River District project has every amenity for work and play
Credit to Author: Mary Beth Roberts| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 13:06:20 +0000
There’s a reason Wesgroup Properties’ new residential tower in Vancouver’s River District is called MODE—the 25-storey building’s 9,000 square feet of amenities will include a range of dedicated spaces for everything from work, movie screenings, yoga and gardening to places to fix the squeaky brakes on your bike or shampoo Fido in the dog wash station.
“The name of the building, MODE, represents the story of the amenities. We created a broad offering of amenities in the building so [residents] could switch between different modes of life—dinner-party, exercise or work mode,” explains Brad Jones, Wesgroup’s vice-president of development.
The “light” grey palate is bright and breezy, with light laminate in the living room.
MODE, at 3438 Sawmill Crescent, is part of the second phase of the 130-acre River District master-planned community on land between Kerr Street and Boundary Road in southeast Vancouver.
When completed, the River District will include 250,000 square feet of retail space, 25 acres of green space and approximately 7,000 residences that will be home to more than 15,000 people.
The 257 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes range in size from 562 to 1,537 square feet and appeal to a wide range of buyers. Their interior design creates a backdrop to enable people to indulge their own sense of style, says Erin Kenwood, Wesgroup’s vice-president of interior design.
Buyers can choose from two colour schemes—light or dark—both with a grey palette. “The interiors are very timeless and sophisticated and neutral enough for people to add their own personality when they move in with all their possessions,” says Kenwood.
At the sales centre, located at 3302 North Arm Avenue in the River District, a two-bedroom/two-bathroom display suite showcases the light scheme while a one-bedroom/one-bathroom penthouse condo is finished in the dark option.
“In the penthouses there are hardwood floors throughout [except the bathrooms] that give the homes an elevated feel,” adds Kenwood. There are 10 one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouses available ranging in size from 704 to 1,784 square feet.
The “light” grey palate is bright and breezy with carpeting in the bedroom.
The kitchen in the dark penthouse display suite features dual-tone cabinetry: flat-panel high-gloss grey doors and drawer fronts on the cabinets against the back wall where the five-burner Jenn-Air gas cooktop is located, while the refrigerator and freezer are integrated behind wood-look laminate panels that are also used on the island and the cabinet tower housing the oven and microwave.
Waterfall edges on the island—in the same quartz as the countertops—add a touch of luxury to the space and the signature black matte Brizo pull-down faucet contributes a contemporary flair. The kitchen island accommodates the double stainless-steel sink, a wine fridge and Jenn-Air dishwasher. The space adjacent to the kitchen is shown as a wine room/bar.
In this display suite the double vanity, frameless glass shower enclosure and LED lighting under the mirror and medicine cabinet give the bathroom a spacious ambience. In-floor heating will warm up the porcelain tile floor during the cooler months.
In the laundry room, a side-by-side washer and dryer are tucked under a countertop that will be useful for folding and sorting laundry.
Living area in the display suite at MODE.
In a complete contrast to the dark option, the two-bedroom two-bathroom display suite showcases a much lighter colour palette with light laminate floors throughout the entry, kitchen, living and dining space, and carpeting in the bedrooms. In the kitchen, dual-tone cabinetry (light grey high-gloss and wood-look laminate) complements the white with grey veining marble-look quartz countertops and slab backsplash, along with a stylish white matte Brizo pull-down faucet.
The flex space in this suite is set up as an office brightened with fun, colourful art on the wall.
The building, designed by Ciccozzi Architecture, includes modern and industrial details that echo the history of the site—such as the patina on the fins of the podium façade that are reminiscent of weathered beehive-shaped steel burners that were used in the area’s saw mills.
The sales centre at 3302 North Arm Avenue is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. riverdistrict.ca/mode