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109oz Coming to Ossington Ave

Mark Savel — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:07:13 +0000

Hop on the 63 bus, and head down to Ossington for drinks, dinner and condos! The former sleepy street that was once home to factories and commercial business has quickly transformed into a hot bed of action with new bars and restaurants popping up everywhere… and I’m not just selling the hype here, i’m also partaking in it! You’ll often find me at BQM for a burger or hanging out at The Ossington while the Secert Models dj a set to a packed house on a Saturday Night! I’m probably not the first to tell you this but the Ossington neighbourhood is quickly becoming the “it” place to be!

A few years back, Reserve Properties was the first to embrace the strip and bring to it a modern and well appointed development known as Motif! With the success of their first project, they’re back again with a second project at 109 Ossington, the former Mondial Auto Repair shop! According to the press release:

Building on Ossington’s character and dynamic street line, 1090Z offers a contemporary design that reads to the eye as four intimate structures. “We wanted to create a built form that really suited the eclectic rhythm and dimensions of the street,” says Shane Fenton VP of Reserve Properties.

Catering to Ossington’s active pedestrian traffic, new retail on the ground floor will reanimate 150 feet along Ossington’s vibrant north-south corridor.

“Staggering storeys back and forth as you move up the building provides a variety of angles and gives each element its own identity,” says lead architect Roland Rom Colthoff of RAW. “Dark brick, zinc and glass materials used on the façade further enhance texture, while mimicking the memory of the existing lot division.”

Emphasizing the angular façade, balcony enclosures will be punctuated with different colours, co-designed by purchasers, giving them the opportunity to personalize the exterior of their new home.

“With 109OZ we really wanted to capture the essence of the local attitude and diversity of people who live there,” says Dan Menchions of II BY IV Design Associates.

Drawing the Ossington vibe inside, the 109OZ marketing centre is animated with pops of tangerine orange, canary yellow and fuchsia and a monochromatic gradient herringbone pattern on the floor. “The presentation centre is designed to make you feel like you are walking into the actual lobby itself,” adds Menchions.

Capturing the creative culture of the area, a multi-coloured pendant fixture by neighbourhood design darling Castor Design, crafted from recycled fire extinguishers, is surrounded by graphic elements and artwork reminiscent of 60’s and 70’s pop-art movement.

“We know from our recent success with Motif Lofts & Towns on Ossington that this is a very savvy neighbourhood when it comes to design. We wanted to create a project that local residents would appreciate and represents where design is going,” says Shelley Fenton, President of Reserve Properties.

109OZ offers 85 generously sized lofts with open concept layouts. Providing purchasers a flex space for work, dining and entertaining, European styled kitchens feature oversized islands that double as a chef’s table. With private outdoor space off of almost every suite and a second floor amenity terrace that overlooks the main street, purchasers can stay in and still engage with Ossington.

“People from around the city travel to Ossington in order to play. They come here to do their boutique shopping, do dinner at Union or hit up Foxely,” says Johnston. “But now with 109OZ people won’t just be visiting the neighbourhood to enjoy it, they are going to be able to live in it and truly take part in everything by foot, and that’s just good neighbourhood building.”

With only 85 lofts,109Oz will feature one bedroom, one bedroom and dens and 2 bedroom plus dens, all with superb outdoor space. If you’d like to live on the Ossington, please fill out the form below:

Photo Updates of River City Phase 1

Mark Savel — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:35 +0000

During last weeks “peak and enter” at the newly completed Don River Park… I stopped by the River City development to take a few photos of phase one under construction!

The 7 storey River St. building is well underway and already taking shape.

The two storey townhomes line the base of the building along River St.

Here’s a close up of the King St. building… eventually the two will be connected by a bridge!

Interlocking stone was used in the construction of sidewalks and roads for the area!

Looking for more updates from River City? Waterfront Toronto recently relocated one of its web cameras to capture the construction progress of the development! The web camera, which was previously used to capture the construction of Sherbourne Common north, is now on the rooftop of Edge Loft condominiums at 625 Queen Street East. Still images of the site are taken every 15 minutes and can be viewed on Waterfront Toronto’s construction webcam page and on the River City page.

Images are archived and once the project is complete, a two minute time lapse video is created that showcases the transformation of the project from start to finish.

Live Details from South Hill on Madison VIP Launch

Mark Savel — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:18:48 +0000

Starting at 12:00 pm on Tuesday March 20th, I’ll be live blogging from the South Hill on Madison VIP Broker Launch. This exclusive Platinum Broker lunch is taking place at Mistura’s Upper Lounge and will go from 12-2. The project is being developed by Burnac Holdings Limited and will be constructed next to The Madison Avenue Lofts, at the foot of Casa Loma.

12:30 – arrived at Mistura, beautiful spread for lunch. A lot of excitement!

1:28 – Hunter Milborne taking the floor to discuss the details.

Sales office to have a one bedroom suite!

1:30 – History of Burnac development. Built over 1000 condos in the past 20 years. Currently working on a highend boutique on Davenport

1:33 – priced in the 600 per square foot. 15% for VIP downpayment.

1:35 – only 159 suites available. Parking available for everything over $300,000.

Prices and floorplans now available!

Prices range from $239,900-$989,900 and in size from 384-1259 sq. ft.

Check in here for all the live details. And if you’re interested in purchasing at South Hill, fill out the form below anytime!

Condo For Sale at the Residences of College Park

Mark Savel — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:28:37 +0000

Looking for more space? How about a condo with a view? And how about subway access, shopping and grocery stores all at the base of the building? My latest listing at The Residences of College Park offers all that and more!

Located at 761 Bay Street just south of College, The Residences of College Park is comprised of two towers coming in at 51 and 45 storeys tall. This suite is in the south tower (45 storeys) and measures approximately 950 square feet. It fronts on the South and West sides of the building allowing for phenominal City and lake views and gets a ton of natural light!

The suite comes well appointed with two split bedrooms, two bathrooms (one shared and one private), a home office, large kitchen, separate dining and living rooms and a walk-out balcony for unwinding at the end of the day! In the kitchen you’ll find stainless steel appliances, a glass back-splash, a double sink, granite counter-tops and a newly installed floor!

Included in the purchase price is a parking spot and massive private locker. It’s located right next to the parking spot and is easily 5 times larger than your standard condo locker!

The building was completed in 2007 and was designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects and developed by Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group Inc. Residents of the two towers have access to a long list of amenities that includes Meeting Room, Business Centre, Business Centre, Concierge, Fitness Facilities, Fitness Facilities, Games Room, Games Room, Garden, Garden, Guest Suite, Guest Suite, Multimedia Room, Multimedia Room, Events Room, Events Room, Hot Tub, Hot Tub, Pool – Indoor, Pool – Indoor, Squash/Racketball Court, and Steam Room… The condo has been even known to be home to a few professional athletes over the years!

Check out a full set of photos from inside the condo:

Still looking to see more? Then check out this video from inside the suite:

Click here to view the embedded video.

The unit is available for purchase at $660,000. Contact me if you’d like to schedule a private showing of the space!

Demolition Begins at the Riverside Townhomes

Mark Savel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:49:51 +0000

It’s been a little more than a year since the Riverside Townhomes launched on Broadview at Queen St. East! Last week I passed by the site to find demolition well underway. Check out some photos of the site below:

A few units are still available! If you’d like to purchase at the Riverside Townhomes, please contact be below:

Photos of Underpass Park at River City

Mark Savel — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:00:49 +0000

This past weekend, my curiosity got the better of me as wandered around the River City neighbourhood …and in particular, Underpass Park!

I was killing some time in between appointments and trying to find away to snap some pictures of the Don River Park from atop the Adelaide E Bridge. Sadly, I didn’t have much luck as Cole Haans aren’t the most practical shoes for fence jumping or bridge scaling. Although… I was successful in finding a nice little place to park for free (something that’s getting harder and harder in Toronto). With my car tucked away, I had juuust enough time to snap a few photos of the changes under the bridge!

Construction started about 6 months ago on the dreary and dark space under the bridge. Once complete, Underpass Park will be the most extensive park to ever be built under an overpass in Canada. Already concrete has been poured, plants have been planted and jungle sets for the kids installed!

I was happy to see that some of the street art that was on the support coloumns of the bridge are still on site… in fact, I think it would be really cool if all of the columns were wrapped in colourful imagery. Anything is better than boring concrete in my opinion!

In the few months that they’ve been working on it, it’s looking pretty close to the initial renderings (from WaterfrontToronto)! I’ll definitely be going back and taking more pics as progress continues on the park.

This is defintily one of the most exciting parts of town right now and located right next to the park is River City which just recently launched it’s second phase! I have access to prices and floorplans…if you’d like more information, please fill out the form below, I’d be happy to help:

MUST HAVE MONDAY – Sofachamp

Mark Savel — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:37:47 +0000

Hey there sports fans! We’ve all been there before…you know the feeling, you’re so mad at your teams performance that you could put your fist through a wall. As a die-hard leaf fan for the last 25 years, I can definitely attest to those enraging emotions!

Alas, a solution is here! The SofaChamp, by Tobias Fränzel (a graduate of the Bauhaus University in Weimar) doubles as a comfortable place to watch the game AND a punching bag for when the puck goes “just wide of the empty net”. The red arm at the back of the sofa folds up in seconds and is always ready to take left jab/right hook combo! When you’re done, fold it down, and viola… your couch is back!

If you’re more interested in getting a condo before the couch…contact me, I’d love to help!