Number One Bloor
Today the Number One Bloor website was re-launched, and with it came our first look at the new tower! Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, the 67 story luxury condo gives the Yonge and Bloor corner a new curvaceous feel. The first glimpse doesn’t really show much, but just enough to want more… What will the other 3 sides look like? How will the podium work in with the street? Hopefully in the coming weeks, these questions and more will be answered!
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Things are really starting to look “up” for the most interesting corner in the City known simply as Number One Bloor! Earlier in the week we came across a City report looking into the possibily of a “sign variance” for the vacant lot. The report was pretty bland and basically recommends the refusal of the application…but on page 5 of the report is where things started to get interesting!
Right in the middle of the drawing was the following caption “Number One Bloor Proposed 65 Story Condominium”! This was the first glimpse we had into the possibility of new life at the site.
Today, Kelly Grant from the Globe and Mail ran a story outlining plans for a curvy 65-story condo sitting atop 104,000-square-foot retail podium making it a total of 67 stories. According to the article, Hariri Pontarini will be designing the tower, and like everyone else, we can’t wait to see what they come up with! They’ve designed other Yorkville projects including 80/100 Yorkville at Bellair, and the Florian to name a few!
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It’s been quite the year for the Toronto condo market! As 2009 rolled in many believed it would be one of the worst years ever. Thankfully, Canadian banks and their stringent lending practices as well as mortgage rates at historic lows helped to curve the widespread results seen in the US. The GTA market as a whole picked up near the start of the second quarter and preformed much better than expected right until year end!
The Bloor Yorkville neighbourhood was no exception to the ups and downs faced throughout 2009. Condo sales in January and February started off very slow with only 9 and 12 units selling in their respective months. By March sales picked up stayed strong until July where the numbers took a small dip. The upward trend continued from September to November with the average sale price also moving upward. Low supply and high demand resulted in condos selling for 101% (on average) in October! Read the rest of this entry »
I recently received a letter in the mail from a builder of one of the condominiums I purchased several years ago. Before I opened it I looked at the logo on the outside and in the top corner, it said Crystal Blu. I wondered to myself… is this good news or bad news? (Bazis International is the builder of Crystal Blu and was the same builder scheduled to erect 1Bloor last year)
I opened the letter, and yes of course, great news was inside! It stated they were above the 30th floor and scheduled for occupancy Aug 30, 2010. Several of my clients also purchased units at the Balmuto and Bloor address and I knew they would be receiving the same letter. I decided to drive down and take a look for myself.
On last check it appeared that construction on Crystal Blu has made it to the 34th floor with windows to the 15th floor. My clients who were immediately sold on the project (either because of the 10ft ceilings, location or upgrades that were offered as standard) will be happy to know they have a confirmed move in date and can start making firm plans!
It has been a long 40 months but with the growth and development that has taken place in the area since we purchased, I look forward to moving in and enjoying the Bloor – Yorkville lifestyle. Check back for further updates as the building moves closer to completion.
After grabbing a delicious Hero Burger at Hazelton Lanes, I ventured down to the Yonge and Bloor area to snap a few photos for the LifeStyle section of the Blog. I was elated to find this huge purple “NumberOneBloor” sign erected at the vacant lot! It’s the first piece of new marketing material to show up on the corner since it’s sale to Great Gulf Homes.
No renderings, floor plans or even architects have been released from Number One Bloor, but as soon as those details are unveiled, you can rely on BloorCondos.com to bring you the info. We can’t wait to see what Great Gulf has in store…until then; check out some photos of how the corner currently looks like.
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