This is good news for Gates Circle.
If you haven’t seen Diamond + Schmitt’s work in Toronto, check it out – the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is fantastic, and they designed some of the condo towers currently under construction. They know what they’re doing when it comes to cool, modern and complementary design. Check their portfolio, they did the foreign embassies and other stuff in Jerusalem, and those are pretty cool.
There is one part of the idea that’s killing me:
“Proposed sale prices of the condominiums range from $300,000 to more than $1 million. Amenities will include contemporary kitchens, spa-style bathrooms, terraces, underground parking and semiprivate elevators. The tower’s common areas will include a wine cellar, a library, a business center with private conference room, a multimedia theater room and a round-the-clock doorman.”
$300,000 to more than $1 million? Who the hell is buying that?! In Buffalo!?
I love the idea of upscale housing, so I’ll hold judgement – I thought the same thing about the boom in loft living downtown, but those are selling like crazy. I’m just skeptical of anyone buying a million dollar condo when that kind of dough buys a kingdom in Amherst.
