4 The Kingsway is an infill project that will house 30 suites and five street-level townhouses.
4 THE KINGSWAY
LOCATION: The Kingsway, Toronto
BUILDER/DEVELOPER North Drive
SIZE 1,291 to more than 3,000 square feet
PRICE From $1.2-million to more than $3-million
CONTACT To register, phone 416-236-2992 or visit www.4thekingsway.com
A renowned architect and interior designer were brought on board by North Drive to craft a boutique condominium residence with many of the luxuries, but none of the maintenance required of grand estates in the prestigious Kingsway community.
"We thought it made perfect sense to bring in somebody like Richard Wengle to design the building in that he has designed a number of the custom homes that our purchasers will be moving out of, and the same can be said of Brian Gluckstein," North Drive principal Jordan Morassutti says.
"[Pre-registrants] love Richard and Brian because they see them as being modern traditionalists and they really like the transitional designs they've come up with that's not overtly modern and not stuffy at the same time."
Leading up to the sales launch next year, details of this eight-storey building are communicated via intimate affairs rather than big ads, similar to preview events the developer hosted for its High Park project.
"With our first project, larger units were very popular amongst dinner-party purchasers," says Mr. Morassutti, explaining how one couple told neighbours about buying a large suite over dinner and three followed suit the next day. "So we perceive this [project] appealing to this market."
The infill project will house 30 suites and five street-level townhouses on a site abutting a park where The Kingsway and Bloor Street West intersect, near Old Mill Road.
"4 The Kingsway fills a void in the luxury west-end condominium market and appeals to downsizers who do not necessarily want to move to Yorkville but had previously felt as though that was their only option when thinking about downsizing to a condominium," Mr. Morassutti states.
"They have children and often grandchildren, golf clubs and social networks keeping them in the west end."
Local attractions range from Étienne Brûlé Park and the Humber River to Old Mill subway station and Kingsway and Bloor West Village shops and restaurants.
Private amenities will also be available in the neoclassical mid-rise, which will feature a brick-and-stone façade punctuated with balconies and windows, a porte-cochère and turret topped with a zinc-clad dome.
Inside, units will offer open principal rooms and Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances. "The majority of units have his and her closets, as well as dens, libraries and large five-piece en suites," Mr. Morassutti notes."The smallest units are one-plus-dens, but the dens would be larger than bedrooms in comparable buildings, and they even have a den against the windows that could double as a second bedroom."
Townhouses will feature 13-foot ceilings and entrances to the garage and street, including some facing the park. "The towns are quite unique in that they mainly wrap along the curve of the building, so unlike townhouses that are 16- or 17-feet wide, these are unique shapes," Mr. Morassutti notes.
"They're typically wide shallow configurations that are on three levels with direct access from the P1 level."
Units come with parking. Anticipated occupancy will be fall of 2017 and monthly fees 70 cents a square foot.