Work Lofts | Approved | 10 St | ??? m | Film District

[The 'Sauga]

http://www.worklofts.ca/

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[ggaleazz]

ick not really impressed at all by this building.

[phunky]

Kinda plain, but I like the overall design.

[Taller, Better]

What do you mean by film district? Near the TIFF home, or out by the new film studios? I have never heard that term before. Sorry, but I refuse to register with that awful flash site.

[phunky]

Why areyou apologizing to the poster? It's not his fault that the flash site is hrorible.

[ericeric]

I guess 'Work Lofts' is an appropriate title. It sort of looks like a suburban office building.

[Taller, Better]

Why areyou apologizing to the poster? It's not his fault that the flash site is hrorible.


Wow, did you really feel the need to be Hall Monitor over something as silly as a figure of speech?
I am asking a question to someone who posted the link.

[Sawadaa]

What do you mean by film district? Near the TIFF home, or out by the new film studios? I have never heard that term before. Sorry, but I refuse to register with that awful flash site.

Hmm...this is also I heard the term, "Film District" coined. I'm pretty sure it is reference its proximity to the Film Port development.

[valantino]

I have never heard that term before

I know it quite well

basically west of Leslieville along Carlaw (former industrial area) and Eastern Avenue (Toronto Film Studio, AllianceAtlantis)

[Taller, Better]

^^ makes sense, and that is what I suspected... will be a bit thrilling down there when this mega studio opens...

[valantino]

^don't know

the owner of the derelict Canada Medals Plant apparently has no intention of re-development eventhough the recently boarding of the windows may suggest otherwise and the site the new studio is replacing will likely go big box

[WinnipegPatriot]

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Lamb brings live/work spaces to Riverdale
SYDNIA YU

From Friday's Globe and Mail

November 2, 2007 at 12:00 AM EDT

One of Toronto's biggest condo brokers, Brad J. Lamb, is set to launch his next project on the site of a former tannery in a south Riverdale neighbourhood that has already seen many of its brick warehouses transformed into urban residences.

Sales open next Saturday at Worklofts, a mixed-use condominium located just south of Dundas Street on Carlaw Avenue, in an emerging neighbourhood that straddles the so-called Film District and gentrifying Queen Street East.

The 10-storey building will have a brick podium that echoes the area's industrial roots and a modern glass and aluminum shell on top. The northeast face of the building will feature glass-enclosed balconies stretching the entire length of the building, six feet deep.

The first two floors will be reserved for 32 retail and commercial studios — sold as condominiums starting at $161,900 — with common bathrooms and a freight elevator to move large objects.

"There are a lot of people who own their own business, but have to rent," Mr. Lamb says. "It's very difficult to buy your own office space in your own building."

The setup at Worklofts aims to solve both those problems, and at a lesser price.

"[Business owners] may have to pay rent of $1,500 a month or $2,000 a month," Mr. Lamb says. "Well, they can buy their own place at half the cost."

The rest of the building will include 129 live/work suites offered in 40 designs. There will be one bedroom, one-bedroom plus den and two-bedroom suites priced from $189,900 to the $600,000s.

The 2,283-square foot penthouse will cost about $1.25-million. Highlights in the three-bedroom plan include 11-foot ceilings, a fireplace in the principal room and private elevator access. It also comes with a wraparound terrace with a gas fire pit.

The units have been designed much like open-concept lofts, complete with nine-foot ceilings, combined living and dining areas and linear kitchens with islands or peninsulas in various plans.

Wall-to-wall, full-height windows and sliding bedroom doors will flood the interiors with sunlight.

The suites will be outfitted with engineered hardwood floors, porcelain and glass tiles and thick stone countertops in the kitchens.

"The finishes are phenomenal," Mr. Lamb says. "Everything here is very contemporary."

Units will also be equipped with gas cooking — even on the balconies or terraces — and ensuite laundry facilities.

A monthly fee of about 46 cents a square foot will help maintain common areas, including a boardroom, meeting and party rooms, which are available to residential and commercial unit owners.

For environmentally conscious buyers, green initiatives will include Energy Star appliances, dual flush toilets and high efficiency cooling and heating systems, plus a green roof and a car-sharing program.

Worklofts

LOCATION: Film District
DEVELOPER: Lamb Development Corp.
SIZE: 450 to 2,283-square feet
PRICE: $189,900 to $1.25-million
SALES CENTRE: By registration
CONTACT: Phone (416) 699-5454 or visit www.worklofts.ca

[ONE HUMAN]

Perhaps a bit sterile, but it has some clean lines. Will probably turn out better than the renderings.