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By now, I’ve easily written close to a thousand words about the 8 Gladstone Lofts…but as the saying goes “a picture says more”.

Armed with my iPhone camera, I stopped by the 8 Gladstone Sales Centre to check out their hip new hub!  Located at 1230 Queen St West, the sales centre is a complete transformation from the old warehouse that once sat on the property.  Black walls, high cielings, and accents of bright pink are the first things I noticed.  After signing in, I was given a tour of the sales centre starting with the model unit!

The loft is a replica of the 605 Sq.Ft. layout pictured below!

The first thing that caught my eyes were the large 24”x24” procelin tiles…it came as a welcomed surprise from the typical engineering laminate seen in most sales centres these days.  This floor plan in particular unit has the split bathroom, with the toilet and sink on one side and the shower with a 5 foot vanity on the other!

I often prefer walking into a dedicated foyer first instead of a kitchen or busy living space. Something about the division of space makes the floorplan feel bigger.  Shortly past the enterance is a laundry room deep enough to store your cleaning products…with some room to spare for a broom and mop!

A “pegged” art piece was put up along the wall that leads guests into the living/dinning/sleeping areas.  I’m sure any true Queen West dweller will have no shortage of ideas for the blank canvas of a wall! Read the rest of this entry »

Looking for more space?  Try looking up at 8 Gladstones Penthouse release!

Taking up the top two floors of the 8 storey building, only 9 of the lofts will be built. Spaces range in size from 705 sq. ft. to 1212 sq.ft with terraces from 105 sq. ft. to 1,176 sq. ft (almost the same amount of outside space as there is inside). Each resident will have their own private gas hookup for BBQing. The lofts will have exposed concrete cielings and columns with 10ft high cielings on the main penthouse level (living/dining/kitchen) and 9 ft. on the upper level (bathrooms/bedrooms/den).

Connecting the two level will be a modern mix of glass and metal staircases.  Some lofts will even have skylights in the bedrooms!

Take a look at floorplans and views below:

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On Monday, Streetcar Developments had an info session at the Gladstone Hotel for real estate community to get it’s first hand look at 8 Gladstone.  For the past few weeks i’ve been spotlighting different pieces of the development on the blog, but was missing one vital part… price!

Prices for the first 6 floors start from $249,900 and up to $489,000.  There are NO studio apartments at 8 Gladstone and even the smallest unit (at 471 sqf) comes with a separate bedroom! Over 30 of the 86 units are priced under $300,000 and many of these also come with a balcony or terrace! For units larger than 577 sqf. parking is availabable at a cost of $30,000. Storage lockers are $5,000 and bike lockers are $2,000.  Deposits are 15% over 180 days with a further 5% due on occupancy!  Maintenence is estimated to be $0.515 psf per month, with hydro individually metered.

There will be very few amenities in the building, basically a gym, lobby and pet spa (room to wash down your dog).  In intimate projects like this, it’s better to have less amenities as unit owners would have a larger share of monthly expenses to pay for in comparison to a larger residential tower…. Besides, if you live here you’re right smack in the middle of Queen West and Parkdale! Don’t know what that means?  Check out this short video I made of the area:

Bedrooms with sliding doors will have frosted glass, and floors will be covered with modular, low VOC broadloom tiles (made from recycled materials). Floor finishes every where else will be 24″ x 24″ square-edge porcelain tiles!  Included in the purchase price is a full size front loading stacked washer and dryer! Read the rest of this entry »

Last week I got an early peek at what 8 Gladstone will look like from the outside…This week it’s the insides!

I sat down with the Streetcar sales team to get a first had look at floorplans, finishes and more. To be brutally honest, when I first heard about plans for 8 Gladstone, I thought it would be nothing more than a “copy and paste” version of 2 Gladstone…thankfully, I was wrong…soooo wrong!

The tone of the project is modern finishes in lofty spaces! Starting from the bottom, there’ll be a large laneway between the two buildings for cars to access the parking garage. The main level will consist of commercial space and a lobby. The building will have 9ft ceiling lofts from the 2nd to 6th floor.  11 different layouts (actually more but they’re the same space, just with flipped versions) will be available on these floors starting in size from 471 square feet. Prices will start in mid 200′s. (Although not official, I expect prices to range from$500-$550 per square foot).

Sitting a top of 8 Gladstone will be two levels of Penthouse lofts!  These lofts will have 10 ft. ceilings on the main level with 9 ft. heights on the second.  They’ll all have huge terraces with natural gas hookups…Queen West BBQ time!! The penthouses range in size from 705 square feet (two bedroom) to over 1,200 square feet.  My favorite of these layouts is the north east unit… it features a terrace with almost as much space outside as there is inside! Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news…

The good news – I was right about 8 Gladstone coming to Queen West.

The bad news…isn’t so bad – Why you ask? It’s going to happen a lot sooner than I initially wrote!

Back in February a wrote a post breaking down the few details known about the project…fast forward a month and it looks like 8 Gladstone will be coming to market earlier than originally thought!  Their first e-flyer was sent out this week meaning presales should take place shortly.  If you’ve yet to read the details of the project, check out the original post here.

I got my clients in early for the first launch (2 Gladstone), which was necessary given the large amounts of interest.  I anticipate even more of a rush for 8 Gladstone as the area has solidified itself even further since!  Fill out the form below if you’d like to purchase at 8 Gladstone.  Check back frequently as i’ll be posting more info as it becomes available!

The Dufferin Street extension may have helped to alleviate some of the traffic on Gladstone, but that doesn’t mean that the “Streetcar” has stopped!  Following the success and heavy interest in Streetcar Developments 2 Gladstone…I’m happy to post that plans are in the works to develop a second building called: 8 Gladstone!

The juicy details like renderings, prices and floorplans have yet to be revealed but what I have been told is that they plan on building the second condo directly North of 2 Gladstone at the current office of Icarus Designs.  8 Gladstone will have approximately 85 units (2 Gladstone had only 54) spread out over 8 storyes.  The rezoning application submitted to the City mentions there being retail at grade, 2 levels of underground parking and 52 spots for bikes!

Queen West has clearly solidified it’s self as one of the coolest places in the city to let loose on the weekend! The galleries and restaurants give residents tons to see and do during the week.  It’s a no brainer for developers to build along the strip and I anticipate 8 Gladstone selling just as fast as it’s predecessor…  Look for 8 Gladstone to start sales in May!  If you’d like to be notifed when sales start, give me a call or send me an email, I’d love to help!

One of the first preconstruction projects I started promoting on SavelBlogs was 2 Gladstone by Streetcar Developments.  Sales started back in October of 2009  and to this day, I’m still getting emails from interested purchasers on it.  It was one of the few projects to launch in 09 and with only 54 units, it didn’t take long for them to sell. Fast forward to 2011 and 2 Gladstone is back on the blog!

In early 2010 they demolished the existing buildings and by early spring the had dug a hole large enough to pour the foundation. From there it’s been nothing but up as they’ve already surpassed ground level and have started on the second floor! Estimated move-in is scheduled for October 2011 and with only 7 more floors to go, they might just build this one on time!

It’s hard to get a good indication on what the first level looks like as most of it is covered up, but once cladding starts I’ll be back to take some more photos… In the mean time, click on the thumbnails below to see the progress thus far.

While out on Queen West I spotted a few other sites “ripe for development” which is great news if you missed your chance to buy at 2 Gladstone. If Queen West is calling you…call me (or send me and email) and I’ll help you call it home!

(try saying that 5 times fast)