One12 St. Clair Edit Building

Identification

Also known as - The St Clair on Avenue

Approximate Address - 112 St Clair Avenue West [map]

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Replaces - Mutual Life Building

Nearby Buildings - Imperial Oil Building, Park Lane Apartments, Promenade Apartments, 95 St. Clair Avenue West, The Towne Apartments, 65 St. Clair Avenue East, Granite Place 2, Granite Place 1, 135 St Clair West, Ministry of the Environment

Technical

Type - Mid-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Complete

Floors - 10

Units - 20 suites

Suites - From 160m²1726feet² to 371m²4000feet²

Companies

Architect - Page & Steele Architects Inc.

Demolition Company - Northstar Cutting & Coring Corp

Developer - The Grossman and Vranich Families

Interior Design - Chapman Design Group

Building Record History

2007 - Complete

Reference Material

Contributors: Bob Krawczyk, Rod Taylor

• Harness, Allison. (2007, 23 June). "Plenty of sites to be found in uptown Toronto". Toronto Star.

  ONE12 ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST: 112 St. Clair Ave. W., between Oriole Rd. and Deer Park Cres. Builder: The Grossman and Vranich Families. A 10-storey, 20-unit glass and steel building. Prices (parking included): from $1 million for 1,726 sq. ft. to $3.5 million for a penthouse with 4,000 sq. ft. Fees: 73 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: party room/lounge, parking valet, equipped exercise room, terraces, 24-hour concierge. Sales: 50 per cent sold. Status: built. Occupancy: 30 to 60 days.

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• Harness, Allison. (2006, 9 December). "Lots of variety found in 15 sites in uptown Toronto". Toronto Star.

  THE ST. CLAIR ON THE AVENUE: 112 St. Clair Ave. W., on the north side of St. Clair between Oriole Rd. and Deer Park Crescent. Builder: The Grossman and Vranich Families. A 10-storey, 20-unit glass and steel building. Prices (parking included): from $1 million for 1,726 sq. ft. to $3.5 million for a penthouse with 4,000 sq. ft. Fees: 71 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: party room/lounge, equipped exercise room, terraces and 24-hour concierge. Sales: 60 per cent sold. Status: under construction. Occupancy: spring 2007.

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• Harness, Allison. (2006, 11 February). "Uptown Toronto boasts plenty of activity". Toronto Star.

  THE ST. CLAIR ON THE AVENUE: 112 St. Clair Ave. W., north side of St. Clair between Oriole Rd. and Deer Park Cres. Builder: The Grossman and Vranich Families. A 10-storey, 20-unit glass and steel building. Prices (parking included): from $945,000 for 1,726 sq. ft., to $3.2 million for a penthouse with 4,000 sq. ft. Fees: 71 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities include: equipped exercise room and terraces Sales: 50 per cent sold. Status: under construction. Occupancy: December.

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• Lighthall, W.d.. (2005, 1 October). "Conversion project starts right at the top". Toronto Star.

  The St. Clair On The Avenue project involves transforming what was an eight-storey office building into a 10-storey luxury condo with 20 units.

  "With new construction, you start from the bottom and work up," says Dino Rusciolelli, site superintendent for the development. "But when you're removing the building envelope like we are here, you need to start from the top and go down, because everything is sitting on top of something else."

  Located on St. Clair Ave. W. between Yonge St. and Avenue Rd., the building has a structural system of concrete columns and walls. The building envelope (the exterior walls) consists of pre-cast concrete panels welded to the structure with large steel clips.

  "We fasten them real tight," says John Whitty, owner of Northstar Cutting & Coring Corp., a demolition subcontractor on the project. "Then I torch the steel clips that are holding the panels in place, and we peel them off from there."

  Design work for the project was done by Page + Steele Architects Inc. Construction began in April and occupancies are expected to begin in fall 2006.

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• "Forest Hill project offers ultra-luxurious suites". (2005, 2 September). The Globe and Mail: :G7.

  Stan Grossman and the Vranich family are set on changing that. The developers have launched a 20-unit residence -- called The St. Clair on the Avenue -- in Forest Hill, one of the city's most up-scale neighbourhoods.

  The small number of units in the 10-storey building has been a strong selling point, along with the reputation of the developers and the project's location in Forest Hill, which is near Yorkville and a range of shops, gardens, galleries and eateries.

  The residence, designed by Page + Steele Architects Planners, will replace an office building. The façade will be sleek and modern, with grey/blue steel and green/blue glass offset with faceted terraces and brushed stainless-steel planters.

  Chapman Design Group will shape the lobby with exotic wood walls and art deco accents, and employ an amber and butter colour palette.

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