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khris
Senior Member
This tower was designed by SUBURBANITES?!? OH MY GOSH! 
MisterF
Senior Member
That explains so much!
ProjectEnd
Superstar
hahaha....Hazel will pull the old George Wallace and stay in office for four terms!
Still, I didn't see any personal attack on Future Mayor - a tougher hide than most is needed to survive in the intense world of Canadian municipal politics.
Still, I didn't see any personal attack on Future Mayor - a tougher hide than most is needed to survive in the intense world of Canadian municipal politics.
Dan416
Senior Member
Or in any sort of politics anywhere.
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
"In Ontario the streetscapes are a lot more messy and buildings don't really relate to each other, in Ottawa as well as Toronto."
What bugs me even more is when buildings don't relate to the street. They dont relate in many ways but one prime example is street curvature or changes in elevation. Then someone gets the idea to relate a building to it's neigbhours which is great but the neighbours don't relate to the street or topography either.
What bugs me even more is when buildings don't relate to the street. They dont relate in many ways but one prime example is street curvature or changes in elevation. Then someone gets the idea to relate a building to it's neigbhours which is great but the neighbours don't relate to the street or topography either.
yorkville
New Member
Looks it will be coming early 2008.
Any ideas when exactly this project will be released?
Any ideas when exactly this project will be released?
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
The media release stated Spring 2008 but given the current condo-mania climate, I'll bet they have sales ready to go by the end of January.
I think this is a very exciting condo project, probably the one I'm looking forward to most. The parking lot will finally be gone from that area of Yonge Street with a great looking building and my favorate park in behind College Park gets a face-lift. Win-win.
I think this is a very exciting condo project, probably the one I'm looking forward to most. The parking lot will finally be gone from that area of Yonge Street with a great looking building and my favorate park in behind College Park gets a face-lift. Win-win.
caltrane74
Senior Member
I wonder if they will hire the Bazis marketing team?
yorkville
New Member
I'm quite interested in this project. Good point is direct access to subway.
While my concern is the 1 Bloor E increased sales price so much. It might cause other coming projects price rise in that area.
While my concern is the 1 Bloor E increased sales price so much. It might cause other coming projects price rise in that area.
ajcan
New Member
Just saw this article. Like Yorkville said, I hope that 1 Bloor East didn't set the standard for condo prices in the area.
November 23, 2007
Aura tower vies for high-rise title
By DEREK RAYMAKER
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Aura could very well provoke the same lineup hysteria that One Bloor did.
Aura
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto
BUILDER/DEVELOPER: Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group Inc.
SIZE: 500 to more than 2,000 square feet
PRICE: from the low $300,000s
SALES CENTRE: Opening in spring, 2008
CONTACT: www.collegeparkcondos.com
Canderel-Stoneridge Equity Group Inc. got into the towering-condo game last week when it unveiled Aura, a 75-storey glass residential building resembling a half-sheathed blade.
It came a week after the free-for-all that marked the launch of One Bloor, the 80-storey (though with lower ceilings) condominium to be built at Bloor and Yonge streets by Bazis International.
It is getting to be a challenge for developers to make a splash on the downtown high-rise scene with so many projects on the go, especially of the expensive, five-star variety. Aura has the advantage of being the third and final phase of the well-regarded Residences of College Park development, of which the first phase is now occupied and the second is well under construction.
Aura's soaring stature will cut a unique shape in the sky. Considering the number of renowned architects who had a hand in its development, the pressure was definitely on to unveil something stunning.
This was the first project to be submitted by its developers to an international peer-review process for architecture, according to Candarel's vice-president of sales and marketing, Riz Dhanji. The initial design by project leaders Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. was turned down by city planners during its first trip to the plate in 2006.
The developer drafted architects René Menkès and Eberhard Zeidler to address the city's concerns, and in time they were joined by three other elite architects, including Bruce Kuwabara.
The major changes occurred not on the high-rise, but on the four-storey retail and commercial podium, which is now set back from the street more than previously, Mr. Dhanji says.
"We already set a precedent for quality with College Park phase one and two," he says. "This showcases how Canderel-Stoneridge is a unique builder."
Several of the architects attended a press conference last Friday at the condominium's unveiling to toast the review process, suggesting it is a way for more buildings to be fine-tuned for the good of the community.
It appears that when sales finally do get under way next spring, Aura could very well provoke the same lineup hysteria that One Bloor did last week. Already, more than 5,000 people have registered on its website for a first crack to purchase.
Special to The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2007
Aura tower vies for high-rise title
By DEREK RAYMAKER
From Friday's Globe and Mail
Aura could very well provoke the same lineup hysteria that One Bloor did.
Aura
LOCATION: Downtown Toronto
BUILDER/DEVELOPER: Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group Inc.
SIZE: 500 to more than 2,000 square feet
PRICE: from the low $300,000s
SALES CENTRE: Opening in spring, 2008
CONTACT: www.collegeparkcondos.com
Canderel-Stoneridge Equity Group Inc. got into the towering-condo game last week when it unveiled Aura, a 75-storey glass residential building resembling a half-sheathed blade.
It came a week after the free-for-all that marked the launch of One Bloor, the 80-storey (though with lower ceilings) condominium to be built at Bloor and Yonge streets by Bazis International.
It is getting to be a challenge for developers to make a splash on the downtown high-rise scene with so many projects on the go, especially of the expensive, five-star variety. Aura has the advantage of being the third and final phase of the well-regarded Residences of College Park development, of which the first phase is now occupied and the second is well under construction.
Aura's soaring stature will cut a unique shape in the sky. Considering the number of renowned architects who had a hand in its development, the pressure was definitely on to unveil something stunning.
This was the first project to be submitted by its developers to an international peer-review process for architecture, according to Candarel's vice-president of sales and marketing, Riz Dhanji. The initial design by project leaders Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. was turned down by city planners during its first trip to the plate in 2006.
The developer drafted architects René Menkès and Eberhard Zeidler to address the city's concerns, and in time they were joined by three other elite architects, including Bruce Kuwabara.
The major changes occurred not on the high-rise, but on the four-storey retail and commercial podium, which is now set back from the street more than previously, Mr. Dhanji says.
"We already set a precedent for quality with College Park phase one and two," he says. "This showcases how Canderel-Stoneridge is a unique builder."
Several of the architects attended a press conference last Friday at the condominium's unveiling to toast the review process, suggesting it is a way for more buildings to be fine-tuned for the good of the community.
It appears that when sales finally do get under way next spring, Aura could very well provoke the same lineup hysteria that One Bloor did last week. Already, more than 5,000 people have registered on its website for a first crack to purchase.
Special to The Globe and Mail
caltrane74
Senior Member
Wow!! They have all the big architects on this one.
I'm looking forward to this.
I'm looking forward to this.
urbandreamer
recession proof
But Zeidler? I don't understand why people worship him: his stuff is garbage!
yorkville
New Member
Is there anybody familiar or live in College Park North building - 763 Bay or purchased unit of South building - 761 Bay, how do you feel this builder?
Any idea on their construction quality, moved in (on time?), management, security...? Thank you for sharing.
Any idea on their construction quality, moved in (on time?), management, security...? Thank you for sharing.
unimaginative2
Senior Member
Some of his stuff these days is pretty dubious, but in the 70s he was quite innovative. I always think of him as exemplifying the "Ontario Style" that seemed to exist in the 70s. Sort of that Ontario Government Ontario Placey style.