dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
It's amazing how some threads can end up in the middle of page two in just a few short days!
Below, CASA & BSN from Breadalbane Street today
Below, CASA & BSN from Breadalbane Street today
androiduk
Senior Member
^ That empty lot is looking pretty sorry isn't it? The only thing missing is some tumbleweeed. Isn't it supposed to be a park?
Filip
Senior Member
I think it was supposed to be an Opera House once upon a time.
taal
Senior Member
Isn't that the proposal for rentals on Bay? Yea Opera I think, they actually have a sales center there I think ... or at least you can register online.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Yes, this is between Breadalbane & Wellesley and was to be part of the Opera Place complex. It's been fenced off for several years now and I believe there is, or was a proposal for the site but I don't believe there is a sales office on site. This site is begging for intensification, perhaps during the next cycle something substantial will come of this location.
taal
Senior Member
I could swear there was a proposal at one point ... at least something more then an empty plot of land.
Either way I recall it wasn't anything to write home about, I'd rather this lot (very large lot of land let me add) stay vacant until something worth it is proposed.
Either way I recall it wasn't anything to write home about, I'd rather this lot (very large lot of land let me add) stay vacant until something worth it is proposed.
casaguy
Senior Member
^It really is quite amazing nothing has come of that lot which is only 30 seconds away from Wellesley subway. I'd rather see U Condos go there.
As for Casa, here's a view from above taken this morning. In the first pic you can clearly make out the pool.
And as much as I'm really liking the glass, I gotta say I'm still rather partial to the render artist's version.
I was really hoping for just the slightest hint of purple and a lighter grey for the mullions (is that the word?).
As for Casa, here's a view from above taken this morning. In the first pic you can clearly make out the pool.
And as much as I'm really liking the glass, I gotta say I'm still rather partial to the render artist's version.
I was really hoping for just the slightest hint of purple and a lighter grey for the mullions (is that the word?).
Solaris
Senior Member
I see you found a new vantange point casaguy ... nice !
thanks for the update~
thanks for the update~
Solaris
Senior Member
It's amazing how some threads can end up in the middle of page two in just a few short days!
Below, CASA & BSN from Breadalbane Street today
the topic is not really Casa related ... but this site originally formed phase 4+5 of the "Opera Place" development that would have consisted of 5 towers, a shared condo rec centre and a park, Goldlist was the developer who ended up building only the first 2 buildings (being 17s Opera Place and 27s Allegro @ Opera Place), the third tower was built by Morguard REIT as a 35s rental building (The Bay Club)
theres no sales office on this site, there is (or may have) been a presentation centre / rental office for the Bay Club on the ground floor of that building ... I'm not sure where the name 'Opera Place' came from, but am pretty sure no opera house was proposed here (maybe one was torn down here?)
There is a UT thread on 11 Wellesley St. W. (Morguard, 9s) which speaks to this site.
The last activity was Morguard REIT submitting a Site Plan Application for "NEW 9-STOREY MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH 318 DWELLING UNITS AND RETAIL USES AT GRADE FRONTING WELLESLEY" on this site in August 2007, but it has gone completely quiet since.
Very thorough response, Solaris; thanks for adding it! Further discussion regarding that site should be at the thread linked above. Back to Casa!
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casaguy
Senior Member
The east side (taken from 45 Charles)...
androiduk
Senior Member
A huge 6 storey advertising banner just went up today on the northwest corner of the building. It's pushing Casa & BSN.
archetype
New Member
I was somewhat surprised when I first saw it, given that CASA is not even halfway up yet, but it is clearly visible from the Yonge/Bloor intersection and a very astute move to take advantage of the cleared lot that will be 1 BE. I expect that the sales office will get at least a few inquiries as the building continues to go up. BTW, the glass windows look great - grey-ish with a hint of aqua, and a bit of a reflective gloss. The building will be a shimmering eye-catcher. Now, if they could just settle on the paint shade for under the balconies. I believe the pure white is a no-go. My preference would have been a shade of grey so as not to create too much contrast (as in the artists renderings). On a financial note, given the prices at 1BE, but also the current economic crisis, would it be fair to say that these units should start in the $600 psf range, even today?
urbandreamer
recession proof
No. Imho, condo prices will rapidly approach the $300 psf range again.
Ps: I can now see the Casa crane poking above the skyline from the west end.
Ps: I can now see the Casa crane poking above the skyline from the west end.
archetype
New Member
Whoa, Urbandreamer a 50% reduction by your estimates! I can see certain areas outside the downtown core, like King/Bathurst going for 300psf, but not Yonge/Bloor.