Barrie Debut Waterfront Residences | ?m | 33s | Gary Silverberg | Oleson Worland

Amare said:
Who would have ever thought that Barrie would be getting a highrise on their waterfront that looks 10x better than the half of trash strung up along the entirety of Toronto's waterfront.
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Getting? These buildings still have to sell, and I'm a bit skeptical that they'll pull it off. These buildings seem too classy and sophisticated for a dump like Barrie.
 
I'm slightly mixed here.

I really like the overall design; I think, taken as a whole these buildings would be highly beneficial to DT Barrie.

But the loss of the old theatres is something I mourn.

I think DT Barrie would really benefit from having a cinema.

I wouldn't want to make a hash of that podium trying to work one in.............

But it would make sense in this spate of redevelopments to look at giving DT Barrie a modern 10-screen cinema.

To, the wishlist for that area, beyond heritage restoration and quality architecture/intensification is a modern supermarket, a cinema, patio-culture retail; some class-A office space, and ultimately, nearby, a new Undergraduate University.
 
Amare said:
Tell us how you really feel about Barrie!
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Ha! Honestly, it has one of the smallest, most un-impressive downtowns for a city of its size (180,000) in Ontario. The downtown is something you'd expect to see in a town the size of Cobourg (18,000) - the rest unfortunately is a bunch of garbage sprawl. A city like Guelph for example, blows it away.
 
Well if we're being honest, both areas need desperate help in their own right.

Barrie at least has a scenic waterfront they can do something special with, that's unless they want to screw it up like Toronto has done with their waterfront. Completely up to them on that.
 
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After 7-year break, Silverberg builds Début condos in Barrie | RENX - Real Estate News Exchange

Gary Silverberg is selective about the projects he develops, so Début in Barrie is his first since Toronto’s ART Condos was completed in 2013. “What I really enjoy doing is finding emerging neighbourhoods,” Silverberg told RENX. “This was the first
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Début will have two 33-storey towers, making it Barrie’s tallest high-rise condo, with the first building having 272 units. There will be a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units ranging in size from 444 to 1,600 square feet and in price from $365,000 to $1.3 million.

The base of the complex at the corner of Dunlop and Mary Streets will feature curated shops and a pedestrian arcade serving as the gateway to the Lake Simcoe/Kempenfelt Bay waterfront, marina, Centennial Beach, farmers’ market and public transit.

Début’s second tower will likely have between 200 and 260 units. Silverberg said a “top international hotel chain” is working with him and was interested in the site, but the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its ability to make decisions on moving forward.

“If they take a portion of the building, there will be less units,” said Silverberg. “We’re just very happy with the amount of interest we have in a hotel-friendly concept.”

Sales for Début launched on Aug. 20 and Silverberg said the early reception has been very positive. Occupancy is being targeted for four years from now.
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