The Construction Source

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA the building had to be concrete and boutique in its motiff size. Another important thing was flexibility – the clients Craig had in mind wanted to customize, “to put their fingerprint on their unit.” Clients also wanted a lot of space, a lot of storage, and two parking stalls – “those were all very important to them.” “They wanted to be in a luxury condominium but they didn’t want it to feel like an apartment building,” Craig says, “They wanted a lot of privacy and a lot of outdoor living space.” “With that in mind, we designed a totally different style of condominium. We have units that range from approximately 1350 to 2250 square feet. There is a ton of customization they can do throughout the entire space and privacy was heavily focused on.” “And one of the key things we did was we eliminated all hallway space,” he adds. “We basically took single family homes and we stacked them on top of each other.” Within 450 Parc, there are four units per floor on the first four floors, two units per floor on floors five and six, and two elevator cores which split the units. So when residents come up the elevator, they exit into a private lobby space that only they and their neighbor can access. This set-up has many advantages over a more traditional condo product, Craig explains: “The elevator times are really quick, and then when you get to your floor, you enter into a really bright private lobby space that just you and your direct neighbor have access to,” Craig explains. “You’re not smelling your neighbor’s smells or hearing your neighbor’s noise. You’re not walking down a dark hallway to get to your front entrance. And then when you open your front entrance, there’s plenty of natural light.” Every single unit at 450 Parc also benefits from views of the neighboring Abbott Park – another “really unique detail of the development,” Craig says, “something different than anyone else has got on the market here in the Okanagan.” “That’s really where the value lies,” he adds. “It’s such an extremely unique development. It’s a low-rise concrete constructed building; there’s a ton of flexibility as to how you fit and finish your unit; you have a very small manageable strata with like- minded homeowners; there’s oversized private outdoor living space; and there’s no communal hallway space.” “Plus, I really do think we have the best location in Kelowna,” he says.