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Entries from January 2007

DIA CONDOMINIUMS - 19 CHURCHILL AVENUE

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Dia Condominiums is an 18-storey, 164-unit structure of glass, brick and aluminum and is located at 19 Churchill Avenue, north of Sheppard Avenue on Yonge Street.
Dia Condominiums has inter-connected indoor and outdoor spaces, with landscaped courtyards and is close to Yonge Street, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Mel Lastman […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Condo Database · Hi-Rise · Lofts [soft]

BOUTIQUE CONDOS - 126 SIMCOE STREET

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Boutique Condos is a 2-phase complex, consisting of a 16-storey, 333-unit brick and glass building and a 19-storey, 191-unit glass building located at 126 Simcoe Street, west of University Avenue.
Patterned after The Delano in Miami and The Mercer in New York, Boutique condos is set in the Entertainment District, and is close to […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Condo Database · Hi-Rise · Lofts [soft]

BROADVIEW LOFTS - 68 BROADVIEW AVENUE

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Broadview Lofts is a mid-rise structure of 6 stories and 184 loft units located at 68 Broadview Avenue, on the north-west corner of Broadview and Eastern Avenues. The first five storeys will be a restored brick warehouse while the modern extension will have a facade of steel and glass.
Originally a turn-of-the-century Rexall drug warehouse, […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Lofts [hard & conversion] · Mid-Rise

ZEN LOFTS - 42 CAMDEN STREET

January 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Zen Lofts is a 9-storey, 35-unit glass and pre-cast structure, located at 42 Camden Street, south of Richmond Street and west of Spadina Avenue. Zen Lofts is close to TTC, Gardiner Expressway, theatres, restaurants, nightclubs and shopping in the Entertainment, Theatre, Art and Design Districts.
Reported amenities:

Pre-wired for telephone, cable and internet access

Architect: Core […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Condo Database · Lofts [soft] · Lo-Rise

THE SCHOOLHOUSE - 391 BRUNSWICK AVENUE

January 14th, 2007 · No Comments

The Schoolhouse is a 5-storey, 19-unit loft conversion located at 391 Brunswick Avenue, north of Bloor Street West, west of Spadina Avenue. Set in the former Loretto College, a private girl’s school in the prestigious Annex neighbourhood, circa 1915.
The Schoolhouse is close to TTC, Yorkville, Bloor Street, Bay Street and Yonge Street, the ROM, and […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Condo Database · Lo-Rise · Lofts [hard & conversion]

ZED - 38 NIAGARA STREET

January 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Zed is a 12-storey, 114 unit mid-rise, glass, concrete and steel structure located at 38 Niagara Street, off of Bathurst Street, south of King.
Zed is close to TTC, Gardiner Expressway, Liberty Village, Art and Design, Fashion, Entertainment Districts and the lake.
Reported amenities:

Party room
Exterior deck

Architect: Core Architects Inc.
Developer: TASdesignbuild
Links:

Zed official […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Condo Database · Lofts [soft] · Mid-Rise

Museum House - 206 Bloor St. W

January 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Sky `mansions’ coming for cultural area
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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Lo-Rise

Enwave Energy to Supply Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto with a Clean, Reliable, Low Cost Cooling Alternative

January 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Deep Lake Water Cooling uses 90% less electricity than conventional cooling
Toronto, ON - Enwave Energy Corporation, one of the largest providers of district energy in North America, today announced that it will provide the highly anticipated Trump International Hotel & Tower, currently under development in Toronto, with clean, reliable, sustainable, low cost air […]

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Tags: Market Insight · Green Bldg.

2005 Condo Sales: 17,693 [media clip]

January 11th, 2007 · No Comments

A sturdy condo market proves conventional wisdom wrong

DEREK RAYMAKER
From Friday’s Globe and Mail

Every year for the past five years, the same question has cropped up about the forecast for the Greater Toronto Area’s high-rise condominium market: Is this the year sales will finally decline?
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when the experts […]

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Tags: Market Insight · Investing

48 Abell Street, Queen West and OMB Decision [media clip]

January 11th, 2007 · No Comments

OMB lets Queen Street West condo-plan proceed

VAL ROSS
Globe and Mail Update

The Ontario Municipal Board will clear the way for high-rise residential construction in the Queen West Triangle when its decision on three appeals that attempted to block the plans is posted on Monday.For those who have defended the area (bordered by Queen and Sudbury Streets […]

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Tags: 100 Hot New Developments · Market Insight · Investing · Lo-Rise · Mid-Rise