A penthouse is therefore exclusive. A tower is home to one or two (sometimes more) for multiple dwelling constructed below, but this penthouse completed in 2004 with his band more similar in terms of architecture and lighting.

It caps the first phase of the Summit on the river.

Its implementation required two years of work.

The owner saw the bare space in 2002 and undertook various readings to learn about architecture and design. He had learned a lot, he said, the importance of traffic areas and the balance between intimate spaces and in Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design (Taunton Press), a book he recommends anyone who wants to build a habitat.

Call for experts

Curious, means that lawyer had offered the services of several specialists.

He uses an acoustician who has worked with Celine Dion for soundproofing floors and rooms of her apartment. "I live in long island and I realized that to have a nice atmosphere, it takes music and light. There is also the sound because if you walk on someone's head and the other is still ringing, it's not worth the trouble to live in an apartment. "

Miles of structured cabling - for home automation system - connect "254 lights" carefully chosen. "Reading [books on lighting], we realized that we live at all floor to ceiling." Pardon? He explains: "People try to squeezer parts adding divisions as to create a room eight feet by nine, but is that the person will feel comfortable in a room like this?" Here, the position of vents has been changed in the condo to create bulkheads. The latter define the "room" pool and "room" to eat. Thus, no need for divisions minimized in this nest of luxury 2800 square feet according to broker Louise Remillard Profusion Immobilier.

PH door opens into a hall triangular hall opened on the living spaces and panoramic views that embraces upon entry. To the right is the bedroom and bathroom guests. On the left, a wide hallway leads to bedrooms and bathrooms. Interior designer Francine Martineau, and before that, an architect (Allan King), designed and developed the eight parts.

A lavishly illustrated pictures folder had seduced team Architectural Digest in 2007, in particular the views of the city and the water surrounding the fireplace white, minimalist. A show in the evening even more special, it seems. "It is a gas fireplace with the doors open, says the fifties. Gaz Métro had never seen it. It took them three months to approve the thing. "

This chimney is free valve to prevent the accumulation of gas, but equipped with a canopy.

One year of work for the staircase

The plan sponsor provided a linear kitchen to the location of the "room" to eat today. This arrangement displeased the master of the house: he must see his guests everywhere, this adept pleads large receptions with catering and quartet near the fire. "Otherwise, we feel excluded from the party ...". Finally, the white and stainless steel kitchen leads to a breakfast nook flanked by terraces. Especially, it is separated from the large table by a wall which extends lunch counter.

There is a third terrace. Is discovered through a sculptural staircase. By itself, this has required a year of work, says the man from Saint-Boniface, in Mauricie. A cabinetmaker of this region has been the boom: Michel Houle, whose reputation had persuaded the owner to hire. At the top of the stairs, one leaves directly outside, there is no room level. The owner had the good idea to break a window to illuminate the landing, which illuminates the part of the granite tiled hall under the stairs.

A clear housing, modern, offered $ 2.6 million ($ 928 per square foot), exclusive no doubt.

The 274 condos traded in 2012 concrete buildings in the Île-des-Soeurs have sold $ 373 per square foot, on average (source: Federation of Real Estate Boards Quebec). By comparison, the average was $ 262 in Saint-Laurent-Ahuntsic.

The property in brief

Asking Price: $ 2,598,000.

Year of construction: 2002.

Number of rooms: 8, 3 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms.

Includes appliances, a TV in the kitchen, all fixtures, home automation systems and alarm, three garages, three storage in the basement of the building + services of a doorman 24 hours 24 indoor and outdoor pools the condominium, sauna, whirlpool and access to various wards.

Municipal Assessment (2012): $ 1,314,500.

Condo fees: $ 15,768.

Taxes (2012): $ 12,502.

School (2012): $ 2,958.

Near the road to the southern tip and a bike path.

A penthouse apartment of dream

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