[MBS-Guru]

i'll reserve judgement until i isee it. Any pics?. It can't be that bad .... com'on.

 

[Nels_TO]

I found this link that has a few pictures of the condo site. The building looks near completion on the outside, as most of the windows have been installed. This was not the case as of mid-September when I was last there.

http://livehigh.com/scarborough/oakridge-birchmount-kennedy/condo/wilshire_on_the_green

 

[MBS-Guru]

it has that South Beach green going on ...... it looks okay for what it is. It really kinda grows on you the more you look at it.

1st reaction was 'wtf is this?, it looks like an office building!.
2 secs after .... hmmm, the green looks kinda interesting.
5 secs after .... it would like much better if it was 10 stories taller.
15 secs after .. tim horton's right beside it?. Win!.
1 min after ..... I wonder what the prices are .....
10 min after ... I love this South Beach green.

It's a decent condo for someone starting off into home ownership in a decent location ... nothing more and nothing less.

 

[mango3]

i'll reserve judgement until i isee it. Any pics?. It can't be that bad .... com'on.

lol..oh it's that bad!!!..drive by and see for yourself!!! I just don't understand why they had to choose THAT shade of green...I'm not opposed to green but maybe a different shade????...it doesn't look too bad from far but the closer you get the more scarey it looks!!!...lol

 

[Nels_TO]

The original rendering of the building (in the brochure) looked like this:

http://www.condolifemag.com/Articles/Default.aspx?ArticleID=289&Action=Article

Everyone will have their personal opinion as to whether the real structure comes close to the intended vision for the building

 

[mango3]

The original rendering of the building (in the brochure) looked like this:

http://www.condolifemag.com/Articles/Default.aspx?ArticleID=289&Action=Article

Everyone will have their personal opinion as to whether the real structure comes close to the intended vision for the building

okay, okay....I'm sold on the green...no more griping...lol....I'm sure it will look fine once it's completed

 

[mango3]

I found this link that has a few pictures of the condo site. The building looks near completion on the outside, as most of the windows have been installed. This was not the case as of mid-September when I was last there.

http://livehigh.com/scarborough/oakridge-birchmount-kennedy/condo/wilshire_on_the_green

Thanks for the pics Nel_to.

 

[Nels_TO]

New Pictures - Nov 6 2010

Hi,
I went by the site today, and took a couple of pictures to share with the group.
Cheers!

 

[Northy]

BugEyed ...

You are NOT communicating the PROPER information here .. The MAINTENANCE FEES ... have NOTHING top do with the BUILDER/DEVELOPER .. any raise in maintenance fees hasto do withthe Property Management company and/or Condo Board after registration of the property ... after 2 years, the property is registered and is NO LONGER owned by the company/business/developer that originally built the property ... MAINTENANCE FEES are TOTALLY dependent on what the Condo Corp (which is supposedly elected by the homeowners) and the Property Management company ... in researching Norstar properties .. I see this is either Taft or Malvern ...

So to blame this on the Builder/Developer .. is MISGUIDED.

 

[Northy]

It seems that ever post here is NEGATIVE!!

There has to be some positive ... it is a "green development" .. hence .. why bitch about the GREEN nature of the exterior finishes?

 

[Northy]

I\m not too concerned about he greeen .. as this property was advertised as being "green" ....

 

[BUGEYEDBRIT]

BugEyed ...

You are NOT communicating the PROPER information here .. The MAINTENANCE FEES ... have NOTHING top do with the BUILDER/DEVELOPER .. any raise in maintenance fees hasto do withthe Property Management company and/or Condo Board after registration of the property ... after 2 years, the property is registered and is NO LONGER owned by the company/business/developer that originally built the property ... MAINTENANCE FEES are TOTALLY dependent on what the Condo Corp (which is supposedly elected by the homeowners) and the Property Management company ... in researching Norstar properties .. I see this is either Taft or Malvern ...
So to blame this on the Builder/Developer .. is MISGUIDED.

The original low ball maintenance fees were the builders responsibility, and they bear no relation to the real costs involved in running the building, ergo my comments about the costs rising are fairly accurate. Its a common ploy to low ball these costs to make the units more attractive, had more accurate costings been used the second year wouldn't have seen 40% increases.The condo corp plays the hand dealt to it by the builder, to suggest otherwise is ignorant.

 

[one eye wonder]

hey guys i saw this link about the place today,what you think?


http://www.condolifemag.com/Articles/Default.aspx?ArticleID=289

 

[mango3]

I've seen it before. Well the building does not look nearly as nice as the picture!!...I guess they did their research on WHICH people were suckers enough to fall for their nice picture..the reality of the situation is that it looks like total crap and buyers have committed themselves to living in this ghastly looking structure. I'm not impressed at all. If Norstar really cared about their purchasers....they woudl offer to add some (and it's only a suggestion) perhaps gray to cover some of the green or offer to make it look less institutional. But they don't really care about us...as long as the condo's are selling, they have their big houses to go home to.

 

[one eye wonder]

this link may be to lil to late and im sure you all have seen it as its old but this link has the company names that are working on our condo,at this point the landscape company is the only one left to really care too look at,and i did and i like what they have done hopefully they will do a good job on ours

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/wilshire-on-the-green/