your view from home Both busy high-rise downtown and verdant low-rise residential skylines will be had from The Rosedale on Bloor By Suzanne Wintrob POST HOMES POST

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n a typical weekday morning, the 307 to 871 square feet and priced around The Rosedale’s enormous gold marketing decor southwest corner of Sherbourne $200,000s to $600,000. Canada’s first Can- brochure beckons would-be buyers to an O Street and West is a opy by Hilton hotel, with 188 rooms, will “exclusive address” with “the allure of York- happening place. have the first nine floors. ville” and suite layouts carrying names like samantha pynn With every change of the traffic light, Despite opening day being five years Scollard, Cumberland, Bellair and other The stresses of throngs pour out of the Sherbourne sub- away, developer Steve Gupta is already ex- Yorkville streets. way station and across the road, many cited about transforming the neighbour- Never mind that Yorkville and its registering for the heading to work at National Post, Rogers’ hood. The president of -based Eas- fancy Mink Mile shops and restaurants right china. PH4 headquarters or other office towers nearby. ton’s Group/Gupta Group has been buying are a 10-minute walk from Bloor and The intersection’s Tim Hortons does brisk up buildings east of for two Sherbourne and that the intersection is far business, its doors often obstructed by the decades and turning them into hotels and from glitzy today. Given The Rosedale’s an- lineup of people standing in single file for condominiums. He currently has two pro- ticipated chic interior and classy vibe, Mr. the 75 Sherbourne bus heading south. Cars, jects on the go down the road at Dundas Gupta is unperturbed. courier trucks, taxis and bicycles jockey for and Jarvis streets plus a hotel/office/condo “We like to be the first one to do some- getaway position throughout the day. It all starts up project farther north at Yonge Street and thing differently,” he says, referring to his again as afternoon rush hour approaches, . history of introducing Toronto to new hotel the faces a tad wearier though the scene But it’s The Rosedale, designed by brands such as Marriott Hotels’ Fairfield and ever as lively. Page+Steele/IBI Group Architects, that’s SpringHill Suites and winning awards for it. cabin porn That corner will get even busier when got Mr. Gupta talking these days, especial- “We have been pioneers. We were the first The tiny house The Rosedale on Bloor, an upscale 52-stor- ly because of its proximity to downtown’s ones in Canada to take the upper mid-scale movement goes ey condominium and hotel, opens its trendy Yorkville district. In fact, he’s touting brand and not only make them the best in lobby doors. The glass-and-metal tower the building as offering “all the services of Canada but the best in North America.” bucolic. PH5 will house 476 condo suites ranging from Yorkville without paying Yorkville prices.” See bloor on Page PH3

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Maxwell Ryan, apartment therapist, is on a U.S. road trip in a 1999 VW van, promoting his what’s on point fourth book, Apartment Therapy Complete + Happy Home. His blog averages 17 million apartment views per day, mostly by fans between the ages of 25 and 35, checking in to catch up on what’s popular right now. The top five design themes Ryan has spotted on apartmentther- therapy blog apy.com: z Dark, moody colours, which add depth and richness. Blues have been popular for a while, or try charcoal, eggplant or deep green z Texture, for coziness; get it with kilim pil- checks in on lows, sheepskins, linen bedding z Global influence, using colourful textiles and handmade millenials’ accents for vibrancy z Plants, that ’70s fave, are seeing a huge surge in popularity; use them decor realities in “delightful clusters” z Mixing old and new for thrift-store chic. Washington Post Fashion-forward

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It’s professionals, young and older, who Mr. Gupta is after at The Rosedale, luring them to “resort-style living” with a wide range of amenities that are de rigueur for today’s smaller suites. He’s promising a rooftop outdoor terrace with fireplace, barbecues and fire pits, a fully equipped catering kitchen ad- joining a private dining room, a theatre room and lounge ar- ea. There’s a fitness centre and yoga room plus a snazzy indoor pool shared with the hotel. There will even be a business latest handbags and the latest for area residents (it was her centre with boardrooms to runway models to the latest very first file when she became give entrepreneur-minded resi- fashion wear and latest retail Ward 27 city councillor) and dents some extra workspace. shops coming out there. You she commends them for “bear- The suites, designed by To- do have some of those strong ing the brunt” of all the appli- ronto’s Studio Munge, will have architectural forms with a hint cation changes along the way. Quartz countertops, stainless of art sculpture in these spaces Now that The Rosedale is a steel European appliances and … We’ve almost made it more reality, she’s pleased that it will in-suite laundry. Interior bed- hospitality, like it could almost create “a vibrant Main Street” rooms will come with a slid- be a hotel lobby with a floating thanks, in part, to the $3.3 mil- ing glass-panel door to provide furniture lair in the centre, the lion that the City has required light and airiness. concierge open and inviting. Mr. Gupta to pay towards af- Though the suites have a It feels very hospitable. It feels fordable housing, community neutral palette, colour will more on-brand to some of the and cultural space, parkland pop in the condo lobby to luxury brand hotels we’re do- and streetscaping. She’s also draw inspiration from the ad- ing around the world.” grateful that the hotel, new joining hotel. As Alessandro Though Mr. Gupta has stores and restaurants will Munge explains, wood veneer owned the property for a year, create jobs. As the application and stone on the walls and two other owners had it before continues to move through grey, black and white floors him but weren’t able to make the necessary approval steps, will make an intriguing con- a go of their plans. Mr. Gupta she’ll be looking at ways to trast to the blue, grey-blue and initially proposed a second better manage the increased silver ombre effect displayed 10-storey building on nearby traffic that’s bound to arrive in a series of metal-clad floor- Selby Street but gave that up with a 52-storey building. to-ceiling columns. after the City of Toronto balked. “These are all things that “There was this kind of Kristyn Wong-Tam, who we’re trying to keep an eye on,” sense of fashion [to the in- rules the riding, says having says Ms. Wong-Tam. “There are The Rosedale lobby, top, will have ombré columns and colourful artwork, while the rooftop terior design],” he says. “We three changes of ownership in lots of different moving parts.” lobby will have firepits in various conversation areas. Building rendering, top right. drew inspiration from the five years has been challenging National Post

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