>  Stylish entertaining room equipped with a gourmet kitchen for private gatherings, also functions as a boardroom which opens to a serene landscaped courtyard and cascading waterfall.
>  Lush rooftop garden with fabulous vistas of the Kingsway neighbourhood and valley.
>  The Essence Spa; your own private oasis will include fitness room with cardio, multi-station and exercise equipment, spacious change-rooms, showers, lockers with his and hers steam rooms.
>  24 hour, 7 days a week uniformed concierge.
>  3 Elevators

Builder's Description:

Urban elegance meets contemporary design at The Essence, a classic, 6-storey midrise condominium community located in the Kingsway, and well connected to the downtown core by road and subway.  With its cascading Terrace Suites and luxuriously designed Penthouse Suites, The Essence offers the ultimate in sophisticated urban living.

Classical architecture, designed by the prestigious architectural firm, Burka Varacalli Architects, nestled in the Kingsway overlooking the Humber Valley.  The neighborhood; elegant, cosmopolitan, a vibrant cultural life, a calm urban landscape, rich with nature.  Where it’s all happening at fashionable Bloor West Village and The Kingsway Village, international designer shops, galleries, chic restaurants, cinemas, and entertainment.

About Essence

Essence is located at the southeast corner of Dundas Street West and Earlington Avenue at the northerly limit of the exclusive Kingsway residential area. The project is a six storey, 120-unit luxury condominium apartment building that extends along the Dundas Street frontage and features wings at either end that step down to three storeys towards the south property line. The vehicular entrance is from Earlington Avenue, which incorporates a port-cochere that loops around to provide a “drop off” for the main lobby. indoor amenities include a cards room, club room, exercise room and associated change rooms as well as lockers and bicycle parking spaces.  The choice and combination of building materials and colors ensure that the exterior appearance of the building reflects the character and defining elements of the existing Kingsway neighbourhood to the south.

(Source:  City of Toronto - 2009 Toronto Urban Design Awards Submission)

Suite Features:
>  9’ ceiling heights in living areas; smooth ceilings in kitchen, laundry room and bathrooms, sprayed stippled ceiling in the remainder of the suite.
>  Kitchen:  Choice of granite countertops, as per plans from; 19 CU. FT. bottom mount fridge with slide out Spillguard glass shelves; ceramic-top self-cleaning range; built-in dishwasher, 6 cycles; over the range microwave, integrated with rangehood with exhaust vented to the exterior, as per builder’s standard samples.