Museum House, the long touted ultra-luxe condo next door to the
McDonald's on Bloor west of Avenue Road has finally poked its head out from underground, reaching the third of its small-footprint floors this week.
Designed by
Page + Steele IBI Group Architects with interiors by
Powell & Bonnell, the 19-storey building will be one of the city's most expensive. But the tiny site � the tower takes up the space of a single store front � presented some challenges.
"It's almost like trying to build a Swiss watch," says Page + Steele associate Omar DaBarp.
The first two storeys will be retail � no tenants have yet been signed � and the residential space begins on its third floor. The first 12 residential storeys will be split into two units each, levels 15 through 17 will be single-unit floors, and the top two floors will be part of an as-yet unsold penthouse.
The building, which is also across the street from the
Royal Ontario Museum, is scheduled for completion in the fall of next year.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Omar DaBarp
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