Monarch, BILD's 2010 Home Builder of the Year, has topped off its sold out Legacy tower, the first phase of its huge Heron's Hill project on Sheppard just east of the 404 in North York. Legacy includes a 5-storey podium building running along Sheppard Avenue as well as the 25-storey tower which now dominates the surrounding area.

Rendering for Legacy

Legacy's reign will be short-lived however as the second Heron's Hill phase, Ultra, will rise to 38 storeys.

Rendering for Ultra

When complete, the whole Graziani + Corazza-designed complex will also include a third tower called Yorkland. The three phases will be served by Reflections, a recreation centre, and all buildings will surround a landscaped garden.

Site plan for Heron's Hill

UrbanToronto member Solaris took the following shots of the model at the sales centre. This view takes in Legacy from the southwest:

Scale model for Legacy, image by Solaris

And here's Legacy from the southeast, with Ultra in behind:

Scale model for Heron's Hill, image by Solaris

Legacy's 5-storey podium runs along the south side of Sheppard:

Scale model for Heron's Hill, image by Solaris

This sidewalk view looks west along Sheppard:

Scale model for Heron's Hill, sidewalk detail on Sheppard, image by Solaris

This view also facing west looks towards the gap between the Legacy and Ultra podiums:

Scale model podiums fronting on Sheppard detail, image by Solaris

The gap will contains stairs connecting the street to the courtyard garden:

Scale model courtyard access detail, image by Solaris

This shot looks east along Sheppard with Ultra in the foreground:

Scale model looking east at Ultra, image by Solaris

Here we look into the garden courtyard area:

Heron's Hill communal courtyard, image by Solaris

This shot looks through the acrylic box where the Yorkland tower model will be added soon:

Yorkland condominium massing model, image by Solaris

Here's a recent circumnavigation of the site, starting with the sales office...

Exterior of Heron's Hill sales centre, image by Solaris

and continuing with Legacy's: the south side...

South side of Legacy at Heron's Hill, image by Solaris

and from the southwest, with the Reflections recreation centre in the foreground...

Reflections recreation centre, image by Solaris

the parking garage waiting to be extended to Ultra and Yorkland phases...

Parking garage for Heron's Hill under construction, image by Solaris

the site from the southwest, where Yorkland will rise last...

Heron's Hill from the south west, image by Solaris

the site from the west corner, where Ultra will rise next...

Future site of Ultra condos, image by Solaris

the Legacy podium from across Sheppard...

Legacy podium from Sheppard, image by Solaris

Legacy podium from Sheppard, image by Solaris

and glassy podium balconies reflecting the sky to end it off for now...

Glassy reflections in the new balconies of Legacy, image by Solaris

posted:2010-08-02 17:09:54