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AndrewJM3D
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jgreebnerg76 did you drive or ride past all the sites today? You need to get a camera.
jgreebnerg76 did you drive or ride past all the sites today? You need to get a camera.
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Ed007Toronto
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I've been invited to the opening gala at the sales centre on April 30. UT World Headquarters will be the penthouse.
I've been invited to the opening gala at the sales centre on April 30. UT World Headquarters will be the penthouse.
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buildup
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"UT" ?
"UT" ?
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Ed007Toronto
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UT = Urban Toronto.
UT = Urban Toronto.
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gbelan
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the penthouse eh, lets see 16 million divided by 1300 members= still too pricey.maybe all 1300 of us can sell chocolate almonds door to door to raise some funds.
oh now i get it! v bulletin = more members =penthouse!
the penthouse eh, lets see 16 million divided by 1300 members= still too pricey.maybe all 1300 of us can sell chocolate almonds door to door to raise some funds.
oh now i get it! v bulletin = more members =penthouse!
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Ed007Toronto
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That's the plan indeed (rubs hands greedily)
That's the plan indeed (rubs hands greedily)
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gbelan
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herer it is ,the sales office
herer it is ,the sales office
AlvinofDiaspar
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From the Post:
$16M condo unit signals market shift
Yorkville building to feature city's most expensive penthouse
Katie Rook, National Post
Published: Monday, April 30, 2007
A planned condominium building in Yorkville will feature the city's most expensive penthouse --a $16-million unit.
The creation of a 9,000- square-foot space atop the soonto- be built Four Seasons Hotel marks a coming of age for Toronto, co-designer Brian Gluckstein said in a recent interview.
The 55-storey tower at Bay Street and Yorkville Avenue will house 103 private residences above a 253-room hotel, while a second 25-storey tower will include 101 private residences.
The hotel-condo combination is not new, but the eye-popping asking price signals a change in the appetites of Toronto buyers.
"Before, [Torontonians with money] did not value communal living," Mr. Gluckstein said. "Now people with affluence want this type of lifestyle."
The lifestyle of which he speaks will allow residents to travel freely without worrying about property maintenance; to cater dinner parties from the condo's adjoining restaurant; or to go down a hallway to receive a manicure, pedicure or massage at the 28,000-square-foot spa.
"It's a level of service few people in houses can afford," he said.
The penthouse will provide room enough for large family dinners, storage of designer clothes, a live-in housekeeper or nurse and a grand piano, Mr. Gluckstein suggested. Such trappings have traditionally kept the wealthy in their homes, he said.
Stone floors and counters, nickel plumbing fixtures, natural wood and state of the art mechanical systems will be available in each suite, he said, adding that purchasers are free to hire interior designers of their choosing.
Mr. Gluckstein, the designer behind the product line Gluckstein Design Interiors and a fixture on the Toronto talk show CityLine with Marilyn Denis, and architect Peter Clewes admit to occasionally driving past the spaces they have created, but say they only do so for reassurance that the people inside are enjoying themselves.
Mr. Clewes, who designed the recently constructed 18 Yorkville, the condo towers directly east of the new building, said the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences will illuminate the block with an exterior that "celebrates glass."
The deliberately transparent building will have a taut and slick glass "skin," held together by a cladding that cannot easily be seen, he said.
Mr. Clewes, the Montreal-native, who has also been commissioned to overhaul the Bloor Street shopping district, believes those buying into the Toronto real estate market are ready for unapologetic opulence.
Cost for the project has previously been estimated at $500-million.
A presentation gallery at the northeast corner of Bay Street and Yorkville Avenue opens this week.
Krook@nationalpost.com
National Post 2007
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$16M condo unit signals market shift
Yorkville building to feature city's most expensive penthouse
Katie Rook, National Post
Published: Monday, April 30, 2007
A planned condominium building in Yorkville will feature the city's most expensive penthouse --a $16-million unit.
The creation of a 9,000- square-foot space atop the soonto- be built Four Seasons Hotel marks a coming of age for Toronto, co-designer Brian Gluckstein said in a recent interview.
The 55-storey tower at Bay Street and Yorkville Avenue will house 103 private residences above a 253-room hotel, while a second 25-storey tower will include 101 private residences.
The hotel-condo combination is not new, but the eye-popping asking price signals a change in the appetites of Toronto buyers.
"Before, [Torontonians with money] did not value communal living," Mr. Gluckstein said. "Now people with affluence want this type of lifestyle."
The lifestyle of which he speaks will allow residents to travel freely without worrying about property maintenance; to cater dinner parties from the condo's adjoining restaurant; or to go down a hallway to receive a manicure, pedicure or massage at the 28,000-square-foot spa.
"It's a level of service few people in houses can afford," he said.
The penthouse will provide room enough for large family dinners, storage of designer clothes, a live-in housekeeper or nurse and a grand piano, Mr. Gluckstein suggested. Such trappings have traditionally kept the wealthy in their homes, he said.
Stone floors and counters, nickel plumbing fixtures, natural wood and state of the art mechanical systems will be available in each suite, he said, adding that purchasers are free to hire interior designers of their choosing.
Mr. Gluckstein, the designer behind the product line Gluckstein Design Interiors and a fixture on the Toronto talk show CityLine with Marilyn Denis, and architect Peter Clewes admit to occasionally driving past the spaces they have created, but say they only do so for reassurance that the people inside are enjoying themselves.
Mr. Clewes, who designed the recently constructed 18 Yorkville, the condo towers directly east of the new building, said the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences will illuminate the block with an exterior that "celebrates glass."
The deliberately transparent building will have a taut and slick glass "skin," held together by a cladding that cannot easily be seen, he said.
Mr. Clewes, the Montreal-native, who has also been commissioned to overhaul the Bloor Street shopping district, believes those buying into the Toronto real estate market are ready for unapologetic opulence.
Cost for the project has previously been estimated at $500-million.
A presentation gallery at the northeast corner of Bay Street and Yorkville Avenue opens this week.
Krook@nationalpost.com
National Post 2007
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urbandreamer
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I'll make a bid for the penthouse's balconey! I'm not a fan of Gluckstein's beigeness though. In some ways makes me wonder: sexy but conservative exterior with conservative interior? I guess i won't be buying afterall....
caltrane74
Senior Member
This building is sounding better and better..
....pure glass..
nice.
....pure glass..
nice.
Special sales centre presentation is happening this evening. Got invited but I am too busy to go.
Andrew3D
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But Ed, think of all the good wine and food you'll be missing out on.
And the condescension!
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Hydrogen
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Somebody should go in Ed007's place! In keeping with the name, they should spy and report back to us (including descriptions of the food).
Andrew3D
Active Member
I could go but will need to pick up one of these.
