London on The Esplanade - Tower 2 Edit Building

Identification

Approximate Address - 40 the Esplanade [map]

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - London on The Esplanade

Complex Buildings - Tower 1

Nearby Buildings - 1177 Broadway, 525 West Broadway, Beyond the Sea - South Tower, Centre Park - Tower 2, Galleria Tower, King East, Mimico Creek North - Tower 1, Sutton Place, The Gallery, The Vineyards - Tower 1

Technical

Type - High-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Excavation

Height - 57m190feet

Floors - 16 above ground and 1 below ground

Units - 103 suites

Companies

Architect - Burka Varacalli Architects Inc.

Developer - Cityzen Development Corporation

Electrical Engineering - ECE Group Ltd.

General Contractor - Cityzen Development Corporation

Interior Design - Kantelberg & Co Interior Design

Landscape Architect - NAK Design Inc.

Mechanical Engineering - ECE Group Ltd.

Structural Engineering - Kazmar Associates Ltd.

Building Record History

2006-01 - Excavation

Reference Material

Contributors: Mark Simpson, Rod Taylor

• "APARTMENT AND RETAIL BUILDING - London on The Esplanade". (2006, 9 November). Reed Construction Data - Keymail Report.

  Scope: 51,262 m²; 33 storeys; 1 storey below grade; 2 structures; 500 units; parking for 607 cars

  Owner: Cityzen Development Group

  Gen cont: Cityzen Development Group

  Architect: Burka Varacalli Arch Inc

  Interior designer: Kantelberg & Co Interior Des

  Landscape architect: NAK Design Group

  Structural cons eng: Kazmar Associates Ltd

  Mechanical cons eng: The ECE Group Ltd

  Electrical cons eng: The ECE Group Ltd

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• Harness, Allison. (2006, 14 January). "Downtown sites east of Yonge, south of Bloor". Toronto Star.

  LONDON ON THE ESPLANADE: 38 The Esplanade. Builder: Cityzen Urban Lifestyle. Two buildings with 460 units, plus a podium with two-storey lofts. Prices: units, from $130,900 for 345 to over $379,900 for 1,120 sq. ft. Lofts: from $199,900 for 640 sq. ft. to $389,000 for 1,100 sq. ft. Fees: 35 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities 10,000-sq. ft. fitness facility, party room, games room, theatre, fireside lounge, 24-hour concierge, guest suite, courtyard garden, outdoor pool. Sales: about 75 per cent sold. Status: under construction. Occupancy: fall 2007

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• Lighthall, W.d.. (2005, 27 August). "OMB approves Esplanade towers". Toronto Star.

  The Ontario Municipal Board has approved London on the Esplanade, two condominium towers planned for the historic St. Lawrence Market area of Toronto.

  Toronto city council had turned down Cityzen's rezoning application for the site, located at 40 The Esplanade. Cityzen wanted a change from medium- to high-density zoning, to permit construction of 33- and 16-storey condo buildings rising from a shared five-storey podium.

  The OMB's decision, released in mid-August, reduces the towers to 32 and 15 storeys and requires all parking in the project to be underground, eliminating a four-storey, above-ground parking structure in Cityzen's original proposal.

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• "Final Report" [1.76MB]. City Hall.

• "Preliminary Report" [1.80MB]. City Hall.