Chaz on Charles will be the newest condo to launch in the Yorkville neighbourhood!  On Tuesday, the BloorCondos team attended the “brokers only” event for this new project.  Having hardly heard of the condos developer, Jason Fane, we weren’t exactly sure what to expect.  Thankfully there’s good news and there’s better news…

The good news – learning how Mr. Fane has over 40 years of international real estate experience with dozens of apartment and commercial buildings in Toronto and New York State.  The better news – hearing about the fresh concepts him and David McComb of Edenshaw Homes have for the condo!

The big emphasis with Chaz Condos is creating a social neighbourhood.  A lot of the amenities are there to help connect residents of the building. Take for example the “Chaz Club” (pictured above) located on the 36th and 37th floor!  The club will be 2 storeys high with a Grand Room, Lounge and Bar offering panoramic views to the south of the City.  For those with a more competitive side, there will be a state of the art computer gaming arena for residents to battle for gaming glory rights!  A first in Toronto will be it’s 3-D screening room featuring the very latest in 3-D viewing technology.

Chaz will be joining the likes of CASA, X and X2 condos on Charles St.  The location is just far enough on the outer boundary of Yorkville to not be paying the “high-end” price often seen in Yorkville yet still put you in walking distance of all that the luxurious community has to offer!  It’s also steps from the Bloor/Yorkville subway station!

Contact us to buy into this exciting project during the VIP sales period.  All worksheet must be received by August 9th 2010 and on a first come first serve basis!

As construction nears completion at Uptown, the soon-to-be residences have another reason to get excited!  Recently the developer, Pemberton, had a “roof-topping” celebration to thank the trades for the work done thus far.  The 48-storey Art Deco-inspired tower can be seen above rising up from Bloor and Balmuto.  The completion of the roof is another step closer to finishing the projects construction!

A selection of luxurious suites remains on the upper floors, all with panoramic views from large balconies and/or terraces. Sophisticated living is available in suite sizes from 1,270 to 2,110 sq. ft. The remaining units are priced from $947,900 to $2,142,900!

Contact us if you’d like more information on purchasing at the Residences of Uptown!

This past weekend, Yorkville hosted it’s inaugural exotic car show in support of the SickKids Foundation!  Tons of people turned out to see the many Ferrari’s and Porsche’s on display. For those that missed the event, check out some of the cars the BloorCondos team took photos of below:

If you’re looking for a luxurious address to park your dream ride, contact BloorCondos.com!

This Saturday (July 10th, 2010) over 60 exotic Porsche and Ferraris will be on display in support of the Sick Kids Foundation!  From 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Yorkville Avenue, Bellair Street & Cumberland Street will be closed to traffic between Old York Lane and Bellair Street for the entire day to make way for the Yorkville Exotic Car Show.

Take a walk through Yorkville any day of the week and you’re bound to see some of the finest cars in the City along the avenues!  But for this event some of the most highly coveted vehicles, including the Ferrari Enzo, 2009 Ferrari 16M, 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster, 1964 Porsche 356 SC Coupe, a Carrera GT and the 1996 Porsche GT1, one of only three in Canada and 17 in the world will be in Yorkville for onlookers to see!

Bring the family, pack a camera and come see the exotic cars in Yorkville!

Last month we predicted June sales would be less than the same time in 2009…and 30 days later, we were correct! In June 2009 the Bloor-Yorkville area saw 50 sales occurring. For June 2010 only 39 took place resulting in a 22% decline in sales. The G20 Conference and an increase in lending rates are two factors we suspect dampened activity in June. Condos were selling for less than 100% of value, (97% of list price on average) giving buyers negotiating room as opposed to earlier months when multiple offers were more common.

For the second month in a row, CASA Condo saw the most activity with 10 firm sales! The building also had the lowest priced listing at $237,000 for a bachelor unit. A 3 million plus sale at One St. Thomas gave the condo bragging rights for the highest sold in June and the second highest sale of the year. The most active floor plan was the ‘1 bed’ unit resulting in 11 sales with the ‘2 bed’ and ‘1 plus den’ following close behind with 10 and 9 units respectively!

The summer months of July and August are typically slow as both buyers and Realtors tend to vacate the City! For the month of July we predict stronger sales than the 31 sales recorded in 2009. Though most of the City will be in vacation mode, we’ll be working hard with even more updates to the blog in an effort to make us your number one choice for info in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood!

Contact us to live the life style!