Verve
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Address - 146 Wellesley Street East

Fronts - Wellesley Place and Wellesley Street East

Neighbourhood - North St.James Town

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Parks - Cawthra Square Park , Montague Parkette , St. James Town Community Centre , St. James Town West Park and Winchester Park

Ward - Toronto Centre-Rosedale (27)

Technical

Type - Skyscraper

Designation - Commercial, Condominium and Residential

Status - Complete

Commercial - 280m² (3,013.89f²)

Residential - 51,228m² (551,413.6f²)

Floors - 39

Height - 120m (393.7f)

Units - 444

Largest Suite - 156.63m² (1,686f²)

Smallest Suite - 57.04m² (614f²)

Companies

Architect - Burka Architects Inc.

Landscape Architect - Cornelia Oberlander

Interior Design - Mike Niven Interior Design Inc.

Advertising - The Brand Factory

Developer - Tridel Corporation

Building Record History

2009 - Complete

2007-02-21 - Construction

2006-08-01 - Excavation

2004-02 - Proposed

References

2010-02-06: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Condo Critic: Wellesley struggles for an identity", Christopher Hume

2009-12-07: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Two Tridel Condo Buildings get the Green Stamp of Approval", page(s) 56

2009-11-21: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Tridel earns LEED stamp for two buildings", Tracy Hanes

2009-03-16: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridel's Verve - View Today, Move in Tomorrow!", page(s) 26

2008-12-16: http://www.tridel.com/

2006-08-05: The Toronto Star, "Downtown sites for every budget", Allison Harness

2006-05-06: The Toronto Star, "Taking the LEED", Tracy Hanes

2006-02-06: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Over 200 suites sold at Verve - Tridel's new experience in condominium living - Great selection of loft and tower suites available", page(s) 28

2005-11-18: The Globe and Mail, "ON SITE: DOWNTOWN: CONDOMINIUMS", Sydnia Yu

2005-06-13: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridel unveils Verve in the heart of downtown Toronto", page(s) 50

2005-06-04: The Toronto Star, "'We've changed the way the building breathes'", W.D. Lighthall

2005-02-21: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridelfilms.com presents... Verve - A new experience in condominium living", page(s) 27

2008-08-14, 2009-07-20: Onsite Observations