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Fuu76
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Thanks for the pics everyone, great to see the project going forward at a good pace.
I believe the answer to this is that the amenities of the two buildings (Lago + Riva) will be in the commercial building. The condos will not have a gym, rather they will have access to a commercial gym (i.e. Good Life type gym) that will be built in the commercial building facing Lakeshore. That access - and the access between Lago and Riva on the west side of the parking level - will provide an indoor route during the winter months. The gym will operate as any other gym will - i.e. sell memberships to everyone in the area - however residents of the two condos will have access and their dues (I assume at a discounted rate) will come from maint fees. This was the plan when I was talking to the sales agent - not sure if it's been confirmed or not, but I suppose from the presence of the tunnel it has been approved?
Not sure if this works out better in the long run for keeping maint fees low - depends on the cost of the membership charged I suppose.
I believe the answer to this is that the amenities of the two buildings (Lago + Riva) will be in the commercial building. The condos will not have a gym, rather they will have access to a commercial gym (i.e. Good Life type gym) that will be built in the commercial building facing Lakeshore. That access - and the access between Lago and Riva on the west side of the parking level - will provide an indoor route during the winter months. The gym will operate as any other gym will - i.e. sell memberships to everyone in the area - however residents of the two condos will have access and their dues (I assume at a discounted rate) will come from maint fees. This was the plan when I was talking to the sales agent - not sure if it's been confirmed or not, but I suppose from the presence of the tunnel it has been approved?
Not sure if this works out better in the long run for keeping maint fees low - depends on the cost of the membership charged I suppose.
kelz
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Keyz
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GeneralGrievance
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Our latest construction update: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/11/riva-del-lago-passes-grade-lago-waterfront-rises-taller
Here are more shots from the 9th which didn't make it into the story linked above:
So, you might be wondering about the "smoke" in the shot above, and the two following, as where there's smoke, there's fire? Well, that's not smoke. That's concrete dust arriving from some grinding. Not sure exactly what they were grinding, but you could hear the working going on from 20+ floors below!
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So, you might be wondering about the "smoke" in the shot above, and the two following, as where there's smoke, there's fire? Well, that's not smoke. That's concrete dust arriving from some grinding. Not sure exactly what they were grinding, but you could hear the working going on from 20+ floors below!
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Civdis
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From an architectural standpoint, I don't like clear balcony glass (actually, I don't balconies period but I understand their value to owners). I really wish the glass were more opaque like Harbourview Estates.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
They got the balcony glass wrong on this. There is not enough contrast with the black and white. It just looks rather dull with the clear glass. I'm very disappointed.
kelz
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I count 33 out of 49 floors. Seems the project will be delivered on time.
GeneralGrievance
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Today's front-page construction update:http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/12/lago-and-riva-del-lago-condos-growng-etobicokes-waterfront
Solaris
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agreed ... they should have enhanced the contrast by using dark coloured spandrel panels on the dark sections, instead of the same aqua spandrels going up the entire tower
Towered
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Aside from Palace Pier, there isn't a single building in this area that hasn't been a total disappointment.
Solaris
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Actually, I rather like how Explorer @ Waterview turned out ~
Filip
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Pier or Place? Pier was built in the 70s, Place in the early 90s.
IMO - anything built before the HBS master plan came out (so ~1996) was decent, both from an architecture and functional perspective. It's everything that came after that's a disappointment. I live in Grand Harbour - probably Toronto's only example of absolute PoMo. I love it, the building has character and is exceptionally well built. I never hear my neighbours and it is very well maintained (albeit with high maintenance fees).
I can count like 4 distinct architectural styles in that building, and somehow this grotesque PoMo pile manages to pull it off somehow elegantly...
