Condo of the Week: $2.6 million for a massive, two-penthouse spread in the financial core
By Victoria DiPlacido |
By Victoria DiPlacido |
Address: 33 University Avenue, Penthouses 2801 and 2802
Neighbourhood: Bay Street Corridor
Agents: Christopher Invidiata and Shae Invidiata, The Invidiata Team Re/Max Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage
Price: $2,588,000
The Place: A massive 28th-floor penthouse in Empire Plaza, a mixed-use building in the downtown core. Amenities include a concierge and a rooftop terrace.
Bragging Rights: Though it’s currently being used as one giant penthouse, the unit is also on the market as two separate condos. (Unit 2801, the larger of the two, will run you $1,395,000 and unit 2802 is $1,295,000). If the two halves go to different buyers, the hallway outside the sitting room in 2801 and the master bedroom in 2802 would be walled off.
Big Selling Point: Size. At nearly 6,500 square feet, it’s one of the largest condos we’ve ever featured.
Possible Deal Breaker: Compared to decor in some of the newer properties in the area, the exotic wood trim and mirrored walls here seem slightly outdated—but that’s nothing that a good interior decorator couldn’t remedy.
By the Numbers:
• $2,588,000
• 6,479 square feet
• $3,499 in monthly maintenance fees
• 6 washrooms
• 4 bedrooms
• 4 parking spaces
• 1 den
• 1 solarium
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- So, here we are in the foyer of 2801, the larger of the two conjoined units.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- This is 2801's vertigo-inducing living room.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- And here's the dining room.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The kitchen looks a little dated.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- Here's one of the unit's bedrooms.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The bedroom has this attached solarium.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The owner of this place will never want for extra closet space.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- And here's the bedroom's en suite washroom.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- Here's 2801's other bedroom.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- Another view of the bedroom.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- And the en suite washroom.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The unit also has this nice office space, with curving windows.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- Now we're in 2802, the other unit. A starburst-like floor design gives the foyer a lobbyish feel.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The living room has a curvy built-in console and a sectional couch that looks like it could comfortably seat a 25-foot anaconda.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- Next to the living room is the dining room.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- And here's another kitchen, similar in most respects to the one in the other unit.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The powder room.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The unit also has a pretty large gym, so the owner won't necessarily have to trek to the building's communal workout room.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- And here's the master bedroom.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The bedroom's walk-in closet.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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- The en suite washroom, with gold (or at least, gold-coloured) fixtures.
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
- Condo of the Week: 33 University Avenue, Units 2801 and 2802
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Possible Deal Breaker: $3,499 in monthly maintenance fees
Wow, you could shoot a 1993 sitcom in here.