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It has been just under one year since our first visit to The Daniels Corporation’s NY2 Condos on Sheppard just east of Bayview. We returned several times to chart the building’s progress over the following 11 months, and in that time the project went from an excavated pit to a largely complete mid-rise condominium. Work on the exterior of the 7-storey, Core Architects-designed building has progressed to the finishing stages, and much of the building’s activity is now happening indoors where a passerby would not see it.
With most work at NY2 happening inside the building, it's time to take you inside the project for an up close look at recent progress. Entering through the ground floor at the corner of Bayview and Rean, you find yourself in a large, naturally lit retail space, set to become the flagship branch of the Korean Exchange Bank of Canada.
Unlike the scaled back bank branches being included in many new build condominiums, the space here is actually quite large in comparison.
NY2’s interiors are still very much a work in progress, and during yesterday’s visit to the site, a fresh layer of concrete on the floor of the lobby was in the process of setting. In the photos below, we can see the building’s main residential entrance followed by the view from that entrance.
After walking the plank over the wet concrete surface we come to the café space where residents will be able to unwind over a cuppa while surfing the net on their tablets and laptops via free wi-fi.
Across the lobby from the café, the exercise room is coming together with the lighting and drywall installed. The space is currently being prepped for the arrival of gym equipment and includes special features like a sound-dampening pad for the weightlifting area, visible in the photo below.
Seven levels up on NY2's top floor, residents will have access to a large, 1,200 square-foot party room with views across the neighbourhood.
Just outside of the party room, NY2 has a large rooftop patio, home to the development’s community garden plots. The raised garden plots which give the residents the ability to grow vegetables and herbs to use in their home cooking, have been a wildly successful feature in other Daniels Corporation projects, so naturally they have been included at NY2.
The first of NY2’s 140 condominium units are set to for occupancy in just 8 weeks, and while much of the building is still seeing finishing touches, three model suites have been completed in advance. Like most other Daniels projects, NY2 has units available under their Rent to Own program, providing a great entry into the market for first-time buyers.
Looking for additional information on the program or more about the building in general? A comprehensive collection of project facts and renderings can be found in our dataBase file, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum threads, or voice your opinion in the comments section provided at the bottom of this page.
| Related Companies: | Core Architects, Isotherm Engineering Ltd., The Daniels Corporation |
