Nine-storey Glen Hill condo-hotel coming in 2024
A NEW LUXURY NINE-STOREY WILL BE PART CONDOMINIUM, PART HOTEL
At Bathurst and Glencairn, stately homes line the hilly corridor that, heading east, leads to the Beltline Trail. There are kosher shops and plazas along the way, including the one at Lawrence that houses United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, known for its excellent pea soup.
What the North York neighbourhood is not known for is having a hotel scene. But that could soon change.
Glen Hill Condominiums, a condo- hotel by Lanterra Developments at 2788 Bathurst Street, just south of Lawrence, will fill the void in spring 2024, when their nine- storey mid- rise takes shape.
Stretching f rom t he southwest corner of Glencairn to Hillmount, the IBI Group- designed dwelling — classic, with punched windows and cascading terraces on the upper floors — will feature a 260- foot linear park on the west side. Two lobbies, two access points to the parking garage and a ton of amenities and space in the suites are also features of the newcomer.
Of the 113 units at Glen Hill, 22 are dedicated to the hotel on the building’s south side. Condo suites ( including three townhouses) start from the low $800,000s and go up to more than $ 5 million, with sizes ranging from 1,000 to more than 5,000 square feet. Hotel rates have not yet been announced.
“The closest hotel is the Holiday Inn near Yorkdale,” says Mark Mandelbaum, chairman of Lanterra Developments. He believes it fills a need, he says, when asked why he’d bother with hotel hassles like food service and housekeeping.
Another less obvious reason, says Mandelbaum, is that a hotel sweetens the lifestyle of Lanterra’s target demographic, the empty nester.
Imagine, he says, moving from a five- bedroom house and your kids want to stay for the weekend. Get them their own room, and order them a room- service meal, while you’re at it.
“Most units are designed with two or three bedrooms,” he says. “(A buyer might ask) ‘ Where will I put my kids?’
That’s what generated the boutique hotel, so people from big houses still have the ability to host their kids and families when they visit.”
A hotel has other conveniences, too. “They can cater an event for small family gatherings,” he says. “People can get together for anniversaries and rent out 10 rooms.”
That said, the residential suites are generously sized, according to Mandelbaum.
“The units are larger than the average unit sizes for condominiums in Toronto,” he says. “Our typical smaller units are 1,100 square feet and there are lots of units over 2,000 square feet.”
Buyers at Glen Hill can bring along “their grand pianos” and room will be allocated for “kosher kitchens that need more space and storage,” he says. “The bedrooms are also larger than average.”
Studio Munge, a firm known for their dynamic designs at condo projects such as No.7 Rosedale and 50 Scollard, is overseeing the interiors.
There will be two lobbies that feature leather- clad walls, custom- cut marble floors with a metal inlay, and natural-stone columns.
“Because the footprint of the building is so large, we did two lobbies to provide privacy, and two elevators on either side,” says Mandelbaum.
Outfitted in cabanas, the ninth- floor pool is also luxurious. Similar amenities include a lower- level indoor pool with hot tub, wet and dry saunas, and a massage room. There’s also fitness facilities and a library.
Suites, meanw h i l e , sport kitchens with granite countertops and designer cabinetry, and the bathrooms — some with soaker tubs — ensure residents aren’t pining for the grand houses they’re leaving behind.
“Our tagline is ‘ home, community, neighbour
hood,’” says Mandelbaum. “What we mean by that is that it’s a real home, not just a place to hang your hat and put a bed. These are like houses, where people can feel comfortable,” he says.
“It’s also a community,” he says, “because it’s a mixeduse project with the hotel and retail” – 1,200 square feet of it is planned at street level.
The nearest subway line — Glencairn station — is five minutes away for downtown access. Yorkdale, the Allen Expressway and the 401 are minutes away.
Mandelbaum knows the area well; he lives nearby. “It is the epicentre of the Jewish neighbourhood,” she says, “and whether you’re Jewish or not, an extraordinary place to live.”
Prices starting in the low $ 800,000s. For more information, visit the sales centre at 2811 Dufferin Street or glenhill.ca.