Aura (Toronto)
| Aura | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Residential and Commercial space in the podium[1] |
| Location | 388 Yonge Street (corner Gerrard) Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°39′34″N 79°22′58″W / 43.65942°N 79.382787°WCoordinates: 43°39′34″N 79°22′58″W / 43.65942°N 79.382787°W |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 266.25 m (873.5 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 78 |
| Floor area | 1,300,000 sq/ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Graziani + Corazza |
| Developer | Canderel Stoneridge Equity Group Inc.[3] |
The Aura is a mixed-use skyscraper being built[4] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the final phase of a series of new condominiums near College Park in Toronto's Downtown Yonge District. It is part of the Residences of College Park project. Construction began in April 2010.
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[edit] History
The original design proposed two towers. The building would have featured a ten-storey podium, with two towers on top. The taller tower would have been (including podium) 60 storeys and 196.5 m tall. The shorter tower (including podium) would have been 20 storeys and 74.5 m tall.[5]
In February 2012, Toronto city council approved a three-storey increase to 78 floors, meaning that Aura will remain Canada's tallest residential building (as it will be taller than Tridel's 75-storey Ten York condo project [6].
[edit] Architecture
The proposal calls for a semi-transparent metal and high-tempered brick 78 storey tower, with approximately 1.1 million sq/ft of residential space. This will make Aura both Canada's tallest and largest residential building. The residential portion of the tower will be built above a three-storey podium which will contain approximately 150,000 sq/ft of retail space. The 5th floor will house building amenities including the largest indoor swimming pool by volume in North America, and there will be approx 40,000 sq/ft of other space.
Once completed Aura will be the fourth tallest building in Canada. Aura will also hold the title of the tallest exclusively residential building in North America surpassing the recently built 8 Spruce Street in New York City by 10.4 feet.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aura (at College Park) |
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=48543
- ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=919
- ^ Residences of College Park - Aura on Yonge Street (Skyscraper)
- ^ Aura, Toronto
- ^ Aura at College Park - SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ Pigg, S. (2012, February 17). Toronto condo tower takes title of tallest residential skyscraper in Canada. The Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1132809--toronto-condo-tower-takes-title-of-tallest-residential-skyscraper-in-canada?bn=1
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