Condo of the Week: $1.8 million for a tech-nerd suite with a conversing faucet and floors that kill germs

Neighbourhood: Wellington Place Price: $1,800,000 Size: 1,080 square feet Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Real estate agents: Anita Zaman, Alicia Persaud and Derek Mak, Tridel at The Well

The Place

A never-lived-in two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo at the Well, designed to be high-tech from the ceilings to the baseboards. The pad is equipped with smart tools that save water and electricity as well as a south-facing glass balcony that acts like a power plant. As such, it emits 50 per cent less CO2 than similar units. (It’s worth noting, too, that the entirety of the Well stands atop a 50-metre-deep water tank that cools the entire complex and replenishes itself with lake water during off-peak hours.) The suite also houses a battery that stores energy from both the grid and the balcony. It’s an elevator ride from the oodles of retail at ground level and walking distance from King West, Chinatown and Kensington. And motorists are a short drive from the Gardiner.

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The Tour

This unit occupies the western tower of the Well, overlooking its now-famous undulating canopy of glass and steel. That’s the GO corridor in the foreground.

The lobby here is extravagant, with gold-plated walls and floating leaf chandeliers.

Future guests may never want to leave the lounge.

A temple-like hallway leads to the elevators.

Now for the unit itself. Here’s the foyer, lined with a jumbo coat closet and built-in shelving.

Opposite the coat closet is the 10-person dining area. It has anti-microbial and anti-bacterial vinyl floors, an intelligent thermostat, plus a CO2 and VOC detector to keep the air clean.

In the very Japanese-looking kitchen: a range hood that circulates heat throughout the home, tons of Miele appliances, ribbed-glass cabinets, pocket doors to enclose sounds and smells, and a voice-activated faucet. Most remarkably, the room uses circadian-rhythm lighting that mimics the sunshine levels of various times of day.

Here’s the living room, with a low-key HVAC system, studio lighting and sliding doors to a private balcony.

And here’s that balcony. Solar panels embedded in the glass rails transfer energy to an in-condo battery for use during peak hours. Typically, appliances are built to run on AC electricity, but in this unit, all of the appliances have been designed to run on the panels’ particular DC electricity.

The secondary bedroom has a plethora of built-in storage and a platform under the bed. Squint and you can see Stanley Park and Liberty Village in the distance.

The suite also includes this built-in desk.

Next is the secondary bathroom, which comes with a smart shower that remembers residents’ temperature preferences. Those counters are Caesarstone quartz.

This is the main bedroom, with more custom storage.

See?

The main bathroom is also tech-enhanced and comes with a floating vanity.

Its shower is fashioned with a striking teal accent wall. Not photographed is the wastewater heat recovery drain pipe.

Lastly, here’s the laundry room, which stores a hot water tank that can be programmed to heat water during off-peak hours.

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