Toronto Ïce Condominiums at York Centre | 234.07m | 67s | Lanterra | a—A

[digitalis]

Taken Nov. 6

 

[wmedia]

Swiss-cheese holes now visible. Looks impressive!

 

[DtTO]

^ Much better than I anticipated.

Taken with the sony xperia z1 courtesy of MobileSyrup

I'm surprised the colours are off on that pic. Is the window tinted? My dad just bought that phone, and the camera is incredible!

 

[Big Daddy]

Yes, the layouts are very small. Those are going to be some noisy units.

The great risk for investors is that tenants won't want to stay here long - fast turnover ultimately leads to poor unit maintenance and the building as a whole slides into disrepair since it is difficult to marshall hundreds of individual landlords. five years from now it becomes difficult to sell the small units and prices drop dramatically as unit owners try to get something out of their investment. Toronto ends the real loser here.

 

[wmedia]

The Toronto core is joining other big city cores of the world. Very small downtown units are the reality for many around the world. If you've moved here from Hong Kong, it's probably a step up. To live downtown, you willingly make sacrifices.

 

[SP!RE]

That roof feature is GORGEOUS.

Great shots!

 

[sub-URBAN]

Roof is lookin' pretty sharp. Does anyone know what exactly the roof is going to be used for anyway? I'm assuming a garden or some sort of outdoor space for residents.

 

[TonyV]

That roof feature is GORGEOUS.

Great shots!

Indeed!

( I've pulled myself away from the RF thread for awhile .. needed some air ...)

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

Turning out to be more of a Jarlsberg.. Looks pretty good so far.

 

[khris]

Roof is lookin' pretty sharp. Does anyone know what exactly the roof is going to be used for anyway? I'm assuming a garden or some sort of outdoor space for residents.

It's not to be used for anything but mechanicals.

 

[ttk77]

It's not to be used for anything but mechanicals.

That's a shame. The roof would make an amazing cover to a rooftop patio/garden.

 

[TheKingEast]

The great risk for investors is that tenants won't want to stay here long - fast turnover ultimately leads to poor unit maintenance and the building as a whole slides into disrepair since it is difficult to marshall hundreds of individual landlords. five years from now it becomes difficult to sell the small units and prices drop dramatically as unit owners try to get something out of their investment. Toronto ends the real loser here.

Yes and no. I have a "noisy" unit that I rent out and one tenant has been there for 3 years. I think many young people can deal with the noise. An older tenant would most likely not renew. That said, this is a wonderful looking building.

 

[Atlantis]

It's real starting to come together, great shot . I'd like to know as well if there are any amenities up there.

 

[interchange42]

We have two front page stories for you today, the first on our look through the development's ground floors, and the second on how they are creating those swiss cheese roofs.

Cheers!

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[Zeiss]

It looks very impressive. I am eager to see the Swiss Cheese Roofs from CN Tower.