Tower to be landmark gateway to Surrey City Centre
Occupants of Avani Centre will be able to enjoy residential amenities, as well as those in the structure’s Hiltonbranded hotel
Arguably the most stunning example of new urban development in recent years is Surrey City Centre, the gleaming, ultra-modern hub that is attracting young families and professionals in droves and has earned critical praise for its bold architecture and livability.
But Avani Investment Group is poised to advance Surrey City Centre’s livability and architectural appeal yet further: the developer is creating the unique Avani Centre residential tower, which will act as a gateway landmark on the southern approach to this vibrant urban community, in addition to providing a diversity of suites and a ton of amenities.
Rising atop a seven-storey Hilton-branded hotel and within easy walking distance of Surrey Memorial Hospital, Holland Park, Central City Shopping Centre, Simon Fraser University Surrey campus, and at King George SkyTrain station, with a future shopping and entertainment complex, Avani Centre features a dynamic exterior and alluring interiors by the award-winning acdf * architecture and Giraffe Design respectively.
While the hotel portion of the building will be wrapped in shimmering curtain wall, the residential tower will rise in a dramatically angular column, the deep, covered decks of each of the 181 units appearing like the structure’s concrete ribs. The elevation of the tower is advantageous to residents in that even those on the first level of residential will actually be on the eighth storey, high above the nearby Medical District with excellent views of the University District, the North Shore mountains and the Fraser Valley.
Also, by being attached to a Hilton-branded hotel, residents will have what can best be described as `useful bragging rights’, starting with access to their homes via the hotel’s designer lobby (in addition to their own proprietary entrance). They can entertain guests in the hotel’s proposed wine bar or get some exercise in its fitness centre or swimming pool, (for a monthly membership, so they only have to pay for what they use). They will also have their own exclusive amenities in the tower, including an enclosed dog run on the rooftop deck and an outdoor yoga platform.
As for the residences themselves, they will be competitively priced and range from studios at 349 square feet up to three bedroom units at 1,232 square feet. “The decks of each of these units range from 60 to over 200 square feet,” says Jamie Squires, vice-president of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Ltd. “And because they’re all fully covered, they can be used year round.”
Squires points out that “Giraffe Design has done an outstanding job to make these homes special, using gold and silver colour schemes,” and she adds that in addition to the tower residences, there will be eight two-level city homes flanking 98th Avenue, ranging from 1,360 to 1,597 square feet.
Squires goes on to remark that “it can’t be emphasized enough how fortunate we have been to have the talent of Giraffe as well as acdf*’s magnitude in creating Avani Centre’s gateway status.”
Indeed, the quality of Montreal-based acdf *’s recent projects has been recognized many times over, with awards of excellence from the Ordre des architectes du Québec and the coveted Canada Governor General’s Medal in architecture. B.C.-based Giraffe Design is renowned for its classical contemporary and traditional interior surroundings with a subtle French Canadian flair; some of its more high-profile residential projects include Ascend, Zhang and Prodigy.
Finally, Avani Centre provides all the convenience and excitement a new downtown core has to offer, and the best is yet to come. “Surrey City Centre is evolving rapidly,” says Squires. “New shops and facilities such as a YMCA are being built, and the first stop of the upcoming LRT line will literally be at Avani’s doorstep. This, in addition to the King George SkyTrain station, giving residents easy access to any destination in Metro Vancouver.”
Squires urges prospective buyers to register today to be kept informed about this exciting new development and for an opportunity to view and purchase prior to the public release this summer. Please visit www.avanicentre.com for more details.