The old
Sutton Place will get nine new storeys and about 20,000 square feet of retail before it turns into The Britt at the end of 2015.
Barry Fenton, president and CEO of developer
Lanterra, whose purchase of the venerable hotel went through about six weeks ago, will officially unveil the plans tomorrow, including the addition by Page and Steele architects, and the new interior design
—based on inspirations Fenton collected several months ago on a trip through some of London’s highest-end hotels
—which will be executed by
Munge Leung, who recently handled the design of Vancouver's
Rosewood Georgia Hotel. Fenton says his intention with The Britt is to cultivate "old elegance in a new building."
In addition to the approximately 700 condo units Lanterra hopes to renovate and built (pending an application currently before the city), they'll be retaining 20 rental units, which will be in the eight-storey podium to the south of the main tower.
Fenton says many of the recognizable items from the old Sutton Place are being donated to Mount Sinai Hospitals neonatal unit to auction off, and many of its beds are being given to the
Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Barry Fenton, President & CEO, Lanterra
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