The Met - The Met Edit Building

Identification

Approximate Address - 21 Carlton Street [map]

Neighbourhood - Downtown

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Region - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - The Met

Complex Buildings - Encore at The Met

Nearby Buildings - The Maples South, Toronto Hydro, The Ellington, Carlton Tower, College Park, College Park Apartments, Days Inn Downtown Hotel, 14 College Street, College View Apartments, Granby Street Maisonettes

Technical

Type - High-Rise

Designation - Condominium

Status - Complete

Height - 126m415feet

Floors - 43

Units - 387 suites

Suites - From 47m²509feet² to 171m²1847feet²

Companies

Architect - Page & Steele Architects Inc.

Developer - Edilcan Group

Developer - Triforte

Building Record History

2007-06-14

Reference Material

Contributors: Mark Simpson, Rod Taylor

• Harness, Allison. (2006, 5 August). "Downtown sites for every budget". Toronto Star.

  THE MET: 21 Carlton St., east of Yonge St. Builder: Edilcan. A 43-storey, 387-unit glass building and a four-storey building with 16 condominium townhouses and two-storey lofts. Prices: building, from $190,990 for 509 sq. ft. to $874,990 for a penthouse with 1,847 sq. ft. Townhouses and lofts, from $409,990 for 1,098 sq. ft. to $435,990 for 1,266 sq. ft. Fees: 39 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: lap pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam rooms, party room, billiards room, theatre room, guest suites, pet spa, cardio workout room, gym, massage room, 24-hour concierge, Internet café and landscaped terrace. Sales: 98 per cent sold. Status: under construction. Occupancy: fall 2007.

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

  THE MET: 21 Carlton St. 387-unit glass building and four-storey building with 16 condo townhouses and two-storey lofts. Prices: building, from $190,990 for 509 sq. ft. to $874,990 for a penthouse with 1,847 sq. ft. Townhouses and lofts, from $319,990 for 913 to $435,990 for 1,266 sq. ft. Fees: 39 cents per sq. ft., plus hydro. Amenities: see Encore at the Met (No. 9). Sales: 95 per cent sold. Status: under construction. Occupancy: fall 2007.

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• Lighthall, W.d.. (2005, 17 September). "Slim designs can thin the shadow impact". Toronto Star.

  Barbecuing, that much-cherished social tradition of Canadian summers, plays a significant role in the design of highrise condominiums.

  "They call it the barbecue test. That's how it's affectionately known in the industry," says G.P. Di Rocco, vice-president of Edilcan Development Corp

  Edilcan is the developer of The Met project, two highrise towers and a low-rise building planned for Carlton St., just east of Yonge St.

  Edilcan proposed building towers of 43 and 33 storeys — 121 and 92 metres respectively — on the site, where previous zoning capped building heights at 46 metres.

  He says Edilcan and project designer Page + Steele Architects Planners set to work to design towers that would minimize as much as possible shadowing on the surrounding neighbourhood.

  Units available in The Met (43 storeys) and Encore at The Met (33 storeys) are studios, one bedrooms, one bedrooms with den and two bedrooms.

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• Lighthall, W.d.. (2005, 9 July). "Carlton St. site designed with neighbourhood in mind". Toronto Star.

  Two condo towers planned near Yonge and Carlton Sts. have been designed with neighbourhood traditions in mind.

  The buildings are the 43-storey Met (Phase 1), and the newly launched Encore at The Met, 33 storeys, both planned for a site on Carlton just east of Yonge.

  "We tried to be very sensitive to existing architecture and building heights in the area," says G.P. DiRocco, vice-president of Edilcan Development Corp. "Every time they set back, it's a reference to other nearby building heights."

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• "Final Report" [1.98MB]. City Hall.