The Buiding:

Building: an elegant 19 storey building, with a 3 storey commercial podium and approximately a 9,000 sq.ft. outdoor terrace designed by the award winning architectural firm of Beique, Legault, Thuot from Montreal, Quebec. Ottawa's most prestigious condominium building is located on George and Rideau in the heart of the historic Byward Market.

Entry: a canopied entry on George Street with a vehicular drop-off with an architectural designed entry way.

Lobby: a chic and contemporary design that incorporates the historical aspects of the heritage components of the Byward Market combining the use of stone, wood and stainless steel.  

Vestibule: a private lounge area is adjacent to the lobby entry. It will have a concierge desk and security station with secure storage area for special deliveries and dry cleaning. Mail room: located adjacent to the concierge station.

Pedestrian entrance and lobby: vestibule and lobby area will be accessible from both George and Rideau Street entrances and will be for the exclusive use of 90 George residents and their guests.

Elevators: 2 high-speed gearless elevators with access only to residential floors. Elevator cabs: walls will have decorative wood and metal finishes with an art-deco theme.

Club George: the private Club George on the 4th floor features a terrace with landscaped gardens, barbecue area and sun deck. The amenity level will have a sprinkler system as per code. The interior will have a fitness center, yoga room, saunas, dressing rooms, and shower facilities, and a large indoor salt water pool and whirlpool.

The private dining lounge at Club George: a formal dining room for up to 20 people, with a fully equipped catering kitchen and a cocktail lounge which opens onto the exquisite gardens on the outdoor terrace.

Terrace: a lushly landscaped of approximately 9,000 sq.ft. terrace, with outdoor livingrooms, garden areas, and water feature - Perfect retreat to enjoy the ambiance of downtown Ottawa with gorgeous views and an incredible atmosphere.

Commercial podium: three floors of retail, it is our intention to acquire a world-class gourmet grocery store, wellness spa, haute couture fashions and an upscale restaurant

Parking: four levels of underground parking; one level of public and visitor parking, and one level of valet parking. - For each suite there is one parking space and locker included in the purchase price - for the penthouses there are two parking spaces and two lockers

Car wash: car wash bay with hose bib and a bicycle storage area.

Concierge and doorman: hotel trained concierge and doorman will greet your guests and will accept deliveries 24 hours a day.  

Security
Guests will be greeted by the concierge who will ask who they are visiting (there is no directory listing of building occupants) and, upon receiving authorization, direct them to the elevator lobby.

The residents will have a FOB or a swipe card garage opener. The garage will be brightly lit and painted and contain strategically located video cameras will be monitored. Residents will receive two key chains FOB or two swipe cards, which activate the garage door, provide access through the front entry, Rideau Street entry, and garage and elevator lobby doors as well as through the amenity area doors.

Restricted elevator access to residential floors.

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General Suite Features:

• 9' slab to ceiling provides approximately 8'-10" ceiling height throughout except where bulk heads are necessary such as in kitchens, bathrooms, halls, and foyers - penthouse ground floor level will have 11 ft. ceilings - all penthouses will include 2-sided gas fireplaces in the livingroom

• Ceilings are flat, not stippled

• Architecturally designed baseboards, door frames and casings

• Solid core wood interior passage doors -- contemporary brushed chrome lever style handles

• Solid core stained wood doors for main entry doors with security view-hole fitted with a heavy-duty dead bolt lock in brushed steel finish

• High efficiency low e thermo pane windows

• Tempered glass balcony railings as per plan

• Terrace door(s) to balcony as per plan

• White plastic-coated ventilated wire shelving in all closets

• Halogen pot lighting in kitchen as per plan and vendor's selection. All lighting packages pre-selected by vendor

• Residence 1 & 5 will include a sprinkler system as per code

Flooring Finishes:

• Choice of selected porcelain, ceramic floor tiles or pre-finished engineered wood floors in entrance foyer, from builder's standard samples

• Choice of pre-finished engineered wood floors in living/dining and family room areas as per builder's standard samples and as per plan

• Choice of 50 oz. broadloom with high density under pad in living/dining areas, family room, bedrooms, hallways and applicable closets from builder's standard samples

• Choice of pre-finished engineered wood floors or approximately 12" x 12" ceramic floor tiles from builder's standard samples for kitchen

• Choice of ceramic floor tiles from builder's samples in laundry room area, as per plan

• All Penthouses will include pre-finished engineered wood floors on both levels, and stairwell.

Painting:

• Semi-gloss latex paint on baseboards, casings, doors and frames

• Semi-gloss latex paint on kitchen and bathroom walls and ceilings

• All painted surfaces receive 1 primer and 2 finish coats

• Two colour selections from vendor's samples

• Oil based paint on exterior steel doors on service areas and exit areas

Kitchens:

• Custom made kitchen cabinetry, top quality interior boxes, upgraded hardware, cutlery drawers, pots and pans drawers, full depth uppers above fridge, lower cabinet valance, breakfast bars or islands as per plan from the award-winning firm of Deslaurier Custom Cabinets.

• Choice of granite counter tops, with dramatic curved breakfast bars as per plans, from builder's
  standard samples

• Choice of ceramic tiles for kitchen backsplash from Vendor's samples

• Double stainless steel under mounted sink with lever faucet with Italian imported faucets

Bathrooms:

• Choice of porcelain or ceramic floor and wall tiles from builder's standard sample - full ceramics including all walls and floors - penthouse will include radiant heating on floors of ensuite

• Full height double sized showers as per plan. Choice of ceramic in separate showers with ceramic base, from vendor's samples with a Frameless glass shower enclosure as per plan

• Oversized deep soaker tub with a ceramic surround on skirt as per plan

• Imported chrome faucets from Italy, shower system to include a double spray shower head plus a separate hand held shower faucet.

• Custom washstand vanity with decorative legs in master ensuite will have with a contoured console porcelain basin

• Secondary bathroom has contoured console porcelain sink with chrome legs and stand for towels

• Expansive mirror treatments

• Exhaust fan vented to exterior

• Pressure balance valve for tub and shower

• White plumbing fixtures - white low profile one-piece toilet with elongated bowl

Electrical Services and Features:

• White decora light switches and receptacles

• Each unit to have their own electrical meter

• 100 amp service with circuit breaker panel

• Smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector (may be combined unit) as per code

• Fire alarm system as per code

• Dishwasher rough-in on separate circuit

• Range, washer and dryer receptacles

• Rough-in with conduit for four (4) telephone outlets and three (3) cable outlets. Purchaser may determine location for all seven outlets, and should consider computer internet location and whether it will be telephone or cable. All of the purchaser's seven lines can be altered at any time for future hi-tech wiring. Terminations are included for the telephone outlets

• All light fixtures are pre-selected by professional lighting consultant  

• Underside of upper cabinets has fluorescent valance lighting on separate switch in kitchen (where space permits)

• Bedroom lighting to be switch to wall outlet (no overhead light fixtures)

• Each patio, balcony, and roof deck will have a weatherproof outlet. Penthouse units with roof decks will have a minimum of two weatherproof outlets, pre-located by Vendor

• Each Patio, balcony, and roof deck will have one exterior light, pre-selected and located by Vendor.   Penthouses light exterior locations to be determined

• 2 conduits run to all rooms in the suite to the central location (laundry/storage) to allow for cablevision, telephone, computer networking, security, etc.

• Switched outlet in all bedrooms

• Capped ceiling outlet in dining room area

• Chrome make-up bar lighting in bathrooms

• Interior lighting pre-selected by Builder - track flush lighting as per designated areas

• High-speed internet access provided in all suites

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Mechanical/Plumbing Features:

• 4 pipe (2 + 2) heating and air conditioning system supplied by central boilers and chillers air-conditioning by individual fan-coil units located in laundry or storage room as per plans

• Central hot water system

• Separate exhaust for dryer vented to outside

• Separately switched exhaust fans in all bathrooms vented to the outside

• Stainless steel range chimney hood fan vented to exterior

• Make-up air ventilation system for common corridors

• All levels of the parking garage will be heated with control by the Condominium Corporation including evacuation systems

Exterior:

• Commercial podium on Rideau Street side will have an architectural brick finish and George Street entry to have a stone architectural facing and the tower level will have prefabricated concrete panels.

• Maintenance-free aluminum windows and slider patio doors

• Each unit (except for Penthouse units) will have their own private balcony with concrete slab surface, complete with tempered glass railings

• Roof decks at the Penthouse level have tempered glass railings at perimeter of roof decks.

• Roof decks at Penthouse level only are finished with exposed aggregate patio slabs and will have a gas outlet for barbequing

Insulation and Party-Wall Assembly:

• Exterior walls to be a combination of concrete panels with sprayed on urethane insulation plus a perimeter wall composed of steel studs plus sheet rock for a total wall composition value of a minimum of R-20.

• Roof is to be inverted type roof with modified asphalt membrane with a 5" rigid polystyrene insulation R-25.

• The party-wall is a double partition assembly with 2" x 4" steel studs with 2 layers of staggered sheet rock on each side, with 1" air space between walls for a total wall thickness of approximately 10" with a Sound Transmission Coefficient Value of approximately 60.

Appliances:

• Kitchen aid purchaser's choice of stainless steel, black or white refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and gas stove from vendor's samples and stainless steel stove chimney exhaust fan

• Stackable high-efficiency washer and dry

Features and Finishes — NOTES

The purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: