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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
Con­tact us today if this condo inter­ests you.
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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.
Con­tact us today if this condo inter­ests you.
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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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    Is Toronto’s condo market at a crossroads?

    January 1, 2013   New Toronto Condos & Lofts, Planning & Development, Toronto Condos

    Mega-projects and tow­ers flood city despite grow­ing concerns

    Russ Blinch – Reuters

    Barry Fen­ton walked to the bank of floor-to-ceiling win­dows in his 30th-floor uptown Toronto pent­house suite and declared, “This is the best view of the city.”

    To the south, a mass of steel-and-glass sky­scrap­ers glinted in the bright autumn sun. Sev­eral cranes were in motion on unfin­ished build­ings, a com­mon sight in a city in the midst of a res­i­den­tial build­ing boom.

    “If you look around the core, every build­ing you look at has a dif­fer­ent look to it, a dif­fer­ent ambi­ence,” said the ener­getic co-founder of Lanterra Devel­op­ments, one of the city’s most active builders. “That’s important.”

    Mr. Fen­ton, 56, says he is con­fi­dent the city’s con­do­minium mar­ket will remain strong – despite warn­ings that it is all mov­ing too far, too fast – and has an ambi­tious lineup for future devel­op­ment. And he is not alone in his optimism.

    Toronto’s seams are burst­ing with new condo and hotel tow­ers designed by star archi­tects like Frank Gehry and built by famed devel­op­ers like Don­ald Trump.

    But Mr. Fen­ton and oth­ers face for­mi­da­ble obsta­cles: an infra­struc­ture buck­ling under soar­ing den­sity rates, the laws of sup­ply and demand and preser­va­tion­ists who says too many new tow­ers are destroy­ing the city’s character.

    Canada’s cen­tral bank drew a bead on the city of 2.6 mil­lion this month in its weighty “Finan­cial Sys­tem Review,” warn­ing of “poten­tial future sup­ply imbal­ances” in the condo market.

    The Bank of Canada noted that the num­ber of unsold con­do­mini­ums in pre-construction has dou­bled, to 14,000, over the past year.

    Greater Toronto home sales have slowed after years of steady increases. Sales fell 16% in Novem­ber from the same month a year ago, accord­ing to the Toronto Real East Board. So far, how­ever, prices are flat­ten­ing, not falling, as some ana­lysts have predicted.

    In defi­ance of warn­ings by the cen­tral bank and econ­o­mists, two mega-projects were unveiled within days of each other in Octo­ber – a three-tower condo com­plex to be designed by Gehry and a multi-tower office project that includes a mas­sive casino.

    RACE TO THE TOP

    More sky­scrap­ers – 147 of them – are being built in Toronto than any­where in North Amer­ica, accord­ing to Empo­ris, the Ger­man data provider. That is twice as many as in New York, a city with about three times the population.

    Toronto is get­ting taller fast. Fif­teen build­ings that will be more than 150 meters high are under con­struc­tion, more than any­where in the west­ern hemisphere.

    The recently com­pleted Trump Inter­na­tional Hotel topped out at 277 meters, just shy of Toronto’s tallest sky­scraper, the 72-story First Cana­dian Place, which is 298 meters. That height could be exceeded by a cou­ple of major projects on the draw­ing boards, includ­ing the Mirvish project.

    (The city’s tallest free­stand­ing struc­ture, how­ever, is the CN Tower, which soars over Toronto at 553 meters.)

    “Toronto is cre­at­ing a very sus­tain­able future by build­ing con­dos down­town,” said Daniel Libe­skind, the Amer­i­can archi­tect, who was in Toronto in Octo­ber for a cer­e­mony for one of his lat­est projects, the 57-story L Tower, with its sweep­ing, cur­va­ceous, design that rises above the city’s mod­ernist Sony Cen­ter for Per­form­ing Arts.

    “It fights urban sprawl and brings peo­ple into the heart of the city.”

    While build­ing in big Amer­i­can cities and in West­ern Europe cratered fol­low­ing the finan­cial cri­sis four years ago, Toronto never stopped boom­ing. Demand for res­i­den­tial space has been strong, and while the office mar­ket has also been healthy, most of the new devel­op­ments have been for condo projects.

    Lanterra’s Mr. Fen­ton said his com­pany has built some 9,000 con­do­minium units in Toronto over the past 10 years and now has “in the hop­per” up to 6 mil­lion square feet of prop­erty in down­town Toronto that is being rezoned for new projects.

    Lanterra gained promi­nence over the past five years for the devel­op­ment of Maple Leaf Square, which included two condo tow­ers, a hotel and office space, near the city’s hockey shrine, Air Canada Cen­ter, on land that had sat vacant for years.

    Now it is “one of the hottest places to be,” said Mr. Fenton.

    “ONE TOWER LEADS TO ANOTHER”

    Some worry that Toronto can’t han­dle much more development.

    Despite decades of debate about trans­porta­tion pol­icy, Toronto has just two sub­way lines, a fleet of charm­ing but lum­ber­ing street­car lines and crum­bling roadways.

    Com­muters in Toronto spend at least 80 min­utes in traf­fic a day, on aver­age – worse than what com­muters face in Lon­don or Los Ange­les – accord­ing to the Toronto Board of Trade.

    Toronto’s City Plan­ning Depart­ment did not respond to numer­ous requests for comment.

    There is also con­cern about soar­ing neigh­bor­hood den­sity rates. The city’s water­front area has seen the most growth. Its pop­u­la­tion has soared 134% in a decade and is up 66% in the past five years, to 43,295, accord­ing to city data.

    Toronto’s aging energy grid is strained. In July, down­town Toronto endured an eight-hour black­out after a trans­former blew due to high demand. There was a sim­i­lar out­age last January.

    THE MEGA-PROJECTS

    Now two of the most ambi­tious projects the city has ever seen are being floated.

    First out of the gate was the­ater impre­sario David Mirvish, who with his father, the late Ed Mirvish, helped cre­ate Toronto’s vibrant arts and the­ater scene.

    In early Octo­ber, Mirvish unveiled a plan for three con­do­minium tow­ers, with up to 85 floors each, that would be the city’s tallest buildings.

    A podium at the build­ings’ base would house two muse­ums, includ­ing one for the Mirvish family’s con­tem­po­rary art collection.

    The Mirvish build­ings would be designed by Gehry, the cel­e­brated Canadian-born archi­tect whose 76-story 8 Spruce Street res­i­den­tial tower was just com­pleted in New York.

    “These tow­ers can become a sym­bol of what Toronto can be,” the 83-year-old Mr. Gehry said at project’s unveil­ing. “I am not build­ing con­do­mini­ums, I am build­ing three sculp­tures for peo­ple to live in.”

    Two weeks later, Oxford Prop­er­ties Group, a Cana­dian devel­oper with a $20-billion global real estate port­fo­lio, announced a $3 bil­lion makeover of the down­town con­ven­tion cen­ter, just south of the Mirvish and Gehry project. It envi­sions a casino, two hotel tow­ers and two office tow­ers that would be among the tallest in the city.

    Adam Vaughan, a city coun­cilor whose dis­trict would encom­pass both projects, said a lot more plan­ning is needed. He had kinder words for the Mirvish pro­posal – “it’s a trans­for­ma­tive and aston­ish­ing pro­posal” – than for Oxford’s project, which he called “all out of proportion.”

    “It’s time to have a really smart con­ver­sa­tion about how we are build­ing this neigh­bor­hood because there is a hell of lot of den­sity arriv­ing not just with this project but with all the projects that have been approved,” he said in an interview.

    AT THE KIT KAT

    Al Car­bone, owner for the past three decades of the Kit Kat restau­rant, doesn’t think peo­ple like Mr. Vaughan are lis­ten­ing to him, as the coun­cilor and other politi­cians are not heed­ing the grow­ing con­cerns about the rapid pace of development.

    He said build­ings are spring­ing up too close to lot lines, cre­at­ing jammed side­walks and alley­ways. And the sun does not shine on the streets like it once did.

    He sup­ports the Mirvish project, which would pre­serve his street, known as Restau­rant Row. But he is bat­tling a sep­a­rate 47-story build­ing that would go up steps away from his restaurant.

    The plan, which still must be approved, would retain the his­toric facades of build­ings on the street, which Mr. Car­bone believes will destroy the char­ac­ter of the row.

    “It’s a tough bat­tle,” said Mr. Car­bone, who launched the web­site SaveR​estau​rantrow​.com to drum up sup­port in oppo­si­tion to the project. “You can’t have a condo on every corner.”

    WHERE IS TORONTO HEADED?

    Some believe Toronto is at a cross­roads as devel­op­ers, politi­cians and cit­i­zens debate the rapid changes the city’s urban landscape.

    David Lieber­man, an archi­tect who also teaches at the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto’s archi­tec­tural school, agrees the new devel­op­ments have been good for the city, but he is not sure the city’s cit­i­zens are ready for it.

    “We have such an excel­lent oppor­tu­nity to get things right, but there is the Cana­dian con­ser­vatism,” Mr. Lieber­man said, sip­ping cof­fee in his stu­dio in an old down­town Toronto house. “Cana­di­ans in their city build­ing are not risk takers.”

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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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    Stellar sellers in GTA condo market

    October 16, 2012   Central Toronto Real Estate, Empty Nesters, Luxury Real Estate, Move Up Buyers, New Toronto Condos & Lofts, Planning & Development, Toronto Condos

    Lisa Van de Ven – National Post

    Whether you’re in the market for a big-name amenity-rich condo-hotel, or an intimate boutique building with all of the finest features, Toronto’s luxury developers have something for sale. Here’s what’s on offer in the Greater Toronto Area’s luxury condominium market.

    The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto
    Delayed gratification isn’t your thing? Then The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto may be. With the condo-hotel built and occupied, and the amenities up and functioning, there’s not much you’ll have to wait for. “Anyone walking in to buy today gets the full ambience of luxury,” says Barbara Lawlor. And the building by Graywood Developments, Cadillac Fairview and Ritz-Carlton comes with all of the fixings you’d expect from a five-star hotel: There’s 24-hour concierge service, a doorman, valet parking and a spa, to name a few. “Residents can enjoy The Ritz’s legendary service in their home,” says the president of Baker Real Estate, the site’s exclusive broker. Remaining suites range from 1,512 to 6,020 square feet and from $2.1-million to $9.65-million.

    One Bloor
    If a building’s success starts with its location, One Bloor went in with winning odds. In Toronto, it’s hard to get better than the junction of Yonge and Bloor streets, on two subway lines, close to shopping and a jaunt from Yorkville. Developer Great Gulf created a building worthy of the site. The 75-storey Hariri Pontarini-designed glass-clad tower is now under construction. “It’s beautifully curvaceous,” says Alan Vihant, Great Gulf’s senior vice-president of high-rise. “It has these great lines, great curves, a very sensuous form.” Remaining suites range from 530 to 1,727 square feet and from $534,990 to $1,831,990.

    Bisha Hotel & Residences
    What exactly is “affordable luxury?” For one, it’s what Lifetime Developments and INK Entertainment were striving for at Bisha Hotel & Residences. And according to Mel Pearl, that meant smaller units and more emphasis on the lifestyle outside the suites’ walls. “We wanted people to be engaged in living beyond their condo,” says the Lifetime principal. “A great place is when the bar and the restaurant is busy.” And the condo-hotel will have a lot of public amenities to keep crowded, including a 24-hour café, a bar and lounge, a casual dining restaurant and a rooftop restaurant. Suites range from 379 to 699 square feet and from $303,900 to $532,900.

    Living Shangri-La Toronto
    Living Shangri-La may not have the same brand recognition in Canada as it has in Asia, but the Toronto location at University and Adelaide has certainly seen its share of success. The 66-storey condo-hotel is now 85% sold out, with occupancy underway. Buyers have come from around the world. “There’s no specific buyer group – we’ve had all types of people,” says Michael Braun, marketing manager for Westbank Corp., which developed the site with Peterson Group. “There are single people and older couples, as well some who bought a suite for their kids or someone in their family attending university in Toronto.” Suites range from 891 to 4,431 square feet and from $993,600 to $9,322,500.

    133 Hazelton Residences
    “It’s not really downsizing,” says Sam Mizrahi of the lifestyle he’s offering in the boutique project 133 Hazelton Residences. While many of the site’s buyers are coming from low-rise homes, they’re moving into suites that are nearly 3,000 square feet. “They’re looking at this as the next chapter in their life,” says the president and CEO of Mizrahi Developments. With only 35 units in total, the building, which started construction in July, promises an intimate environment and prime location – in fact, its Yorkville address is a big part of its draw. Remaining suites range from 1,600 to 2,400 square feet and from $1.8-million to $3.2-million.

    The Perry
    Bigger is not necessarily better. With just 45 units, The Perry may not have the heft of some of Toronto’s other luxury sites, but that’s exactly the point. “We’re truly designing a boutique building in terms of scale,” says Maryam Mansouri. Buyers at the intimate project will still be knee-deep in luxury, though, with a one-year membership to the concierge service Quintessentially in addition to the 24-hour onsite concierge, and a prime Avenue and Davenport location. “It has the essence of peace and tranquility, being in the Annex, yet it’s steps from Ramsden Park, Yorkville, Bloor and top-notch restaurants and shopping,” says the vice-president of site developer Mansouri Living. Suites range from 540 to 1,458 square feet and from $344,990 to more than $3-million.

    Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto
    An international brand doesn’t always mean international buyers, but for the Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto that’s exactly the case. About 60% of the condominium-hotel’s buyers are from outside of Canada, which still leaves enough Canadian residents to stock up on maple syrup. And with the building well into construction, those purchasers will be able to start moving in later this year, enjoying services such as onsite catering and the use of two chauffeured S-class Mercedes. “The hotel below and the five-star services are great attributes for residents and really add to their lifestyle of convenience,” says the site’s director of marketing, Howard Tikka. Remaining suites range from 1,310 to 3,273 square feet and from $2.3-million to $6.6-million.

    Four Seasons Private Residences Toronto
    Think of “luxury” and “Toronto” and there are a few condominium projects that immediately come to mind. For most, the Four Seasons Private Residences Toronto is on the top of that list. The condominium-hotel, first announced in July 2005, is now coming to completion. The hotel itself opens Oct. 5, while condo occupancy has been underway since September. “I know some of the other mixed-use condos have attracted more of an international buyer, but for us it’s been predominantly Canadian – a lot of Torontonians,” says Mimi Ng, vice-president of marketing with Menkes Developments, partner on the project with Lifetime Developments and Alcion Ventures. Remaining suites range from 1,200 to 2,000 square feet and from $1.8-million to $2.7-million.

    77 Charles West
    Why did developer Aspen Ridge Homes ask architect Yann Weymouth – one of the brains behind the iconic glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris – to design its luxury building, 77 Charles West? “We wanted out-of-the-box thinking, and something really prominent,” explains marketing director Christene DeGasperis. The gamble paid off. With construction underway, fewer than 10 suites are left of the 52 total. And when occupancies start early next year, buyers will be able to add some design flair to their suite interiors, too. “We’re offering the services of Mike Niven Interior Design to help customize each suite,” Ms. DeGasperis says. Units start from approximately 1,500 square feet and $1,599,990.

    The Britt
    What was once the Sutton Place Hotel will now be The Britt, a condominium building that’s the newest project by Lanterra Developments. “It’s a project that has a lot of history to it,” says president and CEO Barry Fenton. “When you mention Sutton Place, I bet nine out of 10 people have been through or driven by, so the location is superb.” The former hotspot is being revitalized and expanded, then restyled by Alessandro Munge of Munge Leung, with inspiration straight from Britain’s boutique hotels. Suites range from 334 to 1,300 square feet and from the $300,000s to $1.2-million.

    277 Davenport
    Toronto’s condo market may be trending towards smaller suites, but Burnac Enterprises never got that memo: Units at Burnac’s 277 Davenport range from large to extra-large. And with just 10 of them spread over seven storeys, you can’t expect to stay a stranger long in this compact condo. “You’re going to know your neighbours,” says president Ted Burnett. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the building, just west of Avenue Road, is a contemporary mix of glass, stone and bronze. “It’s a unique New York-style building,” he says. Suites range from 1,750 to over 3,600 square feet and from $1,679,000 to $3,395,000.

    181 Davenport
    Can Mizrahi Developments hit the jackpot twice? They’re betting on it, with the recent release of 181 Davenport, a condominium building adjacent to their 133 Hazelton Residences project. “That block really commanded another building that was complementary to 133 Hazelton,” says president and CEO Sam Mizrahi. With 90 units, the new endeavour is slightly larger than the developer’s first luxury-living foray; buyers can also combine and customize suites. “It’s a European-style building, and offers a similar lifestyle as 133,” the developer adds. Suites range from just under 1,000 to 7,000 square feet and from $500,000 to $7-million.

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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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