2011 - The Best Year in Highrise Sales

The Toronto Star sponsored a roundtable discussion with a few of Toronto's real estate experts.  Danny Roth of Brandon Communications who moderated the discussion, asked the panel key questions reflecting on the what made 2011 such a successful year in the pre-construction industry, and what we should look forward to in 2012.

Canderel Residential's very own V.P. of Marketing & Sales, Riz Dhanji explains why size matters, and what retailers are doing to follow the current trends of getting their stores into the downtown core - referencing Aura's much anticipated 180,000 square feet of retail space!

Read more of Ryan Starr's "Highrise sales set records in 2011, but what lies ahead?"  12/30/2011

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

2011 was an incredible year for Aura as we watched the exciting construction development really start to take shape. We are currently pouring concrete on the 7th floor and have begun installation of the windows on the 2nd floor of the retail podium.

We look forward to a new year of achievements as we continue to build Aura.

Our sales office will be open on January 3rd 2012.

Wishing you all health, happiness and all the best in the new year!

Window installation on 2nd floor of retail podium

Mechanical Equipment on the 5th Floor

Windows on the 2nd Floor along Yonge Street.

Looking at Aura from the park on College Street.

Construction Update

As the weather grows colder, Aura grows taller!  Take a look at the construction progress at Aura:

Looking down Yonge St. Aura begins to rise!

Curtain Wall Installation at the podium level.

The beginnings of Aura's exciting retail component.

The Most Important Floor at Aura

Construction workers at Aura have been working diligently these last several weeks of summer in preparation to pour the 5th floor. Usually, it takes a couple of weeks of installation and pouring of concrete for a large retail podium floor plate.  In Aura's case it is taking a bit more time and here's why....

 

The 5th floor at Aura is the most important structural floor of the entire building since it transfers the loads from the 71 storeys of residential floors above through to the foundations.

Seen above, significant quantities of rebar (rods or bars used for reinforcement in concrete pouring) and post-tensioned tendons are required for this 2500 mm thick transfer slab (the 5th floor) along with detailed coordination and installation between several trade workers.  This enormous task has taken the better part of the summer months to complete.

This 5th floor transfer slab is being poured in sections and the first two sections were completed at the end of August. The remaining section is being prepared and the entire 5th floor slab will be completed within a few weeks, after which you’ll see Aura continue to grow quickly during the fall.

Photos were taken from this afternoon to give you the latest updates . Stay tuned for more exciting development insights.

Aura Construction Update - An Insider's Look!

If you have walked by Aura recently then you can see the progress from the outside.  Here is a look at what's going on inside!

Here you can see the workers installing decking supports that hold up the concrete for the fifth floor that will soon be completed.

Freshly poured, smooth concrete on the fourth floor, on the South East corner of the building.

Check back soon for more progress updates!