Im not too sure. We learned that the balconies had been covered because wind tunnel tests determined they would be unsafe. Removing the curve from the side may have had to do with wind issues too.
Thanks Tuscani.
Hey, maybe you can clear one more thing up. Do the 'fins' step down (with the northern most being the tallest) or are all 5 the same hieght?
Thanks Tuscani.
Hey, maybe you can clear one more thing up. Do the 'fins' step down (with the northern most being the tallest) or are all 5 the same hieght?
It depends on ppsf, quality of the suite's materials offered & floor plan designs. It certainly has a lot of excitement going for it with all the buzz in the media, it's location and profile. I'll speculate that if this opens as a mid-priced building it will sell like wildfire. If they price it towards 4 Seasons/Shangi-La type folk I'm not so sure. I don't think well-heeled pretties want to live at Bloor & Yonge.
I was reading "Dream Homes and Condos" on the subway today and the ad for 1BE said "from $300,000". So it sounds like it's being priced a little above mid-market which is fair for that location and providing the suite features are decent.
I was reading in another thread how Cityplace was selling at $500 per sqft. So $500 per sqft is definetely more than reasonable, even cheap, at Yonge and Bloor.
Haha. Very funny. No one builds for Woodland Kazahks anymore - they build for Oil Rig Kazahks. At CruptalBlown, Bazis' first Toronto project, those roughnecks are buying 10 foot high smooth finish ceilings in all principal rooms, 9 foot smooth finish in bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry. I don't imagine that 1 Bloor East would be a step backward to much lower floor heights for Bazis...