Joseph Cordiano describes to Canada Exec luxury builder Cityzen Development’s new approach to designing and building the Toronto skyline.
Written and produced by David Weldon & Michael Townsend
As a country with a land mass twice that of the United States, but a population only one-eighth its size, Canadian cities have historically had little problem accommodating their growing populations or commercial centers.
But for the city of Toronto, that picture changed dramatically two years ago, with the establishment of a new “green belt” along Lake Ontario and greater Toronto, restricting where and how future development can take place.
The result is a new approach to building in downtown Toronto that focuses on up, not out.
And with that new emphasis, Cityzen Development Group hopes to quickly establish itself as the force to be reckoned with.
It’s an aggressive mission for Cityzen Development, considering the company is only four years old. But Cityzen is already putting a distinct stamp on the city by designing buildings that it intends to be icons for Toronto for decades to come.
That strategy is clearly seen in the company’s current project, dubbed “the Marilyn Towers” by the general public.
According to Joseph Cordiano, a partner with Citizen Development, the Marilyn Towers are part of the Absolute City Centre, which features two completed high rise condominium towers of over 32 floors each, a third tower approximately half finished, and the two largest towers — slated for 50 and 56 stories — just getting underway now.
But it is the two early towers have already captured the public’s fancy, with their prominently curved exteriors apparently reminding many of the famous movie star Marilyn Monroe.
“They have a very Marilyn look,” Cordiano offers.
Whether the curvaceous actress was the image the company was…
To read the full article, click here