As CityPlace nears completion, a clearer picture is emerging
as to what sort of a neighbourhood it's going to be. Luna and Luna Vista, the
two-tower condominium that are on schedule to beat Panorama to occupancy by a
month or two, with its March date still the goal, are a couple of the finishing
touches.
"West of Spadina, we intentionally took four blocks of
development and set back the four corners," says Concord Adex VP Alan Vihant,
"to make outdoor space for retailers that are restaurants or caf�s or food-based
with outdoor seating areas."
With the other three setbacks already populated, the
southeast corner of Luna with its outdoor seating area will complete the set.
Though there's only 3,600 square feet of retail space in the 8-storey podium,
which Vihant assumes will be occupied at least in part by a chain caf�, Luna is
across the street from the 30,000 square feet of retail space tucked in beneath
the Montage and Neo towers, where there's already a Sobey's Urban Fresh, a CIBC
and a Royal Bank, with negotiations underway for one or two restaurants.
Luna, the shorter tower, is 18 storeys, and Luna Vista is
38, at 10 Capreol and 8 Telegram Mews respectively, with 712 units between them,
were designed by KPMB and Core Architects.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Concord Adex