Ground was finally broken at the end of April, and excavation is now almost complete on what will be the country's tallest condominium tower.
Aura at College Park will be 75 storeys when built, rising 243 metres with 931 units and a total of 1.1 million square feet of residential space.. It's three-storey podium will house 150,000 square feet of retail and professional offices, including BMO, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Canyon Creek and Alice Fazooli's.
Aura was designed by Barry Graziani of
Graziani + Corazza Architects, and is being built by
Canderel Stoneridge.
"We believe that the tower's location along Yonge Street, at one of the most historic sites in the city, required an exhilarating architectural form," Canderel president
Michael La Brier, said in a press release.
In addition to being connected to the
College Park shopping centre, Aura will give its residents indoor passage to the subway system and promises eventual inclusion in an expanded
PATH system.
The entire 75th floor, at 11,370 square feet, is still available as a single penthouse, currently priced at $17.5 million.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Michael La Brier
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