Posts Tagged ‘Toronto Real Estate’

Streetcar Developments has been really “digging” the City as of late with over 4 projects under construction… and a new one coming soon!  Corktown Phase 2 and 2 Gladstone are the closest to completion, with Trinity and SYNC lofts not to far behind.  On a recent trip to Queen East, I stopped by the site and took a few photos of the shoring and excavation going on at SYNC lofts…check more pics below!

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 »

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.

Break out the vino, cut up some sausages and grab your panini’s cause a celebration is about to go down at Dufferin and Lawrence!

On Sunday June 5th, Lanterra will be hosting a family festa to mark the ground breaking of Treviso Condominiums.  There’ll be stuff for the kids like balloon artists and a pony carousel as well as stuff for the “bigger” kids (me) such as foosball, soccer, live music and BOCCE!!!

Official ground breaking ceremonies will take place at 3pm!

The event will also double as a launch to the general public for Treviso Phase 2. VIP Realtors have had access (and still do) to units since April. If you’d like to purchase before the general public fill out the form below, and don’t forget to check out some of the incentives over here!

Read the rest of this entry »

The wild world of calculators has come a long way since it’s early “abacus” roots!  Today we have formula’s and devices that can compute just about anything…from the amount of calories we eat to that subject we kept failing in high school, alga-something-acus!  Yet, in Canada, there’s been a massive gap for one of the most practical calculations and one we all need to know: Buying A Property!!!

Shortly after becoming a newly licensed Realtor, I took to the streets fully armed and ready to educate my clients on everything from amortizing to double compounding.  I had formulas, scientific calculators and several bookmarked websites all within a few clicks away. The problem was, there was no central calculator that could perform all the functions in one place.  Even the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation website (CMHC) didn’t have a simple method of adding insurance premiums to those who wanted to purchase with a less than 20% down!

Finally I did what any mid 20′s Realtor would do in today’s day and age…I tweeted my frustration to my followers in the Twitter-verse.  With in minutes several Realtors from across the country echoed my comments.  Thankfully and to my surprise, a solution was already out there, just waiting to be found!  The answer cam from @RateHub_Canada who sent a tweet linking to their “Mortgage Payment Calculator“.

This my friends is not your typical copy-and-paste-crappy-bank-calculator that the big 5 offer…no, no, this is much bigger, and waaay better!  The RateHub mortgage calculator not only spits out numbers for your purchase or renewal, it covers the whole process!  It first asks you to put in your desired purchase price.  From there it breaks down the different scenarios based on a 5,10,15 or 20% down payment.  Say you wanted to put down more than the preset percentages, you can easily adjust the numbers to reflect that…all in real time. Green bubbles help guide the user through the process and if at anytime you’re not sure what one of the “terms” mean, simply click the question mark for it’s explanation!

Where most bank calculators fail is the only offer their companies rates.  Since RateHub is independent of any banks, they’re able to show the rates of several providers right across Canada! Once you’ve inputed the nessecary amounts, it let’s the user know exactly how much is needed per month…all in a nice and easy to read package!

The “Cash Needed” section is my personal fav…it answers one of the most basic AND important question a buyer should ask: “How much will this cost?”  Remember that problem I had with the CMHC website earlier in the post?  Well, the RateHub calculator solves that in a few quick clicks!  This section goes over everything from PST on CMHC insurance to potential appraisal costs.  It allows you to plan your purchase based on the 4 scenarios you enter at the start of the process (super helpful).

The “Monthly Expense” section covers exactly that.  It has several editiable boxes so users can add the “other” costs that tend to go unnoticed in the budgeting process!  And it doesn’t stop there…

The “Interest Rate Risk” helps budget way after your first few years in the new place!  This is one of the most realistic functions I’ve ever seen in a mortgage calculator.  It shows how much will be owning at the end of 5 years and what payments will be if rates go up.  This is huuuuuuge as we’ve been spoiled with historically low mortgage rates as of late.

If  couldn’t have been able to tell yet, I absolutly love this calulator!!!  My hopes is that more buyers, bankers and Realtors find out about it as it’ll make your purchase a much more realistic and planned buy!

Once you’ve figured out how much you can afford…give me a call or send me an email so we can figure out where you’ll live!

 

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!

After all the success that of Lanterra’s first release of Treviso condos, they’ve followed up with a the second launch…La Piazza (Treviso Phase 2)!

The second tower will complement the first and will be built directly on the Dufferin and Lawrence corner.  The building will rise to a total of 24 storeys and will be made up of over 60 different floorplans.  In total, about 520 units will be available throughout the tower and the podium!

Finishes will be similar to phase one and will include laminate flooring, porcelain or ceramic tiles in most areas!  Munge and Leung have have put kitchen packages that will include granite countertops, ceramic tile backsplash, and stainless steel-front appliances…all standard!

I attended an intimate dinner with the Developers and the Treviso team where they told us more about plans for phase 2.  They spent a lot of time analyzing what worked and what didn’t with phase 1 and used the data to make La Piazza even better!  Phase 2 will feature an indoor swimming pool, 9th floor rooftop area with outdoor hot tub and fire place, bbq’s and dining spaces.  A lot of people I helped get into phase 1 expressed how much they liked the oversized balconies. They developers also picked up on this trend and included the large balconies for podium AND tower suites. The Piazza will link the two phases together and make for a great gathering place for residents!

Here are a few rederings of what Treviso Phase 2 will look like:

I sold several units at the first launch of Treviso, and because of this, 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!

I currently have floor plans and prices! As more units sell, prices and specifications are subject to change without notice, so feel free to call or email for the latest details. I’m in frequent communication with the sales centre for the latest in both. The first step in having me represent you with your purchase at Treviso Condos is by filling out the form below!

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!

From March 3rd – March 13, 2011 I’ll be running an exclusive promotion on remaining units at Treviso Condos (by Lanterra Developments).  If you purchase a unit within that time, through me, you’ll get a $7,000 cash back incentive PLUS $2000 in builder upgrades AND a Nespresso Espresso Machine!  My clients will also get to take advantage of a special deposit structure and remember PARKING IS INCLUDED in the purchase price (excluding studios).  Currently I am the only Realtor offering this kind of deal on remaining units.  Treviso still has some excellent floorplans remaining in a variety of sizes from 542 sf to over 1200 sf .  Below are a few of my favorite picks:

I’ve been heavily promoting Treviso Condos on the blog from day one!  I truly believe it has all the right ingredients for being a great place to live and an amazing long term investment… so much so that I even bought a unit at the development for myself!  Sales started in November of 2010 and within weeks it quickly became one of the fastest selling condominium projects of the year. Lanterra is now gearing up for the launch of the second phase called Treviso – La Piazza.  Sales should start sometime in mid April.

For more details on this exclusive promotion or to get moer info on Treviso – La Piazza contact me below…I’d love to help!

 

The lack of posts on the blog is directly related to the increase in activity, but not to worry… I’m back, busy, and ready to blog!

By the first week of January appointments on my listings started to really spike and the emails started pouring in from people interested in buying and selling.  I had taken a client of mine into a loft conversion that we’d been eying for some time.  A few hours after the listing went live, I booked us an appointment with the hopes of being the first ones in… 3 others had already previewed the place before us.  My client loved the space so much that within an hour of viewing the unit we had an offer printed and ready to present. Luckily for the both of us we moved fast.  The next day another 7 appointments were booked.  Because I was able to secure the unit for my client the night before we narrowly avoided participating in multiple offers… others weren’t as fortunate.

I’ve seen several new condo listings in the downtown core with the ever famous “Offers if any, reviewed on the xx of January”.  For those not in the biz, this is one of the many signs that it’s a sellers market and that there are more buyers than there are sellers!  When this happens, the negotiating power isn’t heavily the purchasers side BUT I still think it’s worth while to look.  I’m not a fan of paying several thousand dollars more than what a unit is worth, and I’d never suggest a client do that either… but if that dream layout and your desired building does become available, I say go for it just be aware of what comparables have sold for.  If your fair priced offer isn’t accepted don’t loose faith…another one is always out there!  Sellers, instead of waiting for the spring market I’d suggest prepping you’re unit for sale a lot sooner.  It’s only a matter of time before others get word of the increase demand and start listing their places.

On the preconstruciton side of things, 2011 is promising several great launches through out the City.  Projects gearing up for future phased launches and those looking to move last years inventory have started offering a variety of incentives. Throughout the week I’ll be spotlighting a few with great perks!

If you’re looking to live Downtown, I’d love to help!