Cube is finally nearing completion on College Street just east of Ossington.
Originally called
N-Blox, when it had a slightly grander design, developer Jim Neilas cancelled immediately after its 207 launch due to overwhelming lack of interest. Within months, he had a new design, similar to N-Blox, by Roland Rom Colthoff and Richard Witt, both now with Raw Design.
Neilas, of Neilas Developments, is a former lawyer with an ambition to increase the density of the city's popular strips. "I'm tired of being hit over the head with the bible of Jane Jacobs, he told John Bentley Mays in 2008, describing his frustration of city council and community groups trying to block development.
Set for completion by the end of this year, with occupancy as early as January, the 21-unit, 6-storey black building already stands out in Little Italy.
"CUBE
is best known for its contemporary front fa�ade that faces College," says architect Colthoff. "It's a simple expression of the units behind it...some are two storey
and some are one storey. We wanted a clean and open design that had visual interest, this was a simple way of achieving that."Units range from 983 square feet to 1,083, with prices from $516,075 to $635,900.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Roland Rom Colthoff
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