The Bohemian Condominium Edit Building

Identification

Address - 288 King Street East [map]

Neighbourhood - Downtown

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Replaced by - 288 King Street East

Nearby Buildings - Toronto Sun, SAS Canada Headquarters, Berkeley Castle, Ontario Design Centre, 49 Ontario Street, 59-65 Adelaide Street East, East Lofts, Harmony Co-operative, 31 Princess Street, 406 Adelaide Street East

Technical

Type - High-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Never Built

Floors - 12

Units - 200 suites

Suites - From 55m²601feet²

Companies

Developer - The Vivat Group

Building Record History

2006 - Never Built

Reference Material

Contributors: Rod Taylor

• "Context Corporate News - December 2005". Accessed 23 Jun 06.

• "Toronto to get condo complex for gays". (2006, 29 January). Gay.com.

  A condominium complex aimed at gay and lesbian homeowners will break ground in Toronto next year, according to an announcement on Wednesday from the developers.

  The Vivat Group, which is one of the financial backers for the 200-unit project, said the building will be the first of its kind in Canada. Named The Bohemian, the building will be marketed to gays and lesbians, but other interested buyers will be considered, Reuters reported.

  "Each resident will know that they are part of a community that cares about them and supports them," said Vivat Group president Gordon Davies.

  The cost of a 601-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment will be $185,000 Canadian, or $161,000 U.S., according to Reuters.

  Similar projects are underway in some U.S. cities, but they focus on the elderly segment of the LGBT community.

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• "Gay & Lesbian condo lauched". (2006, 25 January). Toronto Real Estate Intelligence.

  Torontonians shopping for condos in the city have a lot to consider -- neighbourhood, lifestyle, price... etc. But now one developer is adding sexual orientation to that list -- with perhaps the world's first condo aimed specifically at gays and lesbians.

  It all started with Vivat -- a marketing group targetting gays and lesbians. They teamed up with the Bank of Montreal, and Context Developments -- and the result is "The Bohemian," a 12-storey tower planned for King East near Sherbourne.

  It's not in Toronto's gay village -- and that's no accident. The founders of Vivat say their members aren't into the bar and party scene.

  Instead, the tower features a big lobby with a library and a video room, where residents can socialize with like-minded people. The marketing lauch for the building takes place later today.

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• "Gay and lesbian condominiums coming to T.O". (2006, 25 January). CTV.ca.

  A Toronto company is marketing a new condo development as the first gay and lesbian condominium in Canada, if not the world. It is the brainchild of The Vivat Group, a "gay owned and operated company," according to president Gordon Davies.

  When 'The Bohemian' is built at 288 King Street East, Davies says it will be a place that celebrates being gay and lesbian. But people do not have to be homosexual to live there.

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