Verve
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Also known as - Verve [1]

Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation #1962

Address - 120 Homewood Avenue [1] [2]

Postal Code - M4Y 2J3 [1] [2]

Fronts -  Homewood Avenue , and Wellesley Place

Neighbourhood -  North St.James Town

City -  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration -  Greater Golden Horseshoe

Nearby Buildings -  Steam Plant Lofts, Wellesley Square, 159 Wellesley East, Wellesley Central Residences, Ernescliffe Co-Operative, The 500 Condos and Lofts, 21 Earl, 195 Wellesley Street East, 15 Maitland Place, and 110 Wellesley East

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 , and Residential

Status - Complete

Commercial - 280m² (3,013.89f²)

Residential - 51,228m² (551,413.6f²)

Floors Above-Ground - 39 [3] [4] [5]

Height (Non-Specific) - 120m (393.7f)

Suite Maxsize - 156.63m² (1,686f²) [7] [8]

Suite Minsize - 57.04m² (614f²) [8]

Residential Suite Count - 445 [14]

Amenities - Community Barbecues [3] [7] [8], Meeting Room [2] [8], Concierge [2], Fitness Facilities [3] [5] [7], Games Room [3] [5] [7], Garden [3] [7] [8], Reading Room [10] [15], Multimedia Room [2] [3] [5], Events Room [3] [5] [7], Hot Tub [8], Pool - Outdoor [2] [3] [7], Steam Room [15], and Visitor Parking [2]

Companies

Advertising - The Brand Factory

Architect - Burka Architects Inc. [3] [5] [14]

Developer - Tridel Corporation [3] [4] [5]

Interior Design - Mike Niven Interior Design Inc. [3] [5] [7]

Landscape Architect - Cornelia Oberlander [3] [5]

Building Record History

2009 - Complete [17]

2007 - Construction [14]

2006-08-01 - Excavation

2004-02 - Proposed

References

  1. 2010-06-03: Simple-Knowledge, TREB MLS Summary Information, "Custom Extraction From MLS"
  2. 2013-02-22: National Post, "For Sale: Über-chic urban sub-penthouse"
  3. 2005-02-21: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridelfilms.com presents... Verve - A new experience in condominium living", page(s) 27
  4. 2005-06-04: The Toronto Star, "'We've changed the way the building breathes'", W.D. Lighthall
  5. 2005-06-13: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridel unveils Verve in the heart of downtown Toronto", page(s) 50
  6. 2005-11-18: The Globe and Mail, "ON SITE: DOWNTOWN: CONDOMINIUMS", Sydnia Yu
  7. 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
  8. 2006-08-05: The Toronto Star, "Downtown sites for every budget", Allison Harness
  9. 2008-08-14: Onsite Observations
  10. 2009-03-16: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Tridel's Verve - View Today, Move in Tomorrow!", page(s) 26
  11. 2009-11-21: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Tridel earns LEED stamp for two buildings", Tracy Hanes
  12. 2009-12-07: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "Two Tridel Condo Buildings get the Green Stamp of Approval", page(s) 56
  13. 2010-02-06: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Condo Critic: Wellesley struggles for an identity", Christopher Hume
  14. 2010-05-07: http://www.burka.net/burka_pr…
  15. 2008-12-16: http://www.tridel.com/
  16. 2006-05-06: The Toronto Star, "Taking the LEED", Tracy Hanes
  17. 2009-07-20: Onsite Observations