bay is located in Toronto’s busi­ness dis­trict, along the Bay Street cor­ri­dor. Not far south, King and Bay is the Cana­dian ver­sion of Wall Street. This build­ing at 1132 Bay Street is under good man­age­ment and is located close to the exclu­sive Yorkville neigh­bour­hood. The con­dos them­selves are quite large, around 2,300 square feet each, and have nine foot ceil­ings and floor to ceil­ing win­dows. Adding to the exclu­siv­ity, there are only two suites on each of the 18 floors! Build­ing Ameni­ties include a full fit­ness cen­ter, pool and out­door party ter­race. Some call this Park Avenue on Bay Street.
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1166 bay street condos 1166 Bay – 1166 Bay Street
Built in 1981, this 22-storey condo was devel­oped by Cadil­lac Fairview when con­dos first started spring­ing up along Bay Street. 1166 Bay Street houses 103 con­dos that are spa­cious and well designed. Fees are mid-range and build­ing ameni­ties include a party room, well-equipped fit­ness room, indoor pool, 24-hour concierge and valet park­ing. The con­dos are large, rang­ing in size from 2,005 square feet to 2,210 square feet, and offer gen­er­ous floor plans. Stop by 1166 Bay Street when look­ing for a Toronto condo that is close to every­thing but still rea­son­ably priced. Bay street is a must see.
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1331 bay street condos 1331 Bay – 1331 Bay Street
This strik­ing build­ing houses only a mod­est 38 con­dos that are well appointed with in-suite laun­dry facil­i­ties, mar­ble bath­tub and shower, and bal­conies. There is an atrium lobby and the pent­houses have large ter­races. The build­ing boasts gen­er­ous ameni­ties such as a recre­ation room, party room, and well-equipped fit­ness room, in addi­tion to a sun deck, whirlpools, a car wash bay, con­ve­nience store and stor­age areas. There are rare spa­cious condo floor plans in this build­ing includ­ing 850-square-foot one-bedrooms with 9-foot ceil­ings. Com­pare this to new con­do­mini­ums where 850 square feet would likely be 2 bed­room con­dos. Many suites have real wood burn­ing fire­places and bath­rooms with sep­a­rate shower stalls.
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opera place condos Alle­gro at Opera Place – 887, 889 & 909 Bay Street
The Alle­gro at Opera Place con­dos are located on the east side of Bay Street and south of Welles­ley. It is a beau­ti­ful build­ing that was built in 2000 with style in mind. The con­dos have large win­dows and spec­tac­u­lar city views. The Alle­gro and Opera Place build­ings have many dif­fer­ent condo lay­outs from bach­e­lor to three bed­room suites. Most of the units have bal­conies, some have patios and the upper suites on the east expo­sure have a lake view. Ameni­ties include an exer­cise room, a party/meeting room, guest suites, vis­i­tor park­ing, 24-hour concierge and secu­rity. The condo build­ing even has a patio gar­den on the eighth floor. This condo is named Opera Place in mem­ory of a failed plan to build a new Opera House for Toronto on this site. Plans for the Opera House were can­celled in the early 1990s, when a new Opera House was built in the 2000s, it was located else­where in the city.
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the artisan condos The Arti­san – 152 St. Patrick Street
Another Tridel build­ing com­pleted in the late 1990′s, The Arti­san is located near the finan­cial dis­trict, as well as Chi­na­town and Queen West. Choose from one of 135 con­dos that fea­ture gen­er­ous floor plans and range in size up to almost 1,500 square feet – and there are two-storey pent­houses. All of the Arti­san con­dos fea­ture large win­dows and fin­ishes of con­tem­po­rary design. The condo fees are mid-range in this mid-rise condo build­ing. The Arti­san is a 14-storey condo build­ing of mod­ern clay brick. It is attached to Vil­lage by the Grange, a shop­ping mall with trendy restau­rants, a diverse array of shops and ser­vices. Ameni­ties include a party room with wet bar and kitchen, recre­ation cen­ter, beau­ti­fully land­scaped out­door patio and exer­cise facil­i­ties. There is also a 24-hour concierge ser­vice.
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College Park Condos - 761-763 Bay StreetCol­lege Park – 761 & 763 Bay Street
Phases 1 and 2 of The Res­i­dences of Col­lege Park are located at 761 & 763 Bay Street. The Col­lege Park con­dos are down­town Toronto’s most dis­tin­guished and dis­tinc­tive con­do­minium address, as lav­ish in its inte­rior appoint­ments, as it is cen­tral in its Bay and Col­lege loca­tion. The two condo tow­ers were com­plete a few years, built by Can­derel Stoner­idge. The north tower is 52 storeys with 543 units and the south tower is 45 storeys 528 units. There are also 12 town­houses. The Res­i­dences at Col­lege Park enjoy direct under­ground access from the build­ing to the Col­lege sub­way sta­tion. Every­one is look­ing for­ward to the new and excit­ing Aura Con­dos, the third and final Con­do­minium phase For Col­lege Park, it should also be one of the “in places” in Toronto.
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Aura at College Park Aura (Col­lege Park Phase 3) – Yonge and Ger­rard
Phase 3 of the very pop­u­lar Col­lege Park condo com­plex, Aura is some­thing com­pletely new in the Toronto condo mar­ket. Soar­ing above Toronto at 76 storeys, one of Canada’s tallest con­do­mini­ums will punc­tu­ate the city’s sky­line like no other build­ing. Aura is set­ting new stan­dards for both its ver­ti­cal stature and archi­tec­tural excel­lence and offers res­i­dents the ulti­mate in lux­u­ri­ous liv­ing, with ele­gantly appointed suites, expan­sive views of the city sky­line and a three-storey podium floor with prime retail space and supe­rior ameni­ties. The build­ing also offers direct under­ground access to the sub­way and a con­nec­tion to the PATH. Aura is being devel­oped by Can­derel Stoner­idge
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Burano Condos - 832 Bay Street Burano – 832 Bay Street
Burano Con­do­mini­ums is the newest and hottest addi­tion to Bay Street. Like its Ital­ian name­sake, the Burano Con­dos incor­po­rate the unique and colour­ful art of the famed north­ern Ital­ian cul­ture in its design sen­si­bil­i­ties. The three-storey glass lobby is just the first hint of the beauty to fol­low. The old world meets the refiner­ies of mod­ern at Burano. Climb­ing up from the chic retail space in the podium carved from the gor­geous old Addi­son on Bay build­ing, Burano is a 48-storey tower con­sist­ing of con­dos rang­ing from 450-square-foot 1-bedroom suites to 1,400-square-foot 3-bedroom-plus-den suites.
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century plaza condos Cen­tury Plaza – 24 Welles­ley Street West
The con­dos of Cen­tury Plaza are min­utes from all the action. Cen­trally located near Bay and Welles­ley, Cen­tury Plaza is a well-established and well-maintained con­do­minium in the heart of down­town Toronto. Orig­i­nally built in the late 1980s, this com­plex has under­gone major ren­o­va­tions in recent years – it now boasts a new upscale lobby and com­mon area fin­ishes. Cen­tury Plaza is one of the few build­ings in the city where you can find a suite with a 600+ square foot ter­race over­look­ing Toronto’s beau­ti­ful sky­line. Walk­ing dis­tance to Yorkville, Hos­pi­tal Row and TTC at your doorstep. Cen­tury Plaza boasts a 24-hour concierge, roof top ter­race with out­door hot tub, gym with views of the city and lake, whirlpool, sauna, library, party room and visitor’s park­ing.
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conservatory tower condos Con­ser­va­tory Tower – 736 Bay Street
This Bay Street condo build­ing is cen­trally located north of Ger­rard Street West. Devel­oped by the Con­ser­va­tory Group in 1993, it rises 31 floors with 372 units. The con­dos range from 460-square-foot one bed­rooms to 1,266-square-foot two bed­rooms suites – most with bal­conies. Short walk to restau­rants, Col­lege Park, TTC and more. Con­ser­va­tory Tower condo facil­i­ties include an indoor pool, sauna, fit­ness area, meet­ing and party rooms, 24-hour concierge and vis­i­tor park­ing. The Con­ser­va­tory Tower has bach­e­lor suites, one and two bed­room con­dos. The suites range in size from 460 to 1,266 square feet. Most con­dos have a bal­cony, some have ter­races. Not every­one like the way it looks – and the condo fees are quite high.
Con­tact us today if this condo inter­ests you.
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elevn21 condos Elev’n 21 – 1121 Bay Street
Located where every­thing is hap­pen­ing – at fash­ion­able Bloor/Yorkville. Inter­na­tional designer shops, art gal­leries, chic restau­rants, cin­e­mas, world-class hotels and muse­ums are all at just out­side the front door of Elev’n 21. Elev’n 21′s 21 storeys of mod­ern Italian-style glass archi­tec­ture has a sweep­ing 2-storey colon­nade and oval shaped wood pan­eled lobby. Condo ameni­ties include 24-hour secu­rity and concierge, rooftop lounge and ter­race, exer­cise room, saunas, party room and the­atre room. Elev’n 21 offers one and two bed­room con­dos, rang­ing in size from 500 to 1,500 square feet. Most of the con­dos have bal­conies and floor to ceil­ing win­dows with 9′ or 10′ ceil­ings. Com­pleted in 2002 by Edil­can Group, Elev’n 21 occu­pies the site of the for­mer La Scala, an upscale restau­rant where the gov­ern­ing elite of Ontario used to con­gre­gate. The pub­lic art in Elev’n21, along with the nearby La Scala lane, both com­mem­o­rate this insti­tu­tion.
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Four Seasons Private Residences - 1263 Bay Street Four Sea­sons Pri­vate Res­i­dences – 1263 Bay Street
At the top of Bay Street, in the heart of Yorkville, is the new Four Sea­sons Hotel and Pri­vate Res­i­dences. Boast­ing some of Toronto’s most lux­u­ri­ous con­dos, this land­mark com­plex com­prises two glass tow­ers. The West Res­i­dence is 55 sto­ries with res­i­dences begin­ning on the twenty-fourth floor, while the East Res­i­dence is a 25 story tower with 107 units. The 55-storey tower sits atop a ter­raced 6-storey podium build­ing, which occu­pies the entire Bay Street frontage. The two tow­ers are linked together with a cen­tral access court­yard at grade, as well as by a pedes­trian bridge at the 6th storey level.
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the gallery condos The Gallery – 25 Grenville Street
Built in 1989, The Gallery is a great starter condo right in the heart of down­town Toronto, close to the Col­lege sub­way. Build­ing ameni­ties include 24-hour concierge, exer­cise room, rooftop deck, sauna and a movie screen­ing room. This condo has some of the best buys in down­town Toronto, offer­ing more square footage for the price. Shops, restau­rants, art gal­leries and the uni­ver­sity are nearby, and the Don Val­ley Park­way and Gar­diner Express­way are acces­si­ble. The Gallery is com­prised of about 200 con­dos, rang­ing from bach­e­lors to two bed­rooms with solar­i­ums. The con­dos range in size from 420 to 1,020 square feet, many with views of the down­town Toronto sky­line. The 25-story Gallery rises above the facade of the old Jenk­ins’ Antique and Art Gal­leries, con­structed in 1917
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horizon on bay condos Hori­zon on Bay – 633 Bay Street
The con­dos of Hori­zon on Bay at 633 Bay Street are located on the east side of Bay Street, just north of Dun­das. The Hori­zon was the first condo on Bay Street, built in 1984 by Tridel (and has some of the low­est condo fees, amaz­ingly enough!). This 26-storey condo is com­prised of approx­i­mately 476 suites, in one and two bed­room lay­outs, rang­ing from 650 to 1,100 square feet. There are about 10 dif­fer­ent floor plans in the Hori­zon on Bay, some with bal­conies. The build­ing has under­gone ren­o­va­tions to the lobby, pool, hall­ways and rooftop. Ameni­ties include 24-hour concierge/security, fit­ness cen­tre, indoor pool with whirlpool, saunas, squash courts and a lovely rooftop gar­den with hot tub and BBQs. The Hori­zon on Bay is one of the bet­ter value con­dos on Bay Street.
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the liberties condos The Lib­er­ties – 711, 717 Bay Street & 44 Ger­rard Street West
The Lib­er­ties Con­dos are in a cen­tral loca­tion in the down­town core, right beside the Res­i­dences of Col­lege Park. Com­prised of three adjoin­ing tow­ers (Tower I: 717 Bay, Tower II: 711 Bay, Tower III: 44 Ger­rard), the condo build­ing is one of the few in the area which have con­dos with ter­races larger than 300 square feet. The Lib­er­ties has recently under­gone major ren­o­va­tions which have pro­vided for a mod­ern, chic look. Boast­ing a New York style lobby with two entrances to each tower and a secu­rity gate­house located right in the cen­tre of the three tow­ers. The Lib­er­ties has stu­dios, junior one bed­rooms, one bed­rooms and two bed­room con­dos with a den. The suites range in size from 500 to 1,400 square feet. The ameni­ties include and exer­cise room, aer­o­bic stu­dio, party room, whirlpool, indoor swim­ming pool, saunas, bil­liard room, indoor run­ning track, 24 hour secu­rity and concierge, video room with large screen TV, hobby rooms, 2 patio roof gar­dens, roof top BBQs and much more.
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Lumiere Condos - 770 Bay Street Lumiere – 770 Bay Street
Lumiere Con­do­mini­ums on Bay is one of the newest con­dos on Bay Street, fea­tur­ing a glass-clad 30-storey exte­rior design and about 330 suites in total. The project has a two-storey art deco-style lobby with a 24-hour concierge, as well as indoor and out­door pools and a land­scaped rooftop patio. The con­dos have nine-foot ceil­ings, floor-to-ceiling win­dows, engi­neered wood floor­ing, porce­lain tile floors, gran­ite coun­ter­tops and back­splashes. Ameni­ties at Lumiere Condo on Bay include a 24-hour concierge, pool, multi-purpose room, games and enter­tain­ment room, screen­ing room, two guest suites, gym and yoga/meditation room and a land­scaped rooftop patio. Lumiere is close to the Col­lege sub­way sta­tion and a 24-hour Domin­ion.
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Minto Plaza - 38 Elm Street Minto Plaza – 38 Elm Street
Stand­ing 34 sto­ries high, Minto Plaza is located on Elm Street between Bay and Yonge. Next door is the Delta Chelsea Hotel, and nearby you will find restau­rants such as La Com­men­sal, Bangkok Gar­den, Oro, Il For­nello, Adega, Donatello and Barberian’s Steak House. A few min­utes walk to the Atrium on Bay, Eaton Cen­tre, Ryer­son Uni­ver­sity, hos­pi­tals and the­atres. Minto Plaza condo ameni­ties include the Lord Minto Club with piano lounge and bar, three party rooms, ball­room, gym, aer­o­bic stu­dio, bil­liard room, game room, video room, two meet­ing rooms, indoor swim­ming pool, whirl pool, sauna and a huge sun­deck. The Minto Plaza has con­dos rang­ing in size from 608 square feet to over 1,000 square feet. Some suites have bal­conies.
Con­tact us today if this condo inter­ests you.
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Murano Condos - 37 Grosvenor Street & 879 Bay Street Murano – 37 Grosvenor Street & 879 Bay Street
Murano Con­dos is a com­plex of 2 tow­ers ris­ing from a 2-story podium fea­tur­ing recre­ational ameni­ties above retail shop­ping. Between the 35-story North Tower (37 Grosvenor Street) and the 41-story South Tower (38 Grenville Street) Murano boasts 397 con­dos rang­ing from sim­ple flats to pent­houses with each suite hav­ing excit­ing city and/or lake views from expan­sive win­dows and a spa­cious bal­cony or ter­race. The lobby fea­tures a col­lec­tion of imported Venet­ian glass sculp­tures. Cen­trally located along Bay Street, just north of Col­lege, Murano Con­dos are close to the TTC, Yonge Street, Finan­cial and Enter­tain­ment Dis­tricts.
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One City Hall Condos - 111 Elizabeth Street One City Hall – 111 Eliz­a­beth Street
Good loca­tion and smart design are what drove Dia­mante Devel­op­ments on their One City Hall condo project. Smaller appli­ances and flex­i­ble liv­ing areas make this condo work. Pur­chasers had the option of going with smaller appli­ances to increase kitchen cab­i­net space, and the mobile break­fast bar can be moved around and used as a din­ing table for 6. Span­ning one city block, this con­do­minium has 583 units and is 16 storeys high. Ameni­ties include 24-hour concierge, lap pool area with whirlpool, elab­o­rate exer­cise facil­ity, guest suites, party room, sauna rooftop deck, busi­ness cen­tre, meet­ing room and guest suites. The lower 10 floors have 8-foot ceil­ings, with 9 feet the stan­dard from floors 11 to 16. One City Hall con­dos range in size from 370 to 940 square feet. Trivia – try to find a 4 any­where in the build­ing!
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The Penrose Condos - 750 Bay Street The Pen­rose – 750 Bay Street
The Pen­rose Condo was devel­oped by H&R Devel­op­ments in 1999. Located on the west side of Bay Street just north of Ger­rard, it rises 31 floors and houses 220 units. The con­dos range from 500-square-foot one bed­rooms up to 1,179-square-foot two bed­rooms. Most suites have bal­conies. Located at the south­west cor­ner of Bay and Col­lege Street, min­utes away from Eaton Cen­tre, hos­pi­tals, Ryer­son, U of T and gov­ern­ment build­ings. Ameni­ties at The Pen­rose include an indoor pool, sauna & whirlpool, exer­cise & recre­ation rooms, party room, run­ning track and 24-hour secu­rity & concierge.
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Polo Club Condos - 1055 Bay Street & 44 St. Joseph Street The Polo Club – 1055 Bay Street & 44 St. Joseph Street
The Polo Club is a pres­ti­gious Bay Street con­do­minium, well-established and con­ve­niently located. Built by Tridel in 1986–1987, Polo Club I is 28 sto­ries high, while Polo Club II has 22 floors. Hous­ing over 700 suites, the Polo Club con­dos offer a total condo pack­age which includes a great loca­tion and gen­er­ous ameni­ties. Suites are vary widely, with sizes rang­ing from 490-square-foot stu­dios up to huge 2,700-square-feet two-plus-dens. The Polo Club build­ings offer a 24-hour concierge, swim­ming pools, party rooms, meet­ing rooms, bil­liards rooms, saunas, Jacuzzis, whirlpools and rooftop ter­races. Con­ve­niently located near parks, Toronto Uni­ver­sity, busi­nesses, restau­rants and enter­tain­ment – the Polo Club leaves lit­tle to be desired.
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The Royalton Condos - 801 Bay Street The Roy­al­ton – 801 Bay Street
The Roy­al­ton con­do­minium was built in 2000 by Dia­mante (of One City Hall fame). The Roy­al­ton has con­dos that range from stu­dios up to and 2 bed­rooms with a den. The stu­dios are around 575 square feet, one bed­rooms from 651 to 800 square feet and two bed­room suites between 850 and 1,150 square feet. The build­ing has under­ground park­ing. The suites have mod­ern and high qual­ity fin­ishes, most with bal­conies. At the north end of Bay Street, it is walk­ing dis­tance to Yorkville, world-class shop­ping and fab­u­lous restau­rants. Just across the street from Col­lege Park and Col­lege sub­way sta­tions, The Roy­al­ton is an excel­lent exam­ple of what Toronto condo liv­ing is all about.
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Strasscorp Condos - 1001 Bay Street Strass­corp – 1001 Bay Street
This estab­lished down­town con­do­minium res­i­dence pro­vides the per­fect blend of down­town flair and secure, lux­ury liv­ing. The Strass­corp at 1001 Bay Street is a gor­geous 36-storey Toronto condo build­ing shim­mer­ing black glass and gran­ite cladding. Ameni­ties include an indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, bas­ket­ball and squash court, guest park­ing, fit­ness cen­tre and rooftop patio with BBQs and deck for those hot sum­mer days. The Strass­corp con­dos include stu­dios, one, two and three bed­room lay­outs – as well as a lav­ish exec­u­tive pent­house – rang­ing in size from 498 to 1,316 square feet.
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Success Tower Condos - 33 Bay St.Suc­cess Tower – 33 Bay Street
Suc­cess 2 at Pin­na­cle Cen­tre is the newest addi­tion to this stun­ning com­mu­nity in the heart of the city. Located at 33 Bay Street, the res­i­dences of Suc­cess 2 are designed to enhance your condo liv­ing expe­ri­ence. Ele­gantly appointed fea­tures and fin­ishes, and pri­vate spa­cious bal­conies over­look­ing the water­front and the city. Res­i­dents of Suc­cess 2 will also enjoy all of the fab­u­lous con­vinces avail­able at the Pin­na­cle Cen­tre, include the 30,000 square foot pin­na­cle Club that fea­tures wide vari­ety of exclu­sive ameni­ties. Offer­ing the best of down­town Toronto, Suc­cess 2 at Pin­na­cle Cen­tre is only min­utes away from the Finan­cial, Enter­tain­ment and The­atre Dis­tricts, as well as the city’s finest shops, restau­rants and major league sports venues.
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Trump Tower Toronto - 325 Bay Street Trump Toronto Tower – 325 Bay Street
Trump Toronto now soars 65 sto­ries above Ade­laide and Bay, rep­re­sents his­tory in the mak­ing. The hotel, for exam­ple, will be one of the city’s first five-star prop­er­ties. The ameni­ties, the level of ser­vice, the fin­ishes and appoint­ments of the condo res­i­dences them­selves approach the exquis­ite. The res­i­dences are sim­ply breath­tak­ing. They occupy floors 35 through 70 and range from 2,226-square-foot, two-bedroom suites to a mag­nif­i­cent, 7,000 square-foot Grand Sky­plex occu­py­ing the top three floors of the tow­er­ing build­ing. There is also a series of bi-level Sky­plex units with floors con­nected by grand stair­cases, lit by 22-foot, floor-to-ceiling win­dows. There is absolutely noth­ing else in Toronto that com­pares.
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Queens Park Place Condos - 62 Wellesley Street West Queens Park Place – 62 Welles­ley Street West
Some­what obvi­ously, this build­ing gets its name from its prox­im­ity to Queens Park. Con­ve­nient loca­tion and good value is what best describes this older con­do­minium build­ing (com­pleted in late 1981 by Green­win) just off the Bay Street strip. U of T, Yorkville, Muse­ums, Shops and restau­rants are all nearby. The price per square foot of the build­ing is good value. Many of the 103 con­dos in this 18 storey build­ing have been exten­sively ren­o­vated. The con­dos range in size from 1,280-square-foot one bed­rooms to a 1,900-square-foot three bed­room. There is a large rooftop indoor pool, 24-hour security/concierge, squash court, fit­ness facil­ity and large sun ter­race.
Con­tact us today if this condo inter­ests you.

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Many of the best con­dos in Toronto are along the bustling Bay Street cor­ri­dor. They’re pop­u­lar with peo­ple employed in the many nearby cor­po­rate and finan­cial head offices, hos­pi­tals, uni­ver­si­ties and gov­ern­ment offices – plus investors look­ing to rent to local students.

Make down­town Toronto your play­ground! Come home after work, take off your suit and get out for a night on the town. Choose from dozens of world-class the­atres and con­cert halls, or barhop through clubs and pubs and bars. Sam­ple the city’s finest shop­ping, from posh Yorkville to the Eaton Cen­tre and sparkling Dun­das Square. Or taste the world at Kens­ing­ton Mar­ket and Chi­na­town with their mul­ti­cul­tural smor­gas­bord of restaurants.

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Lau­rin & Natalie Jef­frey are Toronto Real­tors with Cen­tury 21 Regal Realty.
They did not write these arti­cles, they just repro­duce them here for peo­ple
who are inter­ested in Toronto real estate. They do not work for any builders.
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    Bay Street Corridor

    September 4, 2012  

    Many of the finest con­dos in Toronto are along the busy Bay Street Cor­ri­dor. They’re pop­u­lar with peo­ple employed in the many nearby cor­po­rate and finan­cial head offices, hos­pi­tals and gov­ern­ment offices. The prox­im­ity to the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto makes them a very pop­u­lar rental for stu­dents (and a good buy for investors!).

    Liv­ing on Bay Street turns down­town into your play­ground. From Yorkville to the Eaton Cen­tre and Dun­das Square, to Kens­ing­ton Mar­ket, Chi­na­town and a mul­ti­cul­tural smor­gas­bord of restaurants.

    Thanks to the recent surge in condo con­struc­tion, down­town Toronto is becom­ing a fully fledged res­i­den­tial neigh­bour­hood. Along the Bay Street Cor­ri­dor, the newest con­dos are giv­ing the Finan­cial District’s bank tow­ers a run for their money. Among the sky­scrap­ing con­dos are the 65-storey Trump Tower and the 66-storey Shangri-La devel­op­ment – both dou­bling as lux­ury hotels. And on the Yonge Street bor­der the 78-storey Aura at Col­lege Park tower aims to the tallest res­i­den­tial tower in Canada.

    Bay Street Corridor Real Estate Map

    Bay Street Cor­ri­dor Real Estate Map

    Resid­ing along Bay Street means you will be at the cen­tre of every­thing. Pride Parade Super Soaker fights in your back­yard, TIFF star­lets at your favourite restau­rant and protests at Queen’s Park over­flow­ing onto your doorstep. Whether you con­sider these good or bad attrib­utes will cer­tainly dic­tate whether or not you want to live here. The clos­est this neigh­bour­hood gets to calm is in the Finan­cial Dis­trict, around King and Bay, which feels eerily deserted after the nightly exo­dus of suits.

    The name of Bay Street dates all the way back to 1797 – it joined Watts Street (Queen Street West) to a bay in the Toronto Har­bor. Bay Street area is now home to four out of the five top Cana­dian banks. Bay Street is also syn­ony­mous with the country’s top law firms.

    Con­dos have been going up on Bay Street for 30 years now. Older build­ings across from U of T are pop­u­lar with stu­dent renters, while the new lux­ury build­ings on Charles Street attract inter­na­tional investors. There are 25 major Bay Street con­dos, most cen­tered between Dun­das and Bloor – though some are to the south, such as the new Trump Tower.

    Bay Street Corridor Real Estate

    Bay Street Cor­ri­dor Real Estate

    In recent years, the price of gas has sky­rock­eted and Toron­to­ni­ans are look­ing for afford­able trans­porta­tion options. The City of Toronto began plan­ning devel­op­ments cen­tered on the idea of urban neigh­bor­hoods. The plan was to build afford­able con­dos that would place mass tran­sit, shop­ping, recre­ation, and child­care facil­i­ties within walk­ing distance.

    A reverse exo­dus from the sub­urbs to the urban cen­ter in Toronto began in earnest in the 1990s. Tired of long com­mutes on con­gested thor­ough­fares, city res­i­dents gave up their lives in the sub­urbs for con­dos closer to their workplaces.

    The Bay Street area is part of the devel­op­ment process that is draw­ing res­i­dents back to the city core. The neigh­bor­hood is now full of new con­dos – peo­ple can choose from started units up to lux­ury con­dos with great views and big prices. But there are afford­able alter­na­tives widely avail­able in the area as well.

    Med­ical res­i­dents, stu­dents, lawyers, doc­tors and those in the finan­cial indus­try will find that liv­ing in a condo on Bay Street puts them within walk­ing dis­tance to work and every­thing else. Yorkville is just north, the sub­way is just to the east.

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    Lau­rin & Natalie Jef­frey are Toronto Real­tors with Cen­tury 21 Regal Realty.
    They did not write these arti­cles, they just repro­duce them here for peo­ple
    who are inter­ested in Toronto real estate. They do not work for any builders.
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    It’s a man’s world

    March 7, 2012   Central Toronto Real Estate, First Time Buyers, New Toronto Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos

    Ryan Starr – Toronto Star

    Considering that Indx Condos will be the first purely residential tower built in the Financial District, its developers didn’t have to spend too long determining the project’s target market.

    Indx, a 54-storey glass tower to be built at 70 Temperance St., will cater directly to Bay Street’s young bucks — 20- and 30-something go-getters who work long hours at their bank/law firm/consulting firm/accounting firm and want to stay tapped into what’s happening downtown.

    “We see the buyer being someone who works hard, plays hard and views his career as being very important,” explains Andrew Hoffman, president of CentreCourt Developments, which is building the project in partnership with Lifetime Developments. “So there’s tangible value to living at a central address that’s within a five-minute walk to the office.”

    The Indx tower — designed by Page & Steele IBI Group Architects — will feature a variety of glass treatments and cut-outs. The top of the building will have stone work that echoes its four-storey limestone base. The podium will house the condo’s amenities and 1,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Plans call for Indx to eventually be tied into the PATH network.

    Suites at Indx will have nine-foot ceilings, engineered wood floors and open-concept layouts. The units, designed by Cecconi Simone, are decidedly bachelor-friendly spaces, with black countertops and cabinetry, warm earth tones and clean lines. Some suites will have balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows, depending on the plan.

    To further woo the man-about-town, Indx’s pads can be upgraded to include a custom closet with double hanging space to accommodate suits, racks for ties and belts and a drawer for cufflinks and watches.

    Kitchens come with a 35-bottle wine fridge, granite countertops and open-glass shelving with accent lighting.

    All units have an Energy Star appliance package: a cabinet-covered refrigerator and dishwasher, black electric cook-top, 24-inch stainless steel oven and hood fan and a stainless steel microwave oven.

    Units also come with a front-loading stacked washer/dryer.

    Given that the target market for Indx is guys who don’t have much time to cook, though, suites can be upgraded to a “low-maintenance” kitchen, with the full-sized oven/dishwasher swapped out for a single-rack oven and high-speed dishwasher, freeing up space.

    Bathrooms come with a choice of natural stone or quartz countertop, porcelain tile flooring and a five-inch soaker tub.

    The amenities include a party room with full-length bar, cocktail lounges and fireplace. The party room opens out to a terrace equipped with barbecues, banquettes/lounges and a 12-foot water wall.

    There’ll be a poker room with two full-size tables, a billiards room with sports lounge and bar, and a golf room with putting green and simulator. Indx will also have a cigar lounge and movie theatre.

    With this many alpha males in one building, the gym had better be big — and it will be; a 3,000-square-foot area with free weights, cardio machines, circuit machines, a spinning room, yoga room and separate change rooms for men and women.

    For the downtown man on the move, Indx will offer concierge services including drop-off and pickup of dry cleaning or laundry and full-sized fridges for storage of delivered groceries or wine. There’s also a shoeshine station in the lobby.

    The Indx site is tucked behind the historic Graphic Arts Building on Richmond St. near Bay St.

    Designed by Toronto architect F.S. Baker and built in 1912, the Graphic Arts Building has strong ties to Toronto’s literary history. It housed The Grip, an advertising and design firm where members of the Group of Seven once worked, as well as Tom Thomson. It also served as the offices of the defunct Saturday Night magazine. “There’s a real rich history to that block,” says Hoffman.

    Indx’s four-storey limestone base, which matches the cornice lines of the Graphic Arts Building, will have Chicago windows and a canopy at street level, Hoffman notes. “It’s a classic base that really ties in with the classic architecture of the Graphic Arts Building and the Bell building to the south.”

    Marketing guru Robert Galletta, whose team at Blackjet Inc. developed the advertising strategy for Indx, says they’ve come up with a male-oriented campaign that a “distinct Bay Street buyer” can identify with.

    “It’s targeting that person who lives to work,” he explains. “They’ve been out of school for a while and are looking to climb the corporate ladder, and it’s all about work — they never shut off, there’s always connected. Even when they’re not at work they’re working. If it’s going out at night for drinks, they’re going out and networking and looking to ladder climb.”

    The Indx campaign was inspired by the TV character Barney Stinson, the cad played by Neil Patrick Harris on the show How I Met Your Mother.

    “When he opens his closet he’s got 90 different shades of grey suit,” Galletta says. “And his apartment is meticulous, very modernist; he’s probably never cooked a meal in his kitchen before. He eats out a lot.

    “We really wanted to translate those ideas into the Indx campaign.”

    As such, the ads and social media promotions for Indx will be based on what Blackjet has dubbed the “Condo Code” — “a guide to living big” for high rollers in training.

    A few excerpts:

    • Article 1: Condos before bongos.

    • Article 21: Always share a cabana, unless on a date.

    • Article 42: A suite is like a fine suit. Tailor it to you.

    Marketing campaigns are more effective when they target a specific audience, Galletta notes. By focusing so much on catering to Bay Streeters, though, don’t the developers risk alienating other potential buyers?

    “We think the (Bay Street) market is extremely deep and there’s great demand for this type of offering,” says Hoffman. “But also Indx is going to be very well designed so anyone will feel comfortable with the classic nature of the architecture and the suite finishes.

    “And ultimately the location will be a huge driver of demand.”

    Hoffman doesn’t argue when it’s suggested that he’s designed a condo that he himself would love to live in.

    “I did actually,” he says. “I’d like to think of myself as being in that 20- to 30-something demographic. But my wife keeps reminding me I’ve passed it.”

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    Contact the Jeffrey Team for more information – 416-388-1960

    Laurin & Natalie Jeffrey are Toronto Realtors with Century 21 Regal Realty.
    They did not write these articles, they just reproduce them here for people
    who are interested in Toronto real estate. They do not work for any builders.
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