Johnzz
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Pink stone? Dear God, I hope you're wrong...
Toronto Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
Pink stone? Dear God, I hope you're wrong...
bgobgo
Active Member
Article regarding Aura's three floor increase and surpassing 10 York.... http://www.thestar.com/business/art...tallest-residential-skyscraper-in-canada?bn=1
Miscreant
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What did I say about the 80s? I sense a lot of residents will be walking around in cream-coloured flannel suits.
Ramako
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Aura was taller than Ten York even without the extra three floors. Anyway, I seriously doubt that they would make such a decision based on anything other than business reasons.
Johnzz
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http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/923435/canada-s-tallest-condo-tower-just-got-taller
Toronto Committee of Adjustment Decision Adds Three More Storeys to Aura;
Decision Ends 'Debate' About Country's Tallest Condo
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada's tallest condominium got taller
recently thanks to a decision by the City's Committee of Adjustment.* In its
decision, the Committee awarded Canderel (the developer) three additional
storeys at Aura, allowing the skyscraper to stand 78 storeys (273m) above
Toronto's historic College Park, at the northwest corner of Yonge and Gerrard.
"The decision by the Committee of Adjustment, like the development itself, is
massive," says Canderel's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Riz Dhanji.*
"With it, the contest for the bragging rights to Canada's tallest condominium
among condominium developers and marketers is effectively over.* At 78
storeys and 273m, Aura is clearly the tallest residential tower in Canada!"
The three additional floors will mean approximately 50 new condominium suites
will become available for sale, taking the total unit count in the tower to
985.* The developers are confident that despite boasting Toronto's highest
number of suites in a single tower, there remains a strong appetite among
condo buyers for units at Aura.
"With Aura's reputation for being one of the city's fastest selling condos,
its prime location, the speed of construction and a real estate market that
continues to be red hot, I wish we could go beyond the 78 storeys we have
today," says Dhanji.
Among the suites available at Aura, Canderel continues to market their
penthouse collection of suites, starting at the 75(th) floor, from $2.3m.*
The company also continues to market the tower's singular penthouse suite,
which, according to Riz Dhanji, is considered to be "among Toronto's most
exclusive real estate listings."
"At 11,370 sq.ft., this full floor residence offers one-of-a-kind views, and
is available for $18.3 million," he adds.
Aura was designed by Toronto-based architect Barry Graziani, of Graziani +
Corazza Architects, and was launched in 2008.* Construction on the
development, which now stands at more than 1.3 million square feet, was
started in the spring of 2010, while the site includes more than 180,000
sq.ft. of prime retail space at the podium levels, plus additional
recreational spaces.
Since its launch, a litany of world-class retailers have agreed to open at
Aura including a Bed, Bath & Beyond, the Bank of Montreal and a Marshalls
Department store, as well as Canyon Creek and Alice Fazooli's restaurants. The
retail is expected to open later this Fall, with the initial residential
occupancies at Aura commencing thereafter.
Beyond the creation of a new, dynamic retail strip along Yonge Street, the
development will also provide direct connections below ground to the TTC Yonge
Subway line, as well as future connection to an expanded PATH system.
The Committee of Adjustment decision follows a lengthy period of consultation
between Canderel, Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and City of Toronto
planning staff, local residents and business associations and individual
neighbours.
"These discussions with various stakeholders were always guided by Canderel's
commitment to ensure that Aura benefitted not only its purchasers and
commercial tenants, but the surrounding neighbourhood," says Riz Dhanji.
-0- Feb/17/2012 14:49 GMT
Toronto Committee of Adjustment Decision Adds Three More Storeys to Aura;
Decision Ends 'Debate' About Country's Tallest Condo
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada's tallest condominium got taller
recently thanks to a decision by the City's Committee of Adjustment.* In its
decision, the Committee awarded Canderel (the developer) three additional
storeys at Aura, allowing the skyscraper to stand 78 storeys (273m) above
Toronto's historic College Park, at the northwest corner of Yonge and Gerrard.
"The decision by the Committee of Adjustment, like the development itself, is
massive," says Canderel's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Riz Dhanji.*
"With it, the contest for the bragging rights to Canada's tallest condominium
among condominium developers and marketers is effectively over.* At 78
storeys and 273m, Aura is clearly the tallest residential tower in Canada!"
The three additional floors will mean approximately 50 new condominium suites
will become available for sale, taking the total unit count in the tower to
985.* The developers are confident that despite boasting Toronto's highest
number of suites in a single tower, there remains a strong appetite among
condo buyers for units at Aura.
"With Aura's reputation for being one of the city's fastest selling condos,
its prime location, the speed of construction and a real estate market that
continues to be red hot, I wish we could go beyond the 78 storeys we have
today," says Dhanji.
Among the suites available at Aura, Canderel continues to market their
penthouse collection of suites, starting at the 75(th) floor, from $2.3m.*
The company also continues to market the tower's singular penthouse suite,
which, according to Riz Dhanji, is considered to be "among Toronto's most
exclusive real estate listings."
"At 11,370 sq.ft., this full floor residence offers one-of-a-kind views, and
is available for $18.3 million," he adds.
Aura was designed by Toronto-based architect Barry Graziani, of Graziani +
Corazza Architects, and was launched in 2008.* Construction on the
development, which now stands at more than 1.3 million square feet, was
started in the spring of 2010, while the site includes more than 180,000
sq.ft. of prime retail space at the podium levels, plus additional
recreational spaces.
Since its launch, a litany of world-class retailers have agreed to open at
Aura including a Bed, Bath & Beyond, the Bank of Montreal and a Marshalls
Department store, as well as Canyon Creek and Alice Fazooli's restaurants. The
retail is expected to open later this Fall, with the initial residential
occupancies at Aura commencing thereafter.
Beyond the creation of a new, dynamic retail strip along Yonge Street, the
development will also provide direct connections below ground to the TTC Yonge
Subway line, as well as future connection to an expanded PATH system.
The Committee of Adjustment decision follows a lengthy period of consultation
between Canderel, Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and City of Toronto
planning staff, local residents and business associations and individual
neighbours.
"These discussions with various stakeholders were always guided by Canderel's
commitment to ensure that Aura benefitted not only its purchasers and
commercial tenants, but the surrounding neighbourhood," says Riz Dhanji.
-0- Feb/17/2012 14:49 GMT
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
that's what gets me excited.. it shows that there is potential for a 80+ floor condo in toronto.
cruzin4u
Senior Member
AURA making it's impact from my vantage point (X condo - Jarvis and Charles).
EMP1729
Active Member
Wait, if this is 273m, that is still shorter than Trump.
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someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Aura's roof height will be taller, and that is all that really counts
EMP1729
Active Member
I assumed that 273 m included the height of the roof. I suppose Trump's spire is "cheating" though. But nonetheless, if the total height of the building is 277 m, then it will be the tallest residential building, assuming the height of Trump at 276.9m is correct. So will this be the tallest residential building in North America now? Nice feather in the cap for Toronto.
Atlantis
Active Member
Yes, Aura will be North America's tallest all-residential skyscraper once complete, surpassing 8 Spruce Street in NYC which currently stands at 76 floors and 267 m. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Spruce_Street
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I can see those cranes from my POV too, I thought that they were for the Sick Kid's Research Building
CanadianNational
Senior Member
Sorry I don't have a picture, but has anyone else seen the new cladding going on the tower portion right up against the base? It's mostly visible on the slight overhang at the southern (Gerrard) end.
Well, needless to say, it's hardly what's been shown in the renders - shiny, glassy, bluish and svelte. In fact, it's predominantly black with aluminum-coloured mullions crisscrossing it, with dark window glass. It's reminding me of what Tridel put up on the James Cooper Mansion - only much less lovely. (*cough*).
Well, needless to say, it's hardly what's been shown in the renders - shiny, glassy, bluish and svelte. In fact, it's predominantly black with aluminum-coloured mullions crisscrossing it, with dark window glass. It's reminding me of what Tridel put up on the James Cooper Mansion - only much less lovely. (*cough*).
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Atlantis
Active Member
I have lots of photos that i've just taken of the new cladding on the north side residential and south west side of the podium. I'll update the thread with those when I get home this evening.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
^ Excellent. Can't wait.