From renderings, Eau du Soleil is one of the most instantly recognizable projects launched in Toronto in the last year. The two-tower project with the tapered linking podium will make for an unmistakable silhouette on the Humber Bay Shores skyline once it's built, taller than any other building in Canada outside a downtown location, and with one of the most scenic location this side of the rockies.

Eau du Soleil in its Humber Bay Shores context, rendering courtesy of Empire Communities

That's a big claim to make, but when you're going up 66 storeys beside a park-fringed great lake, and across the bay from one of the most spectacular skylines anywhere, it's not a tough one to argue. Certainly the hundreds of purchasers in the approximately 750-unit first tower are on side with that: Empire Communities launched the Zeidler Partnership Architects and Richmond Architects-designed building at a time when sales were said to be down, but the market knows when there's something special out there, and the sales have been great. Successful enough in fact that the second tower at Eau du Soleil is now officially in sales too.

Water Tower and the amenities terraces at Eau du Soleil, image courtesy of Empire Communities

The 46-storey Water Tower—so called as it's the one closest to the lake—features about 330 units, and will share in the same extensive amenities as the taller Sky Tower, while having it's own special water retreat on its top floor. Approximately 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space is set aside across the complex to extend your living space far beyond your suite. To be located on the top 2 floors of the podium between the Sky Tower and Water Tower, the amenities will include a salt water pool with hot tub, fitness room, spinning room, CrossFit training zone, yoga room, treatment room, outdoor terraces with BBQs, multiple theatres, guest suites, gaming room, party rooms, business/board rooms and even an outdoor multi-purpose 'Sky court' for modified tennis or basketball.

Inside the Water Tower sales pavilion on Marine Parade Drive, image by Craig White

It's that long feature list which drew a crowd to the recently erected sales pavilion on Marine Parade Drive where the towers will be built. Not long from now — on Saturday, September 28 — those who have registered at Empire's site for the building will have their chance to choose their suite and their view. If you want to have the greatest selection of suites available, the place to leave your name is here. 

Inside the Water Tower sales pavilion on Marine Parade Drive, image by Craig White

Residents at the development will find that not only are miles of lakefront trails, parklands, and aquatic activities practically at their doorstep, they'll also find that a walkable neighbourhood with all the day-to-day necessities is coming into being too. With every new building opening in the Humber Bay Shores area, more retail, services, and restaurants are opening in the area: most notably, kitty-corner across Lake Shore Boulevard from the project will shortly be a full Metro grocery store. Eau du Soleil is bringing its share of neighbourhood amenities too, with shops facing both Lake Shore Blvd. West and Marine Parade Drive. This is gong to be quite the area.

Paul Golini speaks at a Water Tower sales event, image by Craig White

Want to know even more about Eau du Soleil? Our dataBase entry for the project, with many renderings, more sales information, and access to the official website, is linked below. Want to talk about the project? Choose one of the associated Forum thread links, or leave your comment in the space provided on this page.