550 Wellington West Edit Building

Identification

Approximate Address - 550 Wellington Street West [map]

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Buildings - Sixty Loft 1, Zedlife, Stewart Lofts, Sixty Lofts 2, 20 Stewart, Twenty, 650 King Street West, Westside, 720 King Street West, Metronome

Technical

Type - High-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Construction

Floors - 15 above ground and 3 below ground

Units - 422 suites

Suites - From 41m²449feet² to 252m²2714feet²

Companies

Architect - architectsAlliance

Construction Manager - Accel Highrise Const Ltd

Developer - Freed Developments

Electrical Engineering - Able Engineering Inc.

Interior Design - Cecconi Simone

Interior Design - Studio Mariscal

Mechanical Engineering - Able Engineering Inc.

Real Estate Broker - Brad J. Lamb

Structural Engineering - Kazmar Associates Ltd.

Building Record History

2008-03-16

Reference Material

Contributors: Jonathan Martins, Rod Taylor, Tipharah Lavigne

• "550 Wellington, 550 Wellinton St W, M5V". (2008, 4 January). Reed Construction Data.

  Project: cast-in-place concrete structural frame, fuel fired heating system, seamless clear and sandblasted glass panels; floor-to-ceiling windows; hardwood floors, proposed construction of a 15-storey, 450-unit condo hotel with street-level townhouses, a fitness centre; business spaces.

  Scope: 42,120,000 square feet; 15 storeys; 3 storeys below grade; 450 units; 2 acres

  Owner: Freed Developments Ltd

  Const manager: Accel Highrise Const Ltd

  Architect: Architects Alliance

  Interior designer: Cecconi Simone Inc

  Structural cons eng: Kazmar Associates Ltd

  Mechanical cons eng: Able Engineering Inc

  Electrical cons eng: Able Engineering Inc

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• Harness, Allison. (2006, 12 August). "Sites abound in city's western core". Toronto Star.

  550 WELLINGTON HOTEL AND CONDOMINIUMS: North side of Wellington, just east of Bathurst St. Builder: Freed Developments. Three attached precast concrete and glass buildings, 15-, 12-, and 10-storeys with 330 condominium units and 100 hotel suites. Prices: from $162,900 for 449 sq. ft. to $1.45 million for a penthouse with 2,714 sq. ft. Fees: 49 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: party room, gym, 24-hour concierge, rooftop pool and lounge and media rooms. Sales: 35 per cent sold. Status: construction to start this fall. Occupancy: August 2008.

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• "CondoGuide - The GTA Edition". (2006, 10 July). HomeGuides.ca: :106.

• "Live well at 550 Wellington West". (2006, 17 April). CondoGuide: :92.

  If function, fashion and upscale luxury are a must for your new home, visit The Fashion District, and you'll find what you're looking for at 550 Wellington West.

  The project, located in the up-and-coming King Street West and Bathurst area, is a high-end hotel and condominium developed by Freed Developments and designed by Peter Clewes of architectsAlliance Inc., with interiors by Cecconi Simone and Studio Mariscal. This team of award-winning professionals haven't skipped a beat in bringing you a truly fabulous and unique place to live, work and play.

  The 327 luxury condominiums, lofts and bi-level loft homes of 550 Wellington will be connected to a 95-suite designer hotel/condominium with approximately 30,000sq.-ft. of amenity and lifestyle space. Hotel amenities will be shared with condo residents. Designed by Barcelona based Studio Mariscal, the hotel/common areas include three restaurants/bars; a screening room/dining theatre; meeting rooms and special events spaces; a health club; a fully equipped European-style kitchen; and the rooftop Infinity pool bar and lounge. Services like housekeeping, 24-hour room service and in-room spa services will be on a pay-per-use basis for condominium residents.

  The exterior of the 15-storey structure will be seamless panels of glass. Inside, the spacious lobby, connected to the landscaped courtyard and Victoria Memorial Park, will feature expansive 20-ft. high windows that bring the outdoors in. And exterior walkway connecting Steward Street to Wellington offers easy access to the community.

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• Yu, Sydnia. (2006, 21 March). "DOWNTOWN HOTEL/CONDOMINIUMS". Globe and Mail.

  Freed Developments has assembled a team of award-winning architects and designers to create a high-end hotel and condominium in the Fashion District.

  The building -- called 550 Wellington West and situated in the developing Queen Street East and Bathurst area -- is expected to be a landmark of cutting-edge design. It is the work of Peter Clewes of architectsAlliance Inc., while the interiors are by Cecconi Simone Inc. of Toronto and Barcelona-based Estudio Mariscal,

  "This area is certainly evolving and changing, and I think [the building is] going to anchor the neighbourhood in a lot of ways," says Peter Freed of Freed Developments.

  Situated between Bathurst and Portland streets on the 1.6-acre site of Crangles Garage Ltd., the property is one of the largest in the neighbourhood. The building's main-floor fronting on Bathurst will be a recreation of a portion of Crangles's art deco façade. The remainder of the E-shaped, 15-storey structure will be encased in seamless panels of clear and sandblasted glass.

  Created by the architecture firm responsible for Toronto's new Four Seasons Hotel, 550 Wellington West will contain about 100 hotel suites and 350 condo units, which will go on sale in March.

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• "Staff Report" [966.97kB]. City Hall.