Blue Diamond offers upscale condos in Forest Hill

Since 1976, Camrost Felcorp Inc. has built a legacy defined by landmark buildings and memorable residential communities in the Greater Toronto Area. They continue to build on their 40-year history by pioneering the revitalization of key Toronto neighbourhoods and by bringing timeless, impeccably designed buildings to the cityscape.

President and CEO David Feldman is proud of his company’s established history as a pioneer, leading the revitalization of several key Toronto communities, while pointing to the company’s reputation for “selecting locations poised for growth and the development of thriving communities.”

With foresight and imagination at the foundation of the company’s approach, Camrost Felcorp currently has more than $1 billion in real estate projects underway, including Cumberland Tower, Yorkville Plaza, Yorkville Private Estates, Imperial Plaza, Blue Diamond, the Foxbar Collection and the Foxbar Town Homes at Imperial Village.

These two coveted locations – Forest Hill and Yorkville – offer new condominium suites, and dynamic new retail destinations.

In upscale Forest Hill, Camrost Felcorp’s visionary approach includes a development of distinction; the master-planned Imperial Village community, at Avenue Road and St. Clair.

This development is defined in large part by Camrost Felcorp’s Imperial Plaza condominium, an award-winning conversion of the iconic and historic Imperial Oil headquarters building. This magnificent, 1960s, international-style “Mad Men era” building was painstakingly retrofitted and revitalized, creating one of the city’s most desirable new condominium residences that is rich in amenities and set within the parks, schools, shopping areas and stately homes of one of Toronto’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. A moving sight upon arrival to the lobby are the beautiful and historic York Wilson Murals, which recently won the Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto.

Adjacent to Imperial Plaza, Blue Diamond offers a fantastic choice of floor plans. Time-limited incentives include a free storage locker and two years of maintenance fees, providing up to $15,000 in savings, depending on the chosen suite. A flexible deposit structure is also available.

Located on the site of the former Deer Park United Church, the 1913 façade of the church has been meticulously preserved and incorporated into the design of a 26-storey glass and steel condo tower, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects. The church’s original interior will be removed to form an open-air public courtyard, which will be accessible for residents to relax with friends and neighbours.

Custom elevators will whisk Blue Diamond residents to their suites from the modern high-ceilinged lobby with concierge station. Suite features include laminate plank flooring in principal rooms and chef kitchens with custom-designed Euro-style cabinetry, stone countertops, integrated refrigerator and dishwasher, built-in under-counter electric oven and four-burner smooth-top cooktop. Spa-like bathrooms boast imported porcelain or ceramic tile flooring, Euro-style vanity cabinets, soaker tubs and chrome-finished accessories.

On-site amenities include a lounge, games room, sculptural garden and The Imperial Club, a dazzling 20,000-sq.-ft. fitness and leisure facility with fitness auditorium boasting cardio and circuit-training equipment, exercise studios, pool and more. The state-of-the-art amenities, among the most luxurious of any current development in the city, will be shared between residents of both Imperial Plaza and Blue Diamond.

Feldman is proud to have created another vibrant urban neighbourhood for the city of Toronto. He notes that the reinvention of both the Deer Park United Church and the Imperial Oil building “have been more than just amazing career moments, and have proven to be both iconic and a bit ironic.”

Feldman adds, “Indeed, there’s a certain irony in the realization that the thoughtful and appropriate redevelopment of a community’s heritage sites and the preservation of Toronto’s past requires an individual (company) with vision, imagination, and an appreciation for the future.”