The James Cooper Mansion in finished.
The Tridel project, best known for the Second Empire house at Sherbourne and Linden that used to house the Knights of Columbus and is now the most distinctive part of this 32-storey condo, is finished and people are moving in.
"We preserved a century-old Victorian mansion, connected it to the modern high-rise, and the mansion is now the condominium common area amenities space," says Jim Ritchie, Tridel's senior vice president of sales and marketing.
With more than a quarter million square feet of residential space, this tower, which had been praised by the Star'
Chris Hume, is adding some long lost vitality to a Toronto strip that was once one of its most desirable. Just south of Rosedale and close to both the Sherbourne subway station and the Yonge and Bloor nexus, it's an obvious candidate for revival.
Work began back in 2007, when the
James Cooper Mansion itself was
moved closer to the street so that the heritage house could be incorporated in its entirety into the project, rather than simply donating its facade.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Jim Ritchie
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