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RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 01-23-2016
(01-23-2016, 07:29 PM)clasher Wrote: A million bucks eh... that better be one heck of a penthouse... million dollar homes around here are pretty fantastic.
Mmmmm ... there are a fair number of $1M+ houses in the region now. And I recall the biggest penthouse at 1 Victoria was $900K+.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - BuildingScout - 01-23-2016
(01-23-2016, 09:42 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Mmmmm ... there are a fair number of $1M+ houses in the region now. And I recall the biggest penthouse at 1 Victoria was $900K+.
So were some of the penthouses in Grand Westmount.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - ookpik - 01-23-2016
And yet a couple of years ago the proposed condo at King and William in Waterloo that was supposed to be all $million+ suites folded before it got off the ground.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - notmyfriends - 01-24-2016
My house is in the general area, is 3000sq ft, completely renovated, and on a half acre, and it wouldn't go for over a mil... plus it wouldn't have the obvious $1000+ a month condo fees to boot. Condo prices in this area don't make the most sense, at least to me. But then, I'm not the target market I would assume.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 01-24-2016
(01-24-2016, 02:59 AM)notmyfriends Wrote: My house is in the general area, is 3000sq ft, completely renovated, and on a half acre, and it wouldn't go for over a mil... plus it wouldn't have the obvious $1000+ a month condo fees to boot. Condo prices in this area don't make the most sense, at least to me. But then, I'm not the target market I would assume.
Take a look at the prices being charged by Millla (I think) for the houses on Regal Court in Erbsville. Those don't make sense to me, either.
And a 3000 sq ft house will have costs as well, the condo fee is not all incremental. I did the math before we decided to move, and looking at long-term maintenance and utility costs, it was well over $500/month, and that's with low utilities usage and us taking care of the lawn and driveway itself.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - notmyfriends - 01-24-2016
(01-24-2016, 05:15 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-24-2016, 02:59 AM)notmyfriends Wrote: My house is in the general area, is 3000sq ft, completely renovated, and on a half acre, and it wouldn't go for over a mil... plus it wouldn't have the obvious $1000+ a month condo fees to boot. Condo prices in this area don't make the most sense, at least to me. But then, I'm not the target market I would assume.
Take a look at the prices being charged by Millla (I think) for the houses on Regal Court in Erbsville. Those don't make sense to me, either.
And a 3000 sq ft house will have costs as well, the condo fee is not all incremental. I did the math before we decided to move, and looking at long-term maintenance and utility costs, it was well over $500/month, and that's with low utilities usage and us taking care of the lawn and driveway itself.
I believe I covered everything you are saying here in my last sentence.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 01-24-2016
If you covered it, then I didn't understand it. Your post implied that the condo would have $1000/month in additional costs, which is simply not the case. If that's not what you meant, then I apologize for misunderstanding. The monthly cost of a condo and a house are not radically different (assuming the condo doesn't have a 24h concierge).
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - notmyfriends - 01-24-2016
I'm not the target market. You're right, it's not that far off in cost. Except that 3000 sq ft and a half acre vs 1800 sq ft maybe that this building penthouse will have at a mil or so is just not comparable - to someone like me, who is not the target market.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 01-24-2016
(01-24-2016, 11:13 PM)notmyfriends Wrote: I'm not the target market. You're right, it's not that far off in cost. Except that 3000 sq ft and a half acre vs 1800 sq ft maybe that this building penthouse will have at a mil or so is just not comparable - to someone like me, who is not the target market.
It's very much a different lifestyle. We gave up 1400 sq ft of living space and 1/3 acre of lot, and the condo cost only 20% less -- and yet I don't regret giving it up at all. (OK, I do miss having storage space, but I can deal with that.)
The good thing is that we'll have different options for different people.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - zanate - 01-25-2016
![[Image: O2KELUZ.png]](http://i.imgur.com/O2KELUZ.png)
More like perched on the Iron Horse trailhead, amirite? #oldwounds
Also, I'm dubious that this is an actual picture of the actual Iron Horse Trail. Actually.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - jamincan - 01-25-2016
Isn't there a gravel section south of Victoria?
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - clasher - 01-25-2016
(01-25-2016, 06:25 PM)jamincan Wrote: Isn't there a gravel section south of Victoria?
The small section that branches off just south of Courtland & Stirling is gravel. That photo just looks like something shot for a stock image site to me.
I found this image on NPR's site with the help of tinyeye so who knows where it really came from.
![[Image: 261052747.jpg]](http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/shared/npr/styles/placed_wide/nprshared/201401/261052747.jpg)
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - jamincan - 01-25-2016
Reverse image search with Google confirms: http://www.istockphoto.com/ca/photo/yellow-leaves-on-path-gm182814825-13480973?st=ac45ebf
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - notmyfriends - 01-25-2016
I'm impressed they took the time to Photoshop double the guy in the picture to make the trail seem more used.
RE: 155 Uptown | 67 m | 19 fl | Proposed - clasher - 01-25-2016
LOL gotta get up pretty early to fool WRC
