CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun Virtu

CREDIT: Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun (Kitchen)

VIRTU

Address: 1650 West Seventh, Vancouver

Developer: Amacon

Architect: Larry Doyle Architects

Size of project: 63 residences in an 11-storey tower

Price and size: 525 square

feet for $239,900 ($457/sq.ft.) to 1,276 square feet

for $649,900

($509/sq.ft.)

Strata fees: $156 to $431

Rentable: Yes

Construction: Concrete

Warranty: St. Paul's Guarantee 2/5/10 Telephone: 604-731-7779

Website: www.virtu.ca

Presentation centre: 1775 West Second

Easy access to the amenity-rich South Granville shopping and entertainment district is one of the attractions of the 63-residence Virtu development, above and above right.

The development is located on West Seventh between Fir and Pine streets, Vancouver.

A short walk to the south is the Stanley Theatre; to the west, Fifth Avenue Cinemas; to the north, Granville Island; and to the east, Gallery Row.

Now just an empty lot, the site will see the concrete and glass 11-storey tower ready for occupancy in the spring of 2006.

On offer are one-bedroom units starting from 525 square feet; one-bedroom-and-dens from 690 square feet; two-bedrooms starting from 1,020 square feet; six townhomes starting from 1,039 square feet; and three penthouses starting from 1,145 square feet.

The project will include a private fitness facility, a space called The Studio for residents to create their own art works, and an area called The Lounge, which is located off a central courtyard for such things as entertaining large groups.

The developer, Amacon, is a family-owned company with over four decades of development experience. Its projects include The Melville, a tower located in Coal Harbour; 501, a downtown Vancouver tower; Liberta, 54 duplexes and townhomes on the University of B.C. endowment lands; Perla, twin towers in Richmond; and Brava, a two-tower project in Yaletown.

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