Couture | T/O | 43 st | 131 m | Downtown / Church-Wellesley

current · June 2nd, 2007, 06:22 AM

The developer Monarch is starting to advertise the Couture Condos "Coming Soon to Bloor and Jarvis".

This is the web site for the developer and the interior images are not from Couture:
http://www.monarchgroup.net/

This is the web site for Couture:
http://www.taylorwoodrowcanada.com/i...ommunityID=255

isaidso · June 2nd, 2007, 07:52 AM

The kitchen shot is great. A good floorplan and tasteful. The other shot is soooo tacky! Screams of redneck chic. A window above a fireplace? Mullions gone crazy, and that curtain. Yuck.

phunky · June 2nd, 2007, 09:22 AM

Where are you seeing photos of the kitchen?

isaidso · June 2nd, 2007, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by phunky

Where are you seeing photos of the kitchen?

The first of the two links. The photo that appears toggles back and forth between two interior shots.

***Taller, Better*** · June 2nd, 2007, 04:31 PM

"Couture", as in clothing fashion?
Who the heck dreams up these silly names?

Filip · June 2nd, 2007, 07:12 PM

Well it is close to Yorkville...

Condo names are becoming more and more entertaining.. hell, I live by "Beyond the Sea".. That one takes the award imo..

monkeyronin · June 2nd, 2007, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by isaidso

The kitchen shot is great. A good floorplan and tasteful. The other shot is soooo tacky! Screams of redneck chic. A window above a fireplace? Mullions gone crazy, and that curtain. Yuck.

Maybe I've just been looking at too many luxury condos, but that kitchen doesn't strike me as all that impressive. Are you sure its even for this place though? That site just seems to be about the developer, not the building.

***Taller, Better*** · June 2nd, 2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Filip

Well it is close to Yorkville...

Condo names are becoming more and more entertaining.. hell, I live by "Beyond the Sea".. That one takes the award imo..

"Beyond the Sea" can never, never be surpassed! It is truly my ultimate favourite!!

Filip · June 2nd, 2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

"Beyond the Sea" can never, never be surpassed! It is truly my ultimate favourite!!

My grandma who can barely speak English laughed when we drove by the sales office.. Well, my family will have a nice view of it when it goes up.. It'll block our view of the CN Tower's spire

phunky · June 3rd, 2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeyronin

Maybe I've just been looking at too many luxury condos, but that kitchen doesn't strike me as all that impressive. Are you sure its even for this place though? That site just seems to be about the developer, not the building.

You are right. Those are real pictures of another development, that they are just simply using for their site. The site is for the developer, not the project.

isaidso · June 4th, 2007, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeyronin

Maybe I've just been looking at too many luxury condos, but that kitchen doesn't strike me as all that impressive. Are you sure its even for this place though? That site just seems to be about the developer, not the building.

Never said it was an impressive kitchen....I said I like the floorplan and that it was tasteful. You seem to be right about those pics not being for the place advertised. That they chose a tacky living room photo doesn't leave me with much confidence about the overall project.

Mike in TO · June 4th, 2007, 05:02 PM

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The first of the two links. The photo that appears toggles back and forth between two interior shots.

The Kitchen is from Explorer on the Etobicoke waterfront and the living room is from a single family home.

The tower will be approximately the same height and number of units as the X Condo project to the south. Sales will open late summer / early fall.

phunky · June 4th, 2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike in TO

The Kitchen is from Explorer on the Etobicoke waterfront and the living room is from a single family home.

The tower will be approximately the same height and number of units as the X Condo project to the south. Sales will open late summer / early fall.

Do you have a source for your information?

current · June 4th, 2007, 06:54 PM

Could it be the old Bloor Walk Tower 2 site?

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontari...k_2/index.html

Spoonman · June 4th, 2007, 08:29 PM

This is very exciting - finally there are two buildings going up (this one and the X Condo) that will effectively block my view of the ugly-as-sin Rogers building.

***Taller, Better*** · June 4th, 2007, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoonman

This is very exciting - finally there are two buildings going up (this one and the X Condo) that will effectively block my view of the ugly-as-sin Rogers building.

LOL! Yeah, it was truly PoMo at its most extreme. And whoever ok'd the massive hideous red ROGERS sign should be flagellated.

Filip · June 4th, 2007, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

LOL! Yeah, it was truly PoMo at its most extreme. And whoever ok'd the massive hideous red ROGERS sign should be flagellated.

You know, the building itself isn't as bad as people think it is.. I'm actually quite fond of it, in its overly PoMoistical manner. It's just that Rogers sign as GOT TO GO! It absolutely ruins any flow the building has. Otherwise, it's quite a castle for Canada's largest telecommunications company. Hopefully, Rogers will soon need to expand into larger digs down in the financial district.. I can't see them operating such huge operations out of that building in the long term.

valantino · June 5th, 2007, 02:40 AM

"I can't see them operating such huge operations out of that building in the long term."

the recently publicized plan was either a new skyscraper by Rogers Centre or Nortel's one million square foot Brampton Campus - guess which one won

phunky · June 5th, 2007, 07:00 AM

the Brampton Campus?

I don't mind the Rogers Building actually. Even though it's PoMo. And I don't like PoMo.

Mike in TO · June 6th, 2007, 08:29 PM

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Do you have a source for your information?

Yes

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Could it be the old Bloor Walk Tower 2 site?

Yes

June 2nd, 2007, 06:22 AM	#1
current Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,942 Likes (Received): 3	Couture \| T/O \| 43 st \| 131 m \| Downtown / Church-Wellesley The developer Monarch is starting to advertise the Couture Condos "Coming Soon to Bloor and Jarvis". This is the web site for the developer and the interior images are not from Couture: http://www.monarchgroup.net/ This is the web site for Couture: http://www.taylorwoodrowcanada.com/i...ommunityID=255 Last edited by current; June 8th, 2007 at 06:14 PM. Reason: To clear up the confusion by identifying the two web sites

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June 2nd, 2007, 07:52 AM	#2
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,615 Likes (Received): 330	The kitchen shot is great. A good floorplan and tasteful. The other shot is soooo tacky! Screams of redneck chic. A window above a fireplace? Mullions gone crazy, and that curtain. Yuck.

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Spoonman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 242 Likes (Received): 0	This is very exciting - finally there are two buildings going up (this one and the X Condo) that will effectively block my view of the ugly-as-sin Rogers building.

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phunky BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,382 Likes (Received): 0	the Brampton Campus? I don't mind the Rogers Building actually. Even though it's PoMo. And I don't like PoMo.