Yup, unfortunately more and more condos these days have kitchens placed that way, often the kitchen is aligned on one side of the wall as you walk in, the island is right in the middle of hallway, one has to squeeze by the island to get to the living area, There are also a 1 bed+den and another larger 2 bedroom unit @ the tower level.
The 1 bed+den at 643 sqft facing NE costs some $6000 more, would you say it also opens into the kitchen?
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So I ended up taking the 625sqft tower F and 570 sqft tower C, hopefully I made the right choice.