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Another Major Skyscraper Set To Rise In Toronto

Filed under: Estates

Another big condo/hotel comes to Toronto (joining Trump and a whole host of other projects). This one involves a developer from Kazakhstan. The Toronto Star reports that the building at the corner of Yonge and Bloor will be known as 1 Bloor and the developer, Bazis International, has permission to start work on the $450 million project. The 80-story residential tower will include three floors of retail space followed by a hotel and then condos on top of that, the classic three-layer combo we have seen in buildings around the world. Toronto architect Roy Varacalli has created a multi-part tower, one part, curved, faces west and the other, straight-edged and square, faces east. The idea is to mirror the two facets of the city, its buttoned-up side and its playful side. Bazis International also created the Crystal Blu condos in Toronto. One Bloor is scheduled to be completed by 2011. Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star thinks the building may be bit too glitzy for Toronto but it is restrained compared to other designs we've seen for the area.

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Trump Tower Set To Go Up In Toronto

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

We first heard rumblings about Trump's Toronto efforts two years ago, now it looks like it is an official go. The Toronto Star reports that a Toronto developer has secured the funding to begin construction on the 70-story Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto. Talon International Development Inc. have arranged $310 million in financing with an Austrian bank and the construction of Canada's first Trump Tower should begin later this year. Condo-hotel suites in the hotel tower start at $800,000 and larger residential suites start at $1.8 million.

[Thanks, Duarte]

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Teddington Park, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Today's estate comes from a tipster who informs us that this stone manor in Toronto was the home of the late Steve Stavro, the former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team. The 49-room home on Teddington Park Avenue has eight bedrooms and two kitchens. The property includes a swimming pool and formal gardens. inside, it's exactly what you might expect from a stone home that looks like an English manor. Grand and grandiose, the home has carved wood details, chandeliers, and stained glass windows. It is listed at $22 million, CAD. After the jump, just what you need a few suits of armor.

[Thanks, Sean]

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Toronto Gets an Opera House

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

This year marks a great moment for the citizens of Toronto and all of Canada as the Canadian Opera Company moves into Canda's first purpose built opera house, Four Seasons Centre. Situated in the heart of Toronto, this opera house is a modern showplace that cost $181 million to build and received its name from the Four Seasons Hotel Group, who ponied up $20 million for the project. The season begins with Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen in September.

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The Millcroft Organic Dinner Experience

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Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas, Wine

The Millcroft Inn and Spa in the Caledon Hills region of Toronto is a scenic retreat in what was once a knitting mill. The Millcroft is a four-diamond resort that offers unique culinary experiences including a Winemaker's Dining event taking place on June 16 in the timbered dining room in the Main Mill. The event includes a five-course organic meal paired with organic wines. The Millcroft also boasts a 9,000-square-foot spa with17 separate treatment areas and treatments from manicures and pedicures to body wraps and hydrotherapy. Other activities at the spa include fly fishing, golf and hot-air ballooning. Rates for the organic dinner event start at $237 Canadian per night.

[via Caledon Citizen]

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Edgemere Estate, Canada's Most Expensive House

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

A reader tipped us to this house a while back and now a Toronto Star article gives us a few more details on Canada's most expensive house. Edgemere Estate in Oakville is selling for $45 million Canadian (around $40,643,055 US). The home on Lake Ontario offers 32,000 square feet of space. The nine bedroom house was originally built in 1907 and also has a two-story guest cottage. Details include a spa area with sauna and therapy rooms, a 20-seat home theater, a children's playroom and 17 bathrooms.

How much will it really sell for? The article points out that last year former Microsoft Canada president Frank Clegg sold his waterfront house for around $25 million (he was asking $29 million) and prices in the millions are getting common in the area. Still at $45 million this might be sitting on the market for a while. After all, Ballymema, which we profiled last year, is still on the market as is another Oakville estate we highlighted which was originally listed at $13.9 million and now sits listed at $12 million.

[Thanks, Sean]

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Forest Hill Mansion, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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This beautiful Toronto mansion was built by steel tycoon Sigmund Samuel in 1929. It is located in Forest Hill; like The Bridle Path it is one of the most wealthiest areas of Toronto. The Neo-Classic limestone home has seven bedrooms, a library, dining room, gourmet kitchen and a vaulted gallery entrance hall. The grounds include a pool and parking for 12 cars. It is listed at $12 million Canadian (around $10.7 million US). Interior shots of this classic home after the jump.

[Thanks, Sean]

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One St. Thomas, Toronto

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Toronto is ever the hot real estate market with new condos and residences coming online left and right. The newest one to hit the lot is One St. Thomas. This fantastic building is designed by the great Robert A.M. Stern in an Art Deco style that is very glamorous and functional. Many units enjoy terraces due to the ziggurat-style tapering of the upper floors. Residents will enjoy luxury amenities such as an indoor swimming pool with men's and women's locker and steam rooms, a paneled private dining room for large dinner parties, and a concierge, security, valet, and doorman to make your life all the more luxurious. The residences themselves feature fixtures by Waterworks, hardwood and marble flooring, and lovely fireplaces. This 29-story structure is in the heart of the most upscale area of Toronto, with shops like Hermes and Vuitton just around the corner.

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Twisting Tower for Toronto

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

The MAD Architectural Design Studio, based in Beijing, has won a contest for the right to build a 50-story condominium tower in a western suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. They were chosen based on the integrity of their design, judged by a panel of architects, urban planners and design experts, as well as on a popular vote from some 6,000 of the city's residents.

The twisting tower, which will be of the most fantastic looking buildings in Canada, will cost approximately $114 million to complete and will be made from glass and concrete. The project is scheduled to be complete by 2010, at which point MAD hopes to add an additional four towers to the area.

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550 Wellington West, Toronto

by Matthew Collins (RSS feed) —

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Looking for a Canadian getaway in the heart of one of North America's most vibrant cities. 550 Wellington West, in the heart of swank Toronto, is a new condo-slash-hotel development that is sure to be a draw with the well-heeled young adult set. With room service, housekeeping, and laundry services, it brings luxury hotel life home. The gym comes complete with personal trainers and the rooftop pool has a bar and lounge. It seems to me that this is condo building for people who spend all their time wishing they were at a "W" hotel. Yes, the interiors feature delightfully modern design from Cecconi Simone. And if you have guests but don't want them to crash at your perfect pad, send them to the adjacent hotel for similarly comfortable housing without the monthly payments.

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The Glass House in Toronto, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Today's estate takes us to Toronto. This beautiful glass home is located in The Bridle Path, an upscale area that is home to showy blockbuster houses (and to disgraced mogul Conrad Black). Many of the houses in the area are designed to look as if they have been there for centuries. Not so with this modern light filled home. The home has a very contemporary style with a curved zinc and glass outside wall and a unique layout that separates the public areas from the private. details include six bedrooms, a library, a room that can serve as either a basketball court or a home theater and an indoor pool. It is listed at $15 million CAD. Glimpses of the unique interior including the glassed-in pool area after the jump.

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