Downtown Markham - Rouge Bijou Edit Building

Rouge Bijou

Approximate Address - 62 Enterprise Boulevard & [map]

City - Markham, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - Downtown Markham

Complex Buildings - Rouge Bijou Arbor, Rouge Bijou Promenade, Rouge Terraces

Technical

Type - Mid-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Construction

Floors - 10

Units - 105 suites

Suites - From 49m²535feet² to 160m²1725feet²

Companies

Architect - Quadrangle Architects Ltd.

Developer - Remington Group

Real Estate Broker - Baker Real Estate

Building Record History

2007-11-08 - Construction

Reference Material

Contributors: Mark Simpson, Rod Taylor

• Hanes, Tracy. (2006, 29 July). "First condos sell out in new downtown". Toronto Star.

  The first condos offered for sale in what will be a $3-billion, sustainable, mixed-use development were snapped up literally overnight when the project opened earlier this month, says Barbara Lawlor, president of Baker Realty.

  Both the Rouge Bijou 105-unit building and a second 82-unit building sold out.

  Prices ranged from the $170,000s to the $400,000s for 550- to 1,725-square-foot units.

  Downtown Markham, being developed by the Remington Group, will combine European-inspired streets with boutiques, squares, condominiums, townhouses, entertainment and commercial districts — all within walking distance of each other and with easy access to York Region's transit system and the Unionville GO station.

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• Mays, John Bentley. (2006, 21 July). "A project's bow to the new suburbanism". Globe and Mail.

  To be sure, the recently launched $3-billion development by Remington Group known as Downtown Markham isn't exactly what Mr. Taylor is calling a "new village." With a projected population of 10,000, it's too big for that.

  Though the build-out of Downtown Markham has only just begun, it appears to be an idea whose time has come: The 105 condominium units in the first residential building to go up for sale — a 10-storey gateway block called Rouge Bijou — sold out in a matter of hours.

  The 82-unit second building, Rouge Terraces, was a similarly quick sell. (Prices ranged from $185,900 to $486,900 for suites between 470 and 1,735 square feet in Rouge Bijou and 560 to 1,570 square feet in Rouge Terraces.)

  Two of 12 buildings to be designed for the site by the Toronto firm Quadrangle Architects, Rouge Bijou and Rouge Terraces are conventional modernist replies to the developer's call for "place-making" that works its magic through "change, contrast and intricacy of façade, form, colour, or materials." Remington's brochure presents visions of future streetscapes that are more along Victorian lines, with windows and storefronts framed by much masonry.

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• Harness, Allison. (2006, 15 July). "Go north for plenty of choice in suites". Toronto Star.

  ROUGE BIJOU: Enterprise Dr., north of Hwy. 407, east of Warden Ave. Builder: The Remington Group Inc. Phase 1 will be a 10-storey, 105-unit brick, precast concrete and glass building. Prices (locker and parking included): units, from the $170,000's for 535 sq. ft. to the high $400,000's for 1,330 sq. ft. Two storey villas: from $346,000 for 1,420 sq. ft. to $476,000 for 1,735 sq. ft. Fees: 39 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: party room with demonstration kitchen, virtual golf, exercise room, private screening room, 24-hour concierge and guest suite. Sales: opening mid-July. Status: construction to start this fall. Occupancy: spring 2008.

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• "CondoGuide - The GTA Edition". (2006, 10 July). HomeGuides.ca: :41.