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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.
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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.
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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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    Toronto’s tale of two towers

    May 5, 2010   Buying Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate, New Toronto Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real Estate

    Two new condo projects – the Aura and One Bloor – have the city abuzz with talk of urban renewal

    By Martin Slofstra – Toronto Sun

    When the builder of Aura officially broke ground during a special ceremony recently, it was hard not to focus on the obvious. The tower, when complete, will be a monumental addition to Toronto’s urban landscape, and at 75 storeys, will officially become Canada’s tallest condo.

    The site’s developer, however, seemed less focused on the building’s immense size than with goings-on in the immediate neighbourhood.

    “The real story is what is going to happen to Yonge St.,” Michael La Brier, president of Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group, developer of the project, said at the ground-breaking event. At present, with its strip joints and tattoo parlours, the area “is a bit of a disaster.”

    But with its 931 condominium suites totalling over 1.3 million square feet, Aura will provide a much-needed boost to the area, La Brier believes.

    Being built at the corner of Yonge and Gerrard St., Aura will include world-class retail stores at its base and a sky lobby with a two-storey glass-enclosed public gallery filled with light overlooking a three-acre green space at historic College Park. The message being sent is clear. Yonge St. is undergoing a revival, and it can’t happen fast enough.

    Already, the building is 98% sold. (A luxurious 75th-floor, 11,370-sq.-ft. penthouse suite selling for $17.5 million is still on the market.)

    While it remains to be seen what effect the Aura project will have on the Yonge St. revitalization effort, the mood among the developer and politicians is upbeat.

    Mayor David Miller, who spoke at the opening event, sees the Aura development as not only integral to the area’s revitalization, but part of “a building boom the likes of which the city has never seen before.”

    Aura - Condos at College Park

    And the kick-off of Aura comes right on the heels of the relaunch of another major development, Great Gulf’s prestigious One Bloor high-rise on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge.

    At 58 storeys and with 690 suites, One Bloor promises close access to world-class shopping at Yorkville, two storeys of prime retail at the building’s base and 27,000 sq. ft. of resort-inspired amenities, its developer says.

    At the re-opening of One Bloor in late March, there was a similar strong sense that this condo project could do much to improve the livability of the area.

    David Pontarini of Hariri Pontarini Architects said he literally spent months scanning the world, looking at projects in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Paris, before deciding how he could “add to the Toronto skyline at such a significant address.” Indeed a big selling feature of One Bloor is its design, described as “respecting the urban fabric of the area with its simple silhouette that is sensuously sculpted with piano curves to evoke a warm modernism.”

    The hype not withstanding, what the two buildings have done at minimum is spawn a budding sense of optimism, say observers, especially given that both projects are selling well despite being launched in 2008, when the condominium market was dealt a big blow by the global economic recession and financial meltdown.

    The initial developer of One Bloor faced receivership before Great Gulf came along to rescue the project.

    That’s all in the past now.

    The two projects in question can best be described as “signature” buildings that will define their locations for a very, very long time to come, says Stephen Dupuis, CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).

    Dupuis expects the benefits will go well beyond the immediate Yonge St. area.

    “As tall, beautiful and well located as these buildings are, they are only part of the urban revival that is sweeping across the city – north, south, east and west – revitalizing the city, creating jobs and enhancing the city’s tax base,” he says.

    There is no question, says Dupuis, “these buildings will spur further redevelopment along Yonge St., as will all the other new condo buildings in all the other parts of the city.”

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    Luxury condos create mansions in the sky

    December 8, 2009   Buying Real Estate, Luxury Real Estate, New Toronto Condos & Lofts, Toronto Condos, Toronto Real Estate

    Ryan Starr – Toronto Star

    Kingly income? Some castles in the air …

    Toronto’s super-luxury condo market has blossomed in recent years, even in the midst of an economic downturn.

    The flurry of highrise projects from big names such as Trump, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Shangri-La is a testament to this city’s high-end real estate coming of age.

    Topping the sleek towers, poised to be among Toronto’s tallest, will be a glittering array of lavish multimillion-dollar penthouses.

    These mansions in the sky will represent some of the most exclusive and expensive addresses in the city. MuseumHouse, located across from the Royal Ontario Museum on Bloor Street W., is a bit different.

    At a relatively modest 19 storeys, this glass and steel structure, designed by Page + Steele architects – the firm that did Toronto’s new Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences and the Windsor Arms, among others – won’t be as tall as the other towers.

    But with only 26 full- and half-floor residences, MuseumHouse will offer an intimacy those big-name projects can’t match, insists Romspen Investment Corp. founder Sheldon Esbin, a partner in the development.

    “What’s attractive about this building is that it’s small and you’re not going to meet 20 people in the elevator,” he says. “Plus, there are no hallways. So you have privacy. You’re part of a small, exclusive community.”

    Just because MuseumHouse’s two-storey, 5,618-square-foot penthouse won’t be nestled in the clouds, however, doesn’t mean its offerings will be any less rarefied.

    Esbin says the $12-million suite will be nothing less than a “crystal jewel sitting atop a steel and limestone building.”

    The penthouse, occupying MuseumHouse’s 18th and 19th floors, will offer 360-degree vistas of downtown Toronto and beyond.

    “No one can build over us or in front, so you have a pretty unrestricted view of the university and Queen’s Park,” says Esbin. “Indeed, you can see down to the water.”

    Serviced by private elevator, the two-storey penthouse will have three bedrooms, each with access to one of the unit’s four terraces (a total of 1,152 square feet of outdoor space).

    The terraces will be finished in stone and accented by glass rails and stainless steel planter boxes. There will also be a private outdoor hot tub on one balcony.

    With 11-foot ceilings throughout, the penthouse will include a media room, music room, library/office space, a Zen garden and a winding staircase connecting the two levels.

    The master bathroom will boast a cedar sauna, steam room and heated floors. The roomy kitchen will be equipped with Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, a wine cooler and walk-in pantry. The penthouse will also have two gas fireplaces and a built-in safe.

    MuseumHouse residents get round-the-clock concierge and valet services, as well.

    But no final interior design decisions have been made for the top unit, meaning the purchaser can customize the penthouse to suit his or her personal tastes.

    There’s a fine line between luxurious and gaudy, of course. But Esbin believes the penthouse at MuseumHouse won’t cross it.

    Esbin describes the overall MuseumHouse motif as “minimalist Japanese,” with clean, sharp lines that complement the building’s steel and glass shell.

    It counts for something that Page + Steele principal Sol Wassermuhl bought the 2,300 square-foot sub-penthouse on the 17th floor and plans to live there with his wife.

    Esbin has also purchased an upper-floor unit.

    More high-end condos

    Toronto may not be in the same league as London, New York or Singapore when it comes to super high-end real estate, but the market for opulent digs here is expanding rapidly, with scores of luxury condos under development at the moment.

    “The city has evolved really quickly,” says Robbyn Hayden, sales manager for Shangri-La Toronto, a 66-storey hotel-condo, with two $13.3 million penthouses, under construction at University Ave. and Adelaide St.

    “You can be sure the major hotel brands and developers have done their demographic studies and know that there are people here who want and can afford these luxury properties.”

    “Toronto is catching up to the international trend of mixed-use hotel-condo developments, common in places like New York, Hong Kong and London,” adds Mimi Ng, vice-president of marketing with Menkes Developments.

    Menkes is building the Four Seasons Private Residences in Yorkville. At $30 million, its penthouse will be the most expensive in Canada.

    “In the past you would get only one luxury building come along every five years or so, and that would be the building everyone would buy into,” Ng says. “In recent years we’ve seen a number of projects all come onto the market at the same time.”

    Still, the luxury luxury condo market in Toronto remains a “limited niche,” Hayden says. But the city’s high-end properties are proving attractive to international investors.

    “We have clients from other parts of the world who think being able to buy luxury property for $1,700 to $2,000 a square foot is very good value,” she says.

    Back at MuseumHouse, sales have been good – at last count nearly 80% of the units had been sold – with buyers ranging from a rock drummer (“the last person I thought would buy,” Esbin says) to the former president of one of the world’s largest investment banks.

    And while there have been “a few nibbles” for the penthouse, Esbin says there have been no takers thus far.

    To sweeten the pot – and add a dash of museum flavour – he’s offering the would-be buyer a lifesize sculpture cast from an original Rodin: Eve, a work worth about $800,000 that sits in the sales office awaiting a suitor.

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    MuseumHouse won’t be the only luxury penthouse in town. The recent launch of a host of über-luxurious projects means there’ll be plenty of sky-high opulence available in Toronto. Here’s a sampling of what’s on offer.

    FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE RESIDENCES TORONTO

    Location: Bay St. and Yorkville Ave.
    Developer: Bay-Yorkville Developments Ltd.
    Architect: architectsAlliance
    Towers height: 55 and 26 floors (204 residential units)
    Penthouse size: 9,038 square feet
    Price: $30 million – most expensive penthouse in Canada.
    Status: For sale
    Occupancy: 2011
    Highlights: First Four Seasons private residences in Canada. The 55th floor penthouse has four corner terraces offering 360-degree views. Two private elevators open into glass galleria with rotunda. Unit has walk-in wine cellar, theatre room with bar and library. Separate staff residence. Master suite has two walk-in closets and ensuite bathroom with TVs behind vanity mirrors. Buyers get access to all hotel amenities, including 28,000 square-foot spa.

    AURA AT COLLEGE PARK

    Location: Yonge St. and Gerrard St.
    Developer: Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group Inc.
    Architect: Graziani + Corazza
    Tower height: 75 floors – tallest residential condo in North America (931 units).
    Penthouse size: 11,000 square feet
    Price: $17.5 million
    Status: Available
    Occupancy: June 2012
    Highlights: Aura is the final phase of the Residences of College Park project, which includes a 51-storey and 45-storey tower. Penthouse and six sub-penthouses make up tower’s top five storeys. The sub-penthouses go for $2.1 million to $3 million. Penthouse comes with 12-foot ceilings, seven-inch crown moulding, floor-to-ceiling windows, and two double-car garages. Interior can be custom designed.

    TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND TOWER

    Location: Bay St. and Adelaide St.
    Developer: Talon International Development Inc.
    Architect: Zeidler Partnership Architects
    Tower height: 60 floors (118 residential units).
    Penthouse size: More than 8,000 square feet
    Price: $15 million – could be more after redesign
    Status: Not yet for sale.
    Occupancy: 2011
    Highlights: The “Grand Skyplex” penthouse will take up the tower’s top three floors. Suite will have up to 28-foot ceilings and include a library and gallery. Floor plan is still being tweaked. “They’ve had some redesigns of the building at the top; they keep moving things around,” says spokesman Howard Tikka. Unit could be more than 8,000 square feet, he says. Residents get access to hotel services, including two chauffeured Mercedes-Benz S-class.

    SHANGRI-LA TORONTO

    Location: University Ave. and Adelaide St.
    Developer: Westbank Projects Corp.
    Architect: James Cheng
    Tower height: 66 storeys (360 units)
    Penthouses size: 6,700 square feet each
    Price: $13.3 million
    Status: Both for sale.
    Occupancy: Mid-2012
    Highlights: Shangri-La Toronto will have two, two-storey penthouses on floors 65 and 66. Four-bedroom units will have 12-foot ceilings on first floor and 11 feet on second; three fireplaces and 2,900 square feet of terrace. All bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms. Boffi cabinetry in kitchen and Miele and Sub-Zero appliances. Custom closet organization systems. Unit comes with three-car private garage.

    77 CHARLES WEST

    Location: Charles St. and St. Thomas St.
    Developer: Aspen Ridge Homes
    Architect: Yann Weymouth – part of team that designed pyramid entrance to Paris’ Louvre.
    Building height: 16 storeys (47 units)
    Penthouse size: 6,700 square feet
    Price: $12 million
    Status: For sale
    Initial occupancy: Fall 2012
    Highlights: Penthouse has been dubbed The Holst, a nod to the composer of The Planets symphony, a work you might want to pop on one clear night as you stare through an all-glass ceiling in the penthouse’s grand room. Suite has 1,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space, 12-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and two kitchens – a show kitchen and service kitchen accessible via separate elevator.

    THE RESIDENCES AT THE RITZ-CARLTON

    Location: Wellington St., near Simcoe St.
    Developer: Cadillac Fairview Corp., Graywood Developments Ltd., and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.
    Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
    Tower height: 52 floors (159 residential units).
    Penthouse size: 11,000 square feet
    Price: $11 million
    Status: Sold
    Initial occupancy: June 2010
    Highlights: First Ritz-Carlton hotel-residence in Canada. Penthouse is competing with unit at Aura for title of city’s largest. Penthouse wraps around 52nd floor, with 12-foot ceilings and nine-foot doors. Two sub-penthouses take up Ritz’s 51st floor – 6,000 square feet and $9.6 billion each. Owner gets access to all hotel amenities. Purchase includes 10 years’ free accommodation at any Ritz-Carlton worldwide.

    THE AVENUE

    Location: Avenue Rd. and St. Clair Ave.
    Developer: Camrost-Felcorp.
    Architect: Page + Steele
    Building height: 19 floors (73 units)
    Penthouse size: 3,255 square feet (building design means sub-penthouse is 4,250 square feet)
    Price: $6 million (penthouse); $7 million (sub-penthouse)
    Status: Both sold
    Occupancy: Spring 2010
    Highlights: Penthouse has 800 square feet of terrace and covered balcony. Sub-penthouse has 2,000 square feet of terrace. Custom cabinetry in kitchens and bathrooms. Master bathroom has marble slab countertops, marble mosaic-patterned flooring, frameless opaque glass shower doors and soaker tub. Master bedroom has his/hers walk-in closets. 24-hour concierge, valet and porter, spa, indoor pool and steam room.

    MUSEUMHOUSE

    Location: 206 Bloor St. W.
    Developer: Yorkville Corp.
    Builder: Veisman Consulting
    Architect: Page + Steele
    Building height: 19 storeys (26 half or full-floor residences).
    Penthouse size: Two-storeys, 5,620 square feet, including 1,200 square-foot balcony
    Price: $12 million
    Status: Available
    Occupancy: Spring 2011
    Highlights: Ensuite will boast cedar sauna, steam room and heated floors and there will be 24-hour valet.

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