Postal Code - Updated May28th

I thought I would share this with everyone as I am not sure who knows or looked it up.

Our Haven Condo address and postal code is:

5317 Upper Middle Road
Burlington  Ontario 
L7R 3X5 L7L 0G8

I realise most of you had the address but probably not the postal code.
Sorry it seems we have 3 different post codes for our address. This is one direct from New Horizons office. I will continue to work on finding out which is correct

Request for first floor owners and a few more up to date external pictures.

NOTE: As the first floor folks look to moving in next week, please give us your thoughts and experiences. How was your pre-delivery inspection? Let us all know how your move goes please?

I visit the site this Friday for a last minute update prior to moving day so look for more photos this weekend.

WEEKEND VISIT:
I visited the site the other day and took a few pictures. It was the weekend so this was not an onsite visit.

Sutton road has been updated to include a parking space similar to the east side.

 

As you can all now see, our driveway has curbs in place, all ready for asphalt. This is the entrance to our building off Sutton.

 

 

 

This is the drive leading onto Upper Middle (above)

The roof caps are going on and it is looking more finished. It looks good.

IMPORTANT UDATE!

Folks, the builder is informing us that there is an elevator technician strike currently in place. They are monitoring the situation but second floor folks may have to take the stairs for their move unless the technicians get back on the job soon. Lucky to be on the first floor right now I guess - smile. Hopefully it will be resolved prior to second, third floor and fourth moves but at this point it is likely that second floor will be impacted.

Obviously not only do they have to return to work but the delay caused by being off may impact when they get to our building to approve the elevator usage (the elevators are ready to go but need final approvals)

Will keep you informed as information arrives (as will New Horizon of course in emails to you directly)

More pictures

Here are some more of the pictures I took on my recent visit. The outside continues to move along nicely. I noticed the other day that balconies are starting to be completed as far as footing and flooring is concerned. The floor of our balconies will be a type of fiberglass if I recall correctly, no maintenance and lasts forever. Water should just roll off. We should start seeing balcony railings soon I imagine.

You can see the cladding on the posts and the edge of the fiberglass flooring in this picture.

In this photo, we see where the front hall fireplace will be located, it is the opening in the wall with the construction stuff in it. It is directly across from our mailboxes.

In this photo is one of the first floor storage area rooms. While empty now, it will eventually be filled with owner storage lockers. They will not be closed wall units however, but a wire mesh which allows everyone to look inside. I plan to board mine up when I move in as I like my privacy (and you can't see if I keep it messy<S>)

Awesome -First floor almost ready

Well everyone, the building continues to get more and more finished. I was granted another peek inside the other day and I must say it is looking nice. The exterior is starting to be completed with gravel being loaded on top of the undercoating which will be followed in the next week or so with the final asphalt. My thanks to Alex for the latest tour.

You can see the gravel in this photo:

As far as inside goes, the first floor is well on its way and should be easily ready for occupancy in a few short weeks. Here is a picture of the hallway:

And someone has their kitchen in already:

And someone else's bathroom:

Our main doors look really nice I think:

Front closet doors are standard fare mirrored:

I'll post some more pictures in a few days. As well, look for first floor finished photos in a couple of weeks!

Update: when is closing - not closing

I realised a little while ago that I wrote about closing and how excited I am sure we all are.

I should point out that we do not actually "close" on the date you have. (Mine is August 8th for example)

This is the "interim closing" date meaning the builder stills owns the condo and we will pay a fee to live there until the entire building can be registered.

In order to be registered I believe the building has to be mainly occupied (about 75-80%) and has to have the government inspectors review finished along with any deficiencies (if any) that were discovered during that inspection.

Joe and Jeff anticipate this will only take a few months so will not be  along and arduous process but it has to be followed. For example since I move in August I am hoping the interim period will only be a month or two since almost everyone will be in by then as I am on the top floor. Of course, this is just my personal view and not the builder.

This link helps explain the process better than I can: http://www.movesmartly.com/2007/08/new-condominium.html

I just thought I would highlight this as we start to draw near to avoid any disappointment or confusion.

Continuing the Journey - more pictures

As promised here are some more pictures from inside the building, courtesy of Jeff and Alex (my pictures) Update April 24 - my bad, I indicated Jeff here when I meant to write Joe and Alex.

The units start out being finished with all external walls, like these two:

This one (below) is my unit on the fourth floor.

Then the inside walls of the unit are created using steel instead of wood 2x4s.

Finally, the walls are gyp-rocked and plastered.

 and then finishing begins (one of the first floor units shown here):

Very exciting. I hope to have another visit shortly and will bring new pictures of more final finishing. Until later, enjoy the blog. We are over 2,500 views of the blog so far - keep on looking and thanks.