Entries by Roy Bhandari

Absolute Condos Get International Recognition

The rest of North America is quickly finding out what we already know: the Absolute Condos in Mississauga (dubbed Marilyn Monroe) are absolutely gorgeous. Stunning shots of Absolute Condos Not a single straight line Absolute Condos were recently awarded the prize of “Best Tall building in the Americas” by the Council of Tall Buildings and…

Sutton Place to become “The Britt Condos”

Earlier this month Lanterra flew out their top agents to London, England to announce their latest condominium project: The Britt Condominiums.  The Britt is located at Bay & Wellesley and will replace the popular Sutton Place Hotel. Brand New Design for the Old Sutton Place Hotel The Podium will pay homage to the original design…

Yorkville Plaza 2 Details Begin to Surface

Yorkville Plaza was the enormously successful conversion of the old Four Seasons Hotel (it is officially the old Four Seasons now after closing their doors in March).  Clients familiar with the Hotel were quick to snap up a piece of Toronto History and the project sold very very well. Initial rendering of Yorkville Plaza featuring…

Tridel Revealed as Developer Behind 355 Church

Back in Early May we announced that an application was pending for 355 Church Street currently the home of Family Services Association of Toronto.  The site is located North of Ryerson University and immediately south of the site of the pending Menkes Project “365 Church”. The application for 355 Church Street was recently submitted to…

One Bloor Apply For 5 Additional Floors

What’s 65 in 2009, 70 in 2011 and 75 in 2012? The floor count of One Bloor! When One Bloor originally started selling back in 2009, the proposed height was 65 storeys and late last year they were approved for an additional 5 storeys.  Now Great Gulf are at it again and are requesting a…

E Condos: Coolest. Building. Ever.

In case you haven’t noticed, we are a bunch of condo obsessed geeks and E Condominiums has really gotten us excited.  The project oozes style that a young professional at Yonge & Eglinton will eat up.  exterior architecture is instantly recognizable and features a unique “gravity defying” highlighted by cantilevered red glass amenity space in…

E Condos Gearing Up For Launch

Yonge & Eglinton is fast becoming one of the hottest intersections in Toronto.  The mid-town location has grown in popularity in recent years, especially among young professionals and has earned the nickname “Young & Eligible”. The creme-de-la-creme in terms of condominium residences in this neighbourhood is E Condominiums.  Designed by Roy Varacalli (designer of Exhibit…

Scotia Plaza sells for $1.27 Billion

Scotia Plaza is one of the most iconic and recognizable buildings in Toronto.  The red granite clad headquarters for Scotiabank was purchased for $1.27 billion by Dundee REIT (and own two-thirds of the building) and H&R REIT (who own the remainder).  Scotia were the last bank to own their own headquarters Scotia Plaza, one of…

365 Church; Meet 355 Church

365 Church is a new condominium project by Menkes that will launch later this year, located at the north east corner of Church & McGill.  The project has been on the lips of buyers for some time given the location’s proximity to Ryerson and the brand new “Super Loblaws” located at the old Maple Leaf…

What Makes “Great Design”?

If you’re ever wondering what a group of Condo obsessed agents do when they get together on a Friday evening (and I’m sure it’s crossed your minds once or twice), you’re about to find out.  We were recently out for dinner with some of Toronto’s leading condo agents and a top developer and the discussion…

VVVIP Access: The Bond Condominiums at Adelaide & John

It’s September which means that we are in line for some serious Condominium action over the next 4-6 weeks.  A number of new developments will be coming to market that have both investors and end users salivating.  Recently we ran a couple of articles highlighting our top picks for this fall, and today we are…

VVVIP Access: Yorkville Plaza (Four Seasons Conversion)

As soon as the new Private Residences of the Four Seasons was announced, people started asking what would happen to the site of the “Old” Four Seasons Hotel – the legendary luxury Hotel located at Avenue & Yorkville Road in the heart of the Yorkville district. A couple of weeks ago we announced that Camrost-Felcorp…

Bond Condos Full Rendering Revealed

Lifetime Developments have been teasing us for the last week with “sneak peaks” at their upcoming “Bond Condominiums” located in the sizzling Entertainment District.  A couple of weeks ago, they announced that the development will be called “The Bond” and last week they teased us further by revealing the awesome podium rendering (below).  Today, we…