Treviso Condos (at Dufferin and Lawrence)  is a development that I’ve been writing about for several months on the blog… in fact, I like the project so much, I even bought a suite there for my self!  I’ve helped several people purchase at Treviso and because of it, I’ve become one of the top selling Realtors for the development.  Thanks to this, I’m able to offer all purchasers who work with me the following exclusive discounts and bonuses… but only for a limited time!

Get 5% Cash Back ($12,000-$30,000)
AND Free Assignments – Regular $5000
AND $3000 Yorkdale Gift Certificate OR Travel Voucher 

Special Deposit Choice for Treviso 1 and 2
$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 Days
5% in 120 Days
$2000 Every 3 Months (for additional 5%)

Or

$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 days
10% BMO Interest Only Loan and Vendor Pays the Interest

FIRST 20 2 & 3 BEDROOM SUITES SOLD AT TREVISO 2 ONLY GET AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 CASH OFF
AND a N’espresso Espresso machine at closing, offered originally and exclusively when I represent you in the purchase of a unit at Treviso! Contact me TODAY!

La Dolce demolition has begun at the Treviso Condominiums construction site!

As one of the top sellers at the Treviso Community, I’m able to offer all purchasers who work with me the following exclusive discounts and bonuses… but only for a limited time!

Get 5% Cash Back ($12,000-$30,000)
AND Free Assignments – Regular $5000
AND $3000 Yorkdale Gift Certificate OR Travel Voucher 

Special Deposit Choice for Treviso 1 and 2
$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 Days
5% in 120 Days
$2000 Every 3 Months (for additional 5%)

Or

$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 days
10% BMO Interest Only Loan and Vendor Pays the Interest

FIRST 20 2 & 3 BEDROOM SUITES SOLD AT TREVISO 2 ONLY GET AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 CASH OFF
AND a N’espresso Espresso machine at closing, offered originally and exclusively when I represent you in the purchase of a unit at Treviso! Contact me TODAY!

All cash back offers can be deducted off the purchase price or be adjusted on final closing. Bank of Montreal loan program is subject to approval.  Mortgage pre approvals are required on all sales. Balance to 20% is required on occupancy date for all deposit structures noted above.  All promotions, discounts offers are valid until April 30, 2012.  All promotion offers may be changed and/or cancelled at any time without notice.

Priestly Demolition is working on scrapping the former BiWay/Blinds-T0-Go/Perfume Outlet that once operated on the Dufferin and Lawrence corner. Once fully removed, excavation and shoring can take place. If all goes according to plan we should expect construction to start in the Spring/Summer of 2012!

I stopped by the site on Thursday and took a few photos of the demolition taking place, check them out below:

If you’d like to call Treviso home, I’d love to help!  Contact me by filling out the form below:

As one of the top sellers at the Treviso Community, I’m able to offer all purchasers who work with me the following exclusive discounts and bonuses… but only for a limited time!

Get 5% Cash Back ($12,000-$30,000)
AND Free Assignments – Regular $5000
AND $3000 Yorkdale Gift Certificate OR Travel Voucher

Special Deposit Choice for Treviso 1 and 2
$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 Days
5% in 120 Days
$2000 Every 3 Months (for additional 5%)

Or

$2000 with the Offer
Balance to 5% in 30 days
10% BMO Interest Only Loan and Vendor Pays the Interest

FIRST 20 2 & 3 BEDROOM SUITES SOLD AT TREVISO 2 ONLY GET AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 CASH OFF
AND a N’espresso Espresso machine at closing, offered originally and exclusively when I represent you in the purchase of a unit at Treviso! Contact me TODAY!

All cash back offers can be deducted off the purchase price or be adjusted on final closing. Bank of Montreal loan program is subject to approval.  Mortgage pre approvals are required on all sales. Balance to 20% is required on occupancy date for all deposit structures noted above.  All promotions, discounts offers are valid until April 30, 2012.  All promotion offers may be changed and/or cancelled at any time without notice.

You can read more about living at Treviso over here… or if you’d like to learn more purchasing, contact me below!

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!

The kitchens were custom designed by the hands of II by IV Design and are available in a high gloss or wood veneer finish. The fridge and dish washer seamlessly blend in with the panelling over top! The island shown in the picture is an upgrade, and is fully mobile as it’s on wheels.

The only place you’ll find carpeting is in the bedroom…but don’t expect any 70′s shag!  They have a variety of modular broadloom tiles styles and patterns for purchasers to choose from…actually 4 different choices (pictured below)

Staging a model unit is nothing new…every developer does it to give potential purchasers ideas of what their unit can one day look like.  The problem with that is, most of the furniture can’t be found, let alone bought. 8 Gladstone did things a bit different using local furniture pieces to stage the model unit!

The magnet furniture pieces below the floor plans were another first for me!  The idea is to let buyers get a better sense of space by inserting different pieces in the layouts.  I found it helpful to play around with furniture placement…each piece also had the name of the store that the furniture can be found in!  Check out several other photos from the sales centre below:

Give me a call or send me an email if you’d like to purchase at 8 Gladstone!

When you think “gamer”, you don’t typically think “style”… instead you probably think “mother’s basement, low light and wood paneling.”  For this weeks Must Have Monday I found two accessories that can change that!

The first is a “Sim City” inspired wallpaper (pictured above) that brings and array of pixelated colours to any plain wall!  Designed by eBoy, the print is available in a variety of themes including: New York, Paris and Tokyo.  I can see something like this working well in a den or office space of a condo… but why stop there?

To compliment your new wallpaper, why not pair it with a working arcade light switch!  The switch integrates real arcade buttons instead of the standard flip switch.  It comes in a variety of colours and combinations that you can customize to add an extra level of uniqueness.  Available online for $45 (USD), it’s not the cheapest switch in the world…but it definitely is one of the coolest, and they ship to Canada!

Give me a call or send me an email if you’d like to find a condo big enough to fit all your gaming needs!

Receive a special cash discount for a limited time on all purchases in phase 1 and 2!  As part of Treviso’s VIP Realtor group I can exclusively offer my clients this promotion PLUS a N’Espresso coffee machine at closing!

On Sunday June 4th, Lanterra Developments held a community party for purchasers and residents in the Dufferin and Lawrence community!  The celebration was to mark a milestone for the development…ground breaking!!

I attended the event along with several friends and past purchasers! We were treated to free ice-cream, pizza and drinks (all of which somehow ended up on my shirt). Guests at the party were welcomed by an Italian band playing all the “tarantella” one could ask for!

Mid way through the party Lanterra partners, Barry Fenton and Mark Mandelbaum along with Anne Lambrou (VP of sales for Milborne Real Estate) participated in soil turning ceremony that continued inside with a speech on the success of Treviso Phase 1… did you know, the corner was once owned by Conrad Black?

Construction walls have now been errected around the site to make way for demolition, excavation and shoring! The event also marked the public launch of Phase 2.  There were lots of purchasers at the sales centre that day…it looks like phase 2 shouldn’t be too far behind Phase ones success!

Until June 30th, 2011 I’m am able to offer some exclusive promotions.  If you purchase with me, you’ll get:

• 1% discount off the suite price
• $4000 towards upgrades
• Half priced locker (Regular $5,000 now $2,500)
• $0 assignment fee
• A N’espresso Espresso machine at closing, offered originally and exclusively when I represent you in the purchase of a unit at Treviso!

Fill out the form below if you’d like to discuss purchasing further!

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:

Click here to view the embedded video.

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!

Kitchens will be designed by II bv IV Design (read 2 by 4), and will feature quartz (or granite) countertops and backsplash, under cabinet lighting.  Kitchen appliances will be fully integrated and will include: a 24″ Blomberg refridgerator with bottom-mount freezer, 24″ AEG black ceran cooktop, 24″ AEG stainless steel wall oven, 18″ or 24″ AEG dishwasher and a 24″ Faber intergrated hood fan.  Here’s a sample scetch below:

II by IV also designed the bathrooms for 8 Gladstone.  Some units even feature separate water closets with sliding doors and hand wash basin.  The quartz or granite theme continues on the countertops in the bathroom.  Check out the finishes in the sketch below:

I have early access to 8 Gladstone, so if you’d like to purchase let me know by filling out the form below.  The latest I need to know by is Wednesday June 15th, 2011.  Signings will take place on Saturday June 18th, 2011

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