Here Comes the Neighborhood
Yorkville Private Estates. Waiting for discerning owners to recognize and claim them.
THERE EXISTS IN ALL MAJOR CITIES significant residential addresses that immediately identify one’s status in the world. In Toronto, a high class boutique residence has been created in Yorkville, an enclave renowned for its urbane lifestyle, high end fashion shops, dining excellence, museums and galleries. Introducing Yorkville Private Estates, the fulfillment of the Camrost Felcorp Inc.’s revitalization of the iconic and historic Four Seasons Hotel land on the corner of Cumberland Street and Avenue Road, that is truly a work of art in architecture. Perched on top of the already occupied Cumberland Tower, these 48 luxurious sky homes offer unparalleled views of Toronto, and intrigued me to the point where I put on a hardhat and steel toed shoes and experienced a tour of the premises.
Enter through a magnificent, limestone porte-cochere, and be greeted by professional staff of Forest Hill Kipling, a market leader in the delivery of luxury personalized front-of-house staff and building management. At Yorkville Private Estates, valet attendants, porters and executive concierges will be on duty 24-7 to arrange everything from private car detailing and dry cleaning to dog walking and the arrangement of dinner reservations and theatre tickets. Ah, the extravagance of a personal assistant.
The rich porte-cochere lobby and interior design is by award-winning Powell & Bonnell, renowned for their keen eye to detail and capability to realize each client’s vision. Every space created is purposely designed to suit lifestyle preferences. In each of the magnificent residences, finalizing their construction, my imagination soars with ideas of opulence juxtaposed with complete understated simplicity.
The indulgence of space, that extra room we always wish for, might it be a library, guest room, games room? We all love a bonus. Walk in closets are spacious enough to satisfy the most fashion forward resident. With empathy, the designers have had a specific clientele in mind, a clientele that expects the best and is uncomfortable with anything less. The luxury finishes offered are high-end Miele appliances in kitchens by Downsview— inspirational to the most jaded cook. Floors are by Relative Space and ceiling heights are up to a generous 10 feet. Plumbing fixtures by Waterworks Bathrooms are in harmony with the environment and present a sense of spa-like serenity with heated floors and stone counter tops. The structure itself was designed by WZMH, the renowned, award-winning architectural firm that designed the iconic CN Tower, as well as the Four Seasons Hotel which once stood where Yorkville Private Estates now sits.
Window walls afford majestic views of treetops and parkland as well as the Yorkville inner-city scene. Surveying the view from a room-sized recessed balcony with wind walls is the next generation of design. Powell & Bonnell’s expertly designed building amenities are numerous and include an aquatics centre, state-of-the-art fitness auditorium with circuit training and cardio equipment, a yoga studio, reception lounge and dining room for private events. Step away from the oversized pool to an outdoor terrace with covered bar and prep kitchen, gas BBQS and a lounge, as if to a private resort in the sky.
In the rarified air of floors 26 to 40, there are just a handful of Yorkville Private Estate residences available, from $5 million to $27 million, waiting for their discerning owners to recognize and claim them. www.camrostfelcorp.com