'PRINTING LOFTS' GET IT RIGHT!!

Leslieville gets some welcome good news

Condo Critic

Printing Factory Lofts, 201 Carlaw Ave.: This impressive development incorporate an early 20th-century industrial building on which a steel-and-glass extension now sits along with a couple of courtyards and a series of townhouses.

The old red brick structure, which stands only three storeys tall, occupies a large lot that faces west onto Carlaw. The site, which reaches east to Boston Ave., is unexpectedly deep. The result is a project that pays homage to its industrial heritage and which speaks a thoroughly contemporary architectural language.

Though that puts it at odds with nearby housing, in this case, old and new complement each other quite happily. Surfaces have been left mostly unfinished and the (new) balconies are handsome but unadorned. The result is a project that fits in and feels right. Despite its humble origins, the facade comes complete with carved limestone and Corinthian columns.

In other words, it’s stunning. GRADE: A

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