Calgary Condo Talk - Page 26

RyLucky · #**501** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 6:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelS

Lifft and Lusso are up on 7 ave NE, so quite a ways from the train station.

My mistake, I was thinking of the projects on McDougall (I think).

Chadillaccc · #**502** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 7:17 AM**

What is the small development going up just west of Steps?

geotag277 · #**503** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 4:11 PM**

Anyone know whats going on top of Guardian? I thought it was meant to be a 44 story building but it seems they only sold units up to the 40th floor. Is it a 4 story mechanical room on top? I didn't hear about any rooftop amenities.

Electrical Storm · #**504** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

What is the small development going up just west of Steps?

Not sure - but the tentative 'phase 2' of Steps is going directly to the east of the current phase.

Electrical Storm · #**505** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by geotag277

Anyone know whats going on top of Guardian? I thought it was meant to be a 44 story building but it seems they only sold units up to the 40th floor. Is it a 4 story mechanical room on top? I didn't hear about any rooftop amenities.

Just checked their site and floorplates 8-35 are the regular suites, 36-40 are the 'paramount suites' a.k.a sub-penthouses and I believe that there are 1 or more suites above those a.k.a actual penthouses. Those penthouses (not listed on the site) might be 2 storey units. Also add in a mechanical penthouse above that.

geotag277 · #**506** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Electrical Storm

Just checked their site and floorplates 8-35 are the regular suites, 36-40 are the 'paramount suites' a.k.a sub-penthouses and I believe that there are 1 or more suites above those a.k.a actual penthouses. Those penthouses (not listed on the site) might be 2 storey units. Also add in a mechanical penthouse above that.

Very interesting. I suspect there may be a "true" penthouse above those suites but as far as I know they were never advertised anywhere. I wonder if Nicholas Hon is planning on keeping them for himself.

Electrical Storm · #**507** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by geotag277

Very interesting. I suspect there may be a "true" penthouse above those suites but as far as I know they were never advertised anywhere. I wonder if Nicholas Hon is planning on keeping them for himself.

Bingo!

(Or atleast that what the salescentre associate told me)

mersar · #**508** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 7:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by geotag277

Very interesting. I suspect there may be a "true" penthouse above those suites but as far as I know they were never advertised anywhere. I wonder if Nicholas Hon is planning on keeping them for himself.

Penthouses are two storeys, both with a fairly large deck area (large enough you could have hit a nice sized pool, which one render I saw way back when did show). Probably one of the closest things to the original definition of "penthouse" that we have in Calgary.

geotag277 · #**509** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 8:11 PM**

Too bad we might never see the finished product. Those penthouses sound amazing.

Electrical Storm · #**510** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

Penthouses are two storeys, both with a fairly large deck area (large enough you could have hit a nice sized pool, which one render I saw way back when did show). Probably one of the closest things to the original definition of "penthouse" that we have in Calgary.

Quite a few buildings have these outlandish penthouses (with various degrees of execution, the worst of the bunch being the $8.5 million Keynote penthouse) - though they've fallen out of favour in a lot of recent buildings. Buildings like The Concord, The River, and XII will take a bite out of the penthouse market in the near term.

geotag277 · #**511** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 9:08 PM**

Speaking of XII I just noticed they are listing on MLS now:

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?PropertyId=15115843

Also I think Riverfront and Union Square have pretty well designed penthouses:

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?PropertyId=15235341

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?PropertyId=15197894

Boris2k7 · #**512** Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 9:43 PM**

Re: Guardian penthouses...

I have my disclosure documents from my purchase sitting up on a shelf. I'll do some digging later and post anything pertinent.

Boris2k7 · #**513** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 6:26 AM**

Okay, so I went and looked up my stuff and here's some info I can glean from the tentative plans I have for Guardian South (I don't have anything for the North tower)...

Guardian South Penthouse Stats

4m (~13') floor to ceiling heights
The western facing curtain wall is 8.2m (~27') in height
Floor 42 has 648m² (~6,970 sqft) of interior space (minus common property) plus 78m² (~838 sqft) of balcony space
Floor 43 has 520m² (~5,598 sqft) of interior space (minus common property) and no balconies
Total space (minus common property) for both penthouse floors is 1,078m² (~11,600 sqft)

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Originally Posted by Electrical Storm

Just checked their site and floorplates 8-35 are the regular suites, 36-40 are the 'paramount suites' a.k.a sub-penthouses and I believe that there are 1 or more suites above those a.k.a actual penthouses. Those penthouses (not listed on the site) might be 2 storey units. Also add in a mechanical penthouse above that.

The way it is listed on the site is slightly incorrect. The regular floorplate indeed goes from 8 to 35 (the first floor above the podium is floor 7 and has all the shared facilities like lounge rooms). However, the modified floorplate for the sub-penthouses actually goes from 36 to 41. You can confirm this visually by looking at the north tower (though I can cheat because I have a cross-section sitting right next to me). The penthouses are the 42nd and 43rd floor, and the small mechanical penthouse is the 44th.

Chadillaccc · #**514** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 6:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Electrical Storm

Not sure - but the tentative 'phase 2' of Steps is going directly to the east of the current phase.

Yeah I tried searching for what it is but couldn't find it. It's definitely multi-family though. Didn't realize that there is a plan for a Steps Phase 2. That would be awesome, it's my favorite one going up in Bridgeland right now

Electrical Storm · #**515** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Okay, so I went and looked up my stuff and here's some info I can glean from the tentative plans I have for Guardian South (I don't have anything for the North tower)...

Guardian South Penthouse Stats

4m (~13') floor to ceiling heights
The western facing curtain wall is 8.2m (~27') in height
Floor 42 has 648m² (~6,970 sqft) of interior space (minus common property) plus 78m² (~838 sqft) of balcony space
Floor 43 has 520m² (~5,598 sqft) of interior space (minus common property) and no balconies
Total space (minus common property) for both penthouse floors is 1,078m² (~11,600 sqft)

The way it is listed on the site is slightly incorrect. The regular floorplate indeed goes from 8 to 35 (the first floor above the podium is floor 7 and has all the shared facilities like lounge rooms). However, the modified floorplate for the sub-penthouses actually goes from 36 to 41. You can confirm this visually by looking at the north tower (though I can cheat because I have a cross-section sitting right next to me). The penthouses are the 42nd and 43rd floor, and the small mechanical penthouse is the 44th.

Ok, well that settles it. Thanks! What type of unit did you purchase at Guardian South, if you don't mind me asking?

(Also - strange that they would incorrectly list the floorplates on the project site ...).

Boris2k7 · #**516** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Electrical Storm

Ok, well that settles it. Thanks! What type of unit did you purchase at Guardian South, if you don't mind me asking?

(Also - strange that they would incorrectly list the floorplates on the project site ...).

One Bed:

http://theguardiancalgary.com/home/suite-6/

It isn't huge, but it's an efficient floorplate.

Electrical Storm · #**517** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Yeah I tried searching for what it is but couldn't find it. It's definitely multi-family though. Didn't realize that there is a plan for a Steps Phase 2. That would be awesome, it's my favorite one going up in Bridgeland right now

Steps is the kind of project I have trouble visualizing as a finished product. Don't get me wrong, I really like the project! The massing and scale is great, but it really comes down to materials and glazing (not too mention colour choice for the inside of the 'patio cubes').

geotag277 · #**518** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 5:00 PM**

Very interesting info about the penthouses Boris, thanks for sharing.

Interesting that no balconies on the 43 floor, I wonder if that means that floor 42 and 43 are one unit? If so 10k+ sqft seems like an absolutely ridiculous amount of space. Would love to see the property assessment and monthly fees for that unit!

Electrical Storm · #**519** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

One Bed:

http://theguardiancalgary.com/home/suite-6/

Nice, congrats on the purchase!

geotag277 · #**520** Posted **Feb 25, 2015, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

One Bed:

http://theguardiancalgary.com/home/suite-6/

It isn't huge, but it's an efficient floorplate.

That's the best one bedroom layout I've probably ever seen. I can see why these guys sold out so quick.