then we followed through with the first phase of the townhouses, then the second phase of the townhouses, so this is essentially the third phase of what we refer to as the west lot. Our site plan agreement splits the site into two parcels, east and west, and this is the final parcel of the west lot. This whole neighborhood has been redeveloped; it's incredible to see how quickly it's been transformed over the last five years from run- down industrial brownfield to new, revitalized residential and mixed retail commercial." In constructing the condo building, there are several aspects that had to be taken into consideration. The design elevation is articulated with some sections of brick, in an attempt to maintain a residential look to the building, which is adjacent to the 440 townhouse units built recently, also by UrbanCorp. " So the brick tries to keep a context with the community," Manocchio says. " The site is also adjacent to a railroad corridor, so we've engineered the building structure and all related components to maintain and respect the principal mainline requirements that have been established by Canadian National Railways and the Government of Ontario Transit. The site is also adjacent to a City of Toronto Works Yard, which is no longer in operation. And it's on a main street and respects the commuter traffic impact." A recent project that proved successful was Westside Gallery Lofts, a partnership between UrbanCorp and Artscape, a downtown community organization that UrbanCorp JANUARY 10 www. bus- ex. com 183 Heating and cooling is accomplished by means of a conventional two- pipe fan coil system, comprising a chiller and a cooling tower. It's a concrete reinforced structure, primarily a " window wall" system. Each unit will be pre- wired for multimedia- related purposes and will be individually metered for electric power as well. The building will have architecturally designed thermal glazed anodized aluminum windows, as well as operating windows with screens that come standard in every suite. Balconies will feature a translucent glazed inline sliding door system with pre- finished metal frames, as well as glazed anodized aluminum sliding doors. Because of the adjacent railway yard, the building has noise- reduction requirements, which will be helped by the glazing of the windows to create sound deflection with the outer cladding of the building. There are four levels of underground garage. The building was excavated down to bedrock. Currently phase one is under construction, and phase two begins in the early part of 2010. " This development is part of the regeneration of the entire site, which was brownfield," Manocchio says, " and it includes the conveyance of a road network that connects to the road built in the original development of the property. The site went through cleanup and restoration in 2005, and a record of site condition was issued for the entire 11- acre property on which this one- acre site sits. So the new road went in first, PopMil and Pop's Group of companies are a lean construction business organization with an impeccable execution track record and firm determination to timely project completion. Their business scope ranges from restoration, waterproofing, firestop- sealing, glazing, interior construction, painting to general contracting. The organization is dedicated to the use of environmentally friendly equipment and materials on all its projects. In addition to their current business scope on the Canadian market, they are introducing a renewable energy solutions business division, in order to provide their strategic partners with the additional step of achieving an entirely self sustaining ecological building solution. PopMil

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