Posts Tagged ‘Don River Park’

After spending a week in sunny Varadero,  the end of vacation and the start of work officially commenced with an update letter from the River City team!

The letter was sent out to all the purchasers and their Realtors in an effort to keep us up to date with progress on this changing part of Toronto.   To summarize the changes thus far:

Wednesday September the 8th marked another milestone for the West Don Lands revitalization…although work has been going on at the site for over a year, yesterday marked the official ground breaking at the Don River Park!

Everyone from Mayor Miller to Jim Flaherty were on hand to mark the momentous occasion…by now you’re probably asking yourself “What’s so big about a park, and why do these high paid politicians need to be there to break ground?” The second part of the question, I don’t have an answer for, but in regards to the park…

The Don River Park will transform an abandoned post-industrial site into a dynamic, year-round, public space for the River City residents!  Renowned design firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, has been assigned the task of transforming the 18 acre site!  Once complete, the Don River Park will be offer playgrounds, sports fields and open parks and other leisure activities for Torontonians to enjoy.

Aside from all the above mentioned features, the transformation of the land also acts as a flood plain! The Don River Park will double as a protection landform covering over 245 acres including the West Don Lands AND  Toronto’s financial district.

The construction of this park is a brilliant move by all involved!  They’re taking a barren brown field, creating a flood protection plain out of it,all the while transforming it into an open space for the public to enjoy.

To tie it into River City… Once the land transformation of the Don River Park is complete, Waterfront Toronto will hand over the land to Urban Capital to allow for the construction of River Cities Phase 1! 270 of the 348 units have already been sold at River City, but some great units are still available.  If you’d like to get a unit before they’re all gone …give me a call or send me an email, I’d love to help!

And the award for Best Building Design goes to……….*drumroll*

RIVER CITY!!!

Congratulations to all that have been involved in making the project so special.  And even bigger congratulations goes to the purchasers who now live in the best designed building according to BILD (Building Industry and Land Development)

The first phase is over 70% sold with a variety of layouts still available.  Designed by Saucier + Perrotte, River City will be a four phased community of over 900 loft-style condominiums and townhouses, together with street level restaurants, cafes and boutiques!  I’ve been covering the project extensively since it first launched back in 2009 and will continue to as the West Don Lands transform into one of downtown Toronto’s newest neighbourhoods!

For floorplans, prices, and availability…give me a call or send me an email, I’d love to help!

Check out the progress at the Don River Park…what is no more than piles of dirt will soon be a 17 acre park in the West Don Lands part of the City (which is actually the East side of the City. Confusing, I know!).

In this video update, I take a look at the early evolution of the Don River Park. Once complete, the green space will link residents of River City to the future site of the Pan Am Village. See for yourself in the video above!

If you’re interested in calling River City home, give me a call or send me an email… I’d love to help!

In my last post, I took a step back and looked at the West Don Lands Park and the value it provided River City.  In this one, I’m taking a step forward and looking at “green” initiatives offered at the development.

River City will be the first residential development going for a Gold LEED Certification in Toronto! LEED ranks building design, construction, and operational practices that provide high quality and high performance advantages to increase occupant health, comfort, productivity while reducing environmental impacts.  The exact details of green initiatives at River City have not been officially released but according to their website, the 4 main goals are:

1. Reduce as much as possible to what it take to build and then live in River City
2. Create healthy living environments
3. Reduce as much as possible what we actually throw back into the community
4. Offset any remaining impacts so River City is carbon neutral overall Read the rest of this entry »

Pop quiz readers! What’s the number ONE rule in real estate? Thaaat’s riiight! LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

No matter what type of real estate you’re buying, you should always be familiar with the lay of the land. Last week I blogged about River City Condo’s, but for this one I wanted to take a step back and look at some of the others features in the area that make River City such an advantageous opportunity! Read the rest of this entry »