CGM
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You mean couldn't be more Monarch?
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Twenty Gothic (High Park, Monarch, 8s, &Co)
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You mean couldn't be more Monarch?
Alvar
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It is meant to co-exist with the surrounding turn-of-the century homes, so on that basis, it is of good design. 'Co-hesive Architecture' is the term to describe it. I like it. It is really cool to view it from the north part of High Park.
CGM
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There is more than one way to skin a cat
Solaris
Senior Member
didn't realize this was gonna be built on top of a parking garage?? hmm... what a podium
Alvar
Active Member
I think you are referring to the back of the building. The front is on Gothic Avenue. And, most of the building is actually built on top of the subway tunnel. The parking garage over-hangs the tunnel.
Rondosa
New Member
Hi All
I found this thread after googling Twenty Gothic - I am a purchaser and resident of High Park. My fiance and I actually started a Facebook group for owners of Twenty Gothic but Monarch hasn't been too cooperative with sharing that information with other owners so I hope they find us eventually.
Anyway, I just thought I would share some photos of the building from my vantage point in my rental unit next door. Watching your own condo building being built SLOWLY BUT SURELY is a tough thing, but alas it's almost move in time. I just received my confirmed occupancy date for late February 2009. As we're on the first floor, we're a bit early - the top floors will be occupied in June of next year. This has been a bitter sweet event for me - I was one of the "victims" of the infamous Harry Stinson and waited from December 2002 t February of 2007 for our three floor unit in High Park Lofts, but eventually gave up due to MANY reasons. I was FURIOUS when Monarch delayed this condo one year, but am happy that at least they have made up some time....apparently according to the construction workers on site, most of the delay was due to the special vibration plates that have been installed to minimize NV from the subway.
I still imagine I'll hear the trains as they pull in and out of the tunnel on the west end of the station (where they come out above ground) but it will be no worse then what I could hear in my 1920s three floor walk upa couple of blocks west...I could feel the subway three floors up! But you do get used to it...
Anyhow, attached are some photos I took today - the zoom is hard to distinguish but is of the end unit on the first floor. It would be wonderful to take a tour of the inside, as we did with High Park Lofts while it was under construction, however I doubt Monarch does such a thing.
Thanks
Kristina
PS - I respectfully disagree with some of the disparaging comments about BWV - the Green Thumb is one of the best fruit and veggie stands I've come across, The Bloor West Meat Market, while expensve, carries excellent meats and amazing chicken, and all around the shops are great. Have you ever had lunch at Bread and Roses...their soup is amazing! I do have to agree about the Chef's Table...like how is that place still in business? The cook sometimes comes out without his shirt on...gross! I was hoping when it was redone, it would come out as a coffee shop, not just another restaurant.
I found this thread after googling Twenty Gothic - I am a purchaser and resident of High Park. My fiance and I actually started a Facebook group for owners of Twenty Gothic but Monarch hasn't been too cooperative with sharing that information with other owners so I hope they find us eventually.
Anyway, I just thought I would share some photos of the building from my vantage point in my rental unit next door. Watching your own condo building being built SLOWLY BUT SURELY is a tough thing, but alas it's almost move in time. I just received my confirmed occupancy date for late February 2009. As we're on the first floor, we're a bit early - the top floors will be occupied in June of next year. This has been a bitter sweet event for me - I was one of the "victims" of the infamous Harry Stinson and waited from December 2002 t February of 2007 for our three floor unit in High Park Lofts, but eventually gave up due to MANY reasons. I was FURIOUS when Monarch delayed this condo one year, but am happy that at least they have made up some time....apparently according to the construction workers on site, most of the delay was due to the special vibration plates that have been installed to minimize NV from the subway.
I still imagine I'll hear the trains as they pull in and out of the tunnel on the west end of the station (where they come out above ground) but it will be no worse then what I could hear in my 1920s three floor walk upa couple of blocks west...I could feel the subway three floors up! But you do get used to it...
Anyhow, attached are some photos I took today - the zoom is hard to distinguish but is of the end unit on the first floor. It would be wonderful to take a tour of the inside, as we did with High Park Lofts while it was under construction, however I doubt Monarch does such a thing.
Thanks
Kristina
PS - I respectfully disagree with some of the disparaging comments about BWV - the Green Thumb is one of the best fruit and veggie stands I've come across, The Bloor West Meat Market, while expensve, carries excellent meats and amazing chicken, and all around the shops are great. Have you ever had lunch at Bread and Roses...their soup is amazing! I do have to agree about the Chef's Table...like how is that place still in business? The cook sometimes comes out without his shirt on...gross! I was hoping when it was redone, it would come out as a coffee shop, not just another restaurant.
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Observer Walt
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Welcome aboard. You might want to also put a post in the Real Estate sub-forum directing people to your Facebook page.
I think this building looks good, contrary to some opinion here, but I sure hope they have soundproofed it properly. There aren't many residential buildings which are directly above the subway, as this one is.
I think this building looks good, contrary to some opinion here, but I sure hope they have soundproofed it properly. There aren't many residential buildings which are directly above the subway, as this one is.
Alvar
Active Member
The building loks so nice with all the green (trees) in the background. Something you do not see in the core.
Alvar
Active Member
...What about The Kensington at Old Mill, and The Residences of The Old Mill...? Both are built on top of subway lines. And, Kingsway On The Park @ Bloor/Islington (older, 1980s complex).
Rondosa
New Member
I agree completely. I look from the rooftop of my rental and it's just so nice to see all the trees around...I feel so connected living in this neighborhood. Even though I'm a "twenty-something" I really wouldn't be happy living in the downtown core...it's too much concrete, too busy and congested. I love going downtown, just don't like to live there
Alvar - what's your connection to the community?
Kristina
Alvar
Active Member
Currently live in the 'hood. Originally from another part of the province, and when I first moved to Toronto, was in Bloor/Islington, then Mimico. Discovered BloorWest/High Park, and have never looked back. Checked out all the neighbourhoods in Toronto, and this one was the one for me. Really, I don't think native Torontonians know how cool it is. I travel to Sweden quite a bit, and this is how a lot of their 'new towns' of the 50/60s are. Green space, a little village, all easily accessible to the city-centre via train. Nature is GOD in Sweden, and so it is in High Park. And, don't you like how it seems to be such a fit, active place....? Joggers/bikers everywhere. And, of course, very dog-friendly. No wonder the developers are circling like vultures. Next up for condos: the used car lot on Bloor, west of Jane. Pretty big piece of land, so I am expecting something impressive to go up there.
Observer Walt
Senior Member
True, although I think you would find an insulating layer of earth between the subway structure and these buildings. 20 Gothic is being built directly on top of the subway itself, and there are few of those (2 Bloor East is also built directly on top of the subway structure, if I'm not mistaken).
I join you in looking forward to a good building at Bloor and Jane. It's a great location and I hope they do something nice there.
Rondosa
New Member
That's interesting that Old Mill PBG would be selling it's used car lot, but I guess if they can get good coin for it, that would be great. As for the area, I totally feel surrounded by "healthy" people Always tons of people jogging, lots of cyclists and lots of dog walkers.
Anways...so...I would like to say that I can confirm that you CANNOT feel or hear the subway in Twenty Gothic. The vibration plates they've installed work splendidly. That's all for now.
K
Always tons of people jogging, lots of cyclists and lots of dog walkers. Anways...so...I would like to say that I can confirm that you CANNOT feel or hear the subway in Twenty Gothic. The vibration plates they've installed work splendidly. That's all for now.
K
Alvar
Active Member
Wow. 20 Gothic is really progressing. They even appear to have landscaped the huge, common terrace at the front of the building. And, the circular driveway in front has also been completed, with inter-locking stone. The building, with its L-shape design and circular front driveway, has a cool 60s feel to it. The building itself is also on an angle. More pictures, anyone....?
Rondosa
New Member
I'll try and snap some tonight. They've essentially finished the fascia on the south (back) side and I have to say from my vantage ponit (Very close up) it's kind of ugly (the colours), but when you step back from across the street, it's quite striking with all that glass on the main floors. They've started to install some of the balcony railings too, so that will clean up the look now. I'll have to get around to the front side to check out the driveway.
I can't wait to get our unit done and us in!
Kristina