TheKingEast
Senior Member
I think if you're going to pay $500K for a condo, you deserve to have a well built condo. It's not like the condos here are cheap.
I think if you're going to pay $500K for a condo, you deserve to have a well built condo. It's not like the condos here are cheap.
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
Attention to detail sure, but the two I have underlined seem like a case of semantics. If you want higher quality finishes they're going to cost more money and that puts them out of the reach of most condo buyers. Marble? That's expensive. Zinc cladding? That's expensive. And so on...
500K is a pretty higher-end condo. The average resale price of condos in Toronto is 350K (as reported today by the TREB). Of course quality workmanship is expected in putting together any home, but recognize this project for what it is; an upscale project charging a lot more than what most can afford. Of course I want nice buildings across our city, but I'm aware of the reality that they can't all be masterpieces.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
$350K is at the low end of new construction, though. $350K downtown gets you a 1 bedroom box. This also isn't the only project that pays attention to detail. There are cheaper projects that pay attention to detail. Then there are more expensive projects like One Bedford which pale in comparison to this project but is probably priced higher.
urbandreamer
recession proof
6 years later, 16 September 2012 looking fine! I wish this had been built where the Regency is located--it's quite the contrast walking by the new 4$ then looking across the street then finally you see this building & it dawns on you that might still be in Yorkville. Ha.
someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Great shots UD, and for once I agree with your tastes. This building is stunning - the building materials especially.
urbandreamer
recession proof
18 October 2012: The Florian & the 4$: Yin & Yang perhaps?
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
I'm afraid to ask what these units are going for. Excellent execution.
TwoDogs_39
Active Member
I'm surprised they still haven't sold out! That's kind of disconcerting. I saw an ad for the Florian in Toronto Life. I thought by this time there'd be no units left. They are very pricey, if I remember. Most in the $1 million+ range I believe.
The tower does look amazing. One thing that I don't understand though are those white pieces at the end (and sometimes in the middle) of the balconies. Are those supposed to be white glass? I can't tell if they're plywood or glass. Is that the finished product?
condovo
Senior Member
And, yet again, the public realm is an absolute disgrace.
cruzin4u
Senior Member
I am pretty sure that's just plastic film covering the glass to protect it. It'll eventually be removed and all the glass will look uniform.
And you are right condovo, what a disgrace. You pay over a million dollars for a condo only to look at weeds and a rusted hydro pole.
67Cup
Active Member
The foreground looks like photos of Detroit.
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
Detroit's public realm is nicer than that (downtown anyways).
taal
Senior Member
+1
That was a ridiculous comments ... I'd say the downtown of every medium to large American city (no matter how terrible of a financial / social hole they are in) have much better public realms then Toronto !
cruzin4u
Senior Member
I have made it more official.
Johnzz
Active Member
haha very good! 