My exact thoughts upon visiting units in the newly built SoHo Parkway, as paraphrased by a new owner:
"My only complaint is the shower. SoHo installed a single glass pane which covers 60% of the shower wall opening. It is designed after a bad European style and is not meant to have a shower curtain. Although it looked good when buying the condo, it is not functional.
When taking a shower, water spills onto the bathroom floor and onto the wood floor even when the door is closed. It also gets cold as the opening allows hot air to escape and cold air to enter. I have alleviated the problem by installing a temporary shower curtain but plan to entirely replace the glass pane with a glass sliding door.
When I visited the new SoHo Champagne showroom, I was disappointed to see that they are still using a single pane for the shower for their 4th building in Ottawa. In my humble opinion, this design is a failure and expensive to replace."
—Soho Parkway owner
Some of the Google searches that have brought visitors to this blog since Labour Day:
"cathedral hill"
Mark your calendar, Windmill Developments' second Ottawa condo launches this evening at the Christ Church Cathedral Hall at 5pm. More details here.
"is soho better or tribeca?"
SOHO is, as of yet, an unproven quantity in the Ottawa condo market and near, but not quite in, Hintonburg/Wellington Village/The Arts District/whatever. That said the optics so far look good, very good in fact, perhaps not so much in terms of location, but very much so with regards to the quality of the construction and interior finishes.
By contrast, Tribeca is Claridge's latest magnum opus located in the heart of downtown. As Ottawa's most prolific condo developer, Claridge is either a sure bet or the devil you know, depending on who you talk to, and about which project.
"ecocite ottawa financial"
It hurts to even guess at this project's financial state of affairs. And with the dog's breakfast that has become Bank Street, I'd hazard to guess that things will be getting worse before they get better. My two cents, and your mileage may vary.
Construction proceeds apace at Soho Parkway, Ottawa's Soho debut at 201 Parkdale Ave, with an occupancy date of October 2011 for the lower floors.
Despite the usual hysteria about this being yet another fastest-selling-ever-condo-project, a few units remain and at very attractive prices given the location and finishes being touted, including the euro-styled cabinetry and concealed appliances being installed by Normac Kitchens this week:
An application to the City this past month has requested a reduction in the number of visitor parking spots from 18 to 8, presumably in an effort to free up more spots for purchasers. That said, with this Soho being a mere block from the Transitway, this would certainly be a luxury rather than a necessity.
Number of storeys allowed by current zoning on Preston St = 5Number of storeys granted by rezoning of site = 19Number of storeys being proposed by developer = 35Number of condo units proposed for this project = 230Number of parking levels proposed for this project = 5Number of SOHO buildings currently planned for Ottawa = 5
My earlier guess at SOHO Lisgar coming to the Golden Triangle was a wrong one at that, but I have now confirmed that in fact Mastercraft Starwood plans to redevelop the site at Canus Plastics (just east of Bank St) into their latest bank of Ottawa luxury condos...
...with a third project—SOHO Champagne—planned for Dow's Lake/Little Italy, reputedly on the long defunct "Acquerello" site that was recently sold after being marketed for $5.6 million.
My exact thoughts upon visiting units in the newly built SoHo Parkway, as paraphrased by a new owner:
