Metrogate - Solaris Edit Building

Identification

Approximate Address - 2055 Kennedy [map]

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - Metrogate

Complex Buildings - 6 buildings. See Metrogate for details.

Nearby Buildings - Metrogate - Solaris II, Metrogate - Tower 3, Metrogate - Tower 4, Metrogate - Tower 5, Metrogate - Tower 6, Metrogate - Tower 7, Delta Toronto East, Corporate Plaza, Agincourt Towers, 4002 Sheppard Avenue East

Technical

Type - High-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Proposed

Floors - 40 above ground and 2 below ground

Units - 423 suites

Suites - From 52m²570feet² to 130m²1400feet²

Companies

Architect - Graziani & Corazza Architects

Developer - Tridel Corporation

Interior Design - Mike Niven Interior Design Inc.

Structural Engineering - Sigmund Soudack & Associates Inc

Building Record History

2005-03 - Proposed

Reference Material

Contributors: Mark Simpson, Rod Taylor

• "Former brownfield slated for green project". (2007, 18 August). Toronto Star.

  Tridel's future Metrogate community in Scarborough has been selected for a LEED Neighbourhood Development Pilot Project. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

  The first tower, Solaris I, which will have 423 suites, was launched in July and is 80 per cent sold. The second tower, Solaris II, will be released near the end of August and will have 438 suites. Both towers will be 40 stories tall and will share a large recreational building with a theatre, party room, billiards room, pool, whirlpool, and outdoor terraces.

  "We're also putting in a daycare in Solaris II for people who live in the community and for those who work in the community," says Ritchie.

  The towers will have a modernist look, with glass cladding and a four-storey masonry podium. Sizes in both will range from 570-square-foot, one-bedroom units to three bedroom suites at just under 1,400 square feet. Pricing will start at under $200,000 and go up to the mid-$400,000 level, and maintenance fees will be 38 cents a square foot. All utilities – electricity, heating, cooling, hot water – will be separately metered.

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• "Metro Gate Community, Kennedy Rd & Hwy 401, M1M 1T3". (2007, 30 July). Reed Construction Data - KeyMail Report.

  Project: proposed const of two condominium apartment buildings connected by a four storey podium. 650,000 sq ft of office space and retail space on the site can be followed under report no 9068574.

  Scope: 603,000 square feet; 40 storeys; 2 storeys below grade; 2 structures; 2100 units

  Owner: Tridel Corporation

  Architect: Graziani + Corazza Arch Inc

  Interior designer: W M Niven Associates

  Consulting eng: Graziani + Corazza Arch Inc

  Structural cons eng: Sigmund Soudack & Assocs Inc

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• "Final Report" [1.26MB]. City Hall.