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<\/a>With two 2 bedroom apartments, five 1 bedroom apartments and one studio apartment per floor, this building offers a cross-section of dwelling types making it most suitable to this particular neighborhood. Together, the 8 units per floor times the 5 floors gives this neighborhood 40 more apartments, along with retail space, community space and amenities like laundry, a gym, bicycle storage and a parking garage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Located on the corner, surrounded by like height buildings, we chose to give the building a slight rotation, to help it stand out, to preserve the remnants of the theater, and to provide a public space for pedestrians. \u00a0In this way, this building creates something special for the neighborhood as a ‘give back’ making it all the more a proud feature of the community. \u00a0The lobby, as mentioned, doubles as a community gathering location for small events, it acting as a passage to the lush garden beyond.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The typical floor lobby has a special acoustical treatment that will also stand the wear and tear of traffic. The center of the hall is porcelain tile, very durable and inexpensive to install and maintain, while the edges are carpet, situated near the wall to absorb reflected sound helping to keep the hallways quiet and not echo chambers.<\/p>\n Both stairs have a large glass window, to make them feel safe to users and to encourage their use, lowering the maintenance and electrical demand on the elevator and landlord. \u00a0Each stair is capped with a skylight and connects to the roof terrace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because of the unique shape of the building footprint, there is the opportunity to provide corner windows in several locations, which we take full advantage of. Here the corner 2 bedroom has a modest living room overlooking the intersection and in return providing the neighborhood with a interesting form to admire.<\/p>\n The typical bedroom comes with two narrow windows situated adjacent to their side walls, thus allowing light to illuminate the room better as light reflects off the surfaces. \u00a0Each unit is separated by block walls for both fire and sound insulation, keeping each unit quiet, private and safe.<\/p>\n The apartments, which we will cover in a September 11, 2017 article, are dressed in a variety of flavors, to keep the building units interesting and varied. \u00a0Above is a strong wood floor balanced with blue tones and whites.<\/p>\n There are two entrances into the building for tenants, from the Parking Garage on the lower level, and the Main entrance on the main street, close to shopping, the metro and city buses.<\/p>\n View of the Garage Lobby at the lower level. \u00a0See the Garage article for more information.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n