River City Condos, West Don Lands
we have threads for the general West Don Lands master plan, but here is the first article on phase 1, which apparently is being rolled out this fall....there will be 5 towers...there are some nifty renderings on the website...
from the National Post...
Making a splash
Lisa Van de Ven, National Post
Published: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Brett Gundlock / National Post
Bordering the waterfront of the Don River, the West Don Lands in east Toronto has had its share of uses: About 180 years ago it was a park, while it's also been dedicated to housing and industry. In recent years, though, it's just been old brownfield land, contaminated and lying fallow. It was hardly living up to its potential, or glamourizing the environs, which is why Waterfront Toronto - the entity in charge of revitalizing the waterfront all along the city's edge - made developing it a priority. Today, there are almost 6,000 new residences planned for the West Don Lands, an 80-acre site, including rental and condominium buildings, as well as parks, schools and other amenities.
The first phase, River City, is a five-tower condominium community by Urban Capital. The first building won't launch until the fall, but excitement over the project is palpable. Units at River City is expected to start at approximately 400 square feet and $179,900.
Buyers will get the chance to be part of history, explains David Wex, partner with Urban Capital: "The residential component of Waterfront is starting here," he says. "This is the first phase of Toronto's 25-year plan, so [buyers] are getting in on the ground floor - that's really big."
River City, West Don Lands
The Phase One 1,000-unit LEED gold development aims to be 100% carbon neutral; it will sit on a 3.8-acre property across from the $15-million Don River Park now under construction on the west side of the Don River. Part of Waterfront Toronto's redevelopment project, River City is now in preregistration, with occupancy planned for 2011. See rivercitytoronto.com
rivercitytoronto.com
rest of the article talks about other lakefront projects....
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=1936556