KINGSTON - Cutting-Edge All-Electric Development Sets New Standard for Eco-Conscious Urban Living and Resident Well-Being
UrbanToronto | 283 Queen Street Brings Together Sustainability and Heritage in Downtown Kingston
KINGSTON - In Kingston’s historic downtown just a short block from all of the fun that Princess Street has to offer, a new mid-rise development looks to bring urban living to a site steeped in heritage. Planned at 283 Queen Street, the 15-storey purpose-built student housing building from Manulife Investment Management ("Manulife IM") and Cedar Podium Investment Management is designed by Enform Architects in collaboration with Lemay. The project introduces 389 fully funished bedrooms (178 units) and a suite of modern building amenities including ground-floor retail while integrating a zero-carbon design framework in line with Kingston’s climate goals.
Looking northwest to to 283 Queen, designed by Enform and Lemay for Manulife IM and Cedar Podium.
Business Wire | Podium Developments Announces Grand Opening of GEOcentral, Kingston’s First Geo-Exchange Rental Building
KINGSTON - Cutting-edge development offers sustainable living with modern amenities in the heart of Kingston, Ontario.
The Globe and Mail | Kingston's Student-Housing Boom Smashes Targets - and Draws Critics
KINGSTON - Mayor Bryan Paterson said Kingston’s outperformance is a result of the city’s “concerted effort” to encourage new housing, including by treating builders and non-profit agencies as partners because they control decisions to break ground after securing approvals.
“At the end of the day, we’re only going to succeed or fail together,” he said in a recent interview in his office overlooking the waterfront.
Mr. Paterson calls the high-rise residential developments that now dot the city, including the student properties by Podium Developments, a “breakthrough,” noting they followed intense debates about protecting Kingston’s heritage downtown.
Financial Post | Podium Developments Celebrates Drilling Completion at the First-Ever Large Multifamily Residential Geothermal Building in Kingston, ON
KINGSTON - Podium Developments has just announced the completion of geothermal drilling on its newest Kingston development at 575 Princess Street. The development will be the first large multifamily residential building in Kingston to utilize a geothermal energy source, lowering the building’s carbon footprint, increasing energy efficiency, and further advancing the City’s commitment to sustainability.
Toronto Sun| Unity Point Sells Out First Phase of Leasing of New Rental Apartments in Kingston
KINGSTON - Residents in Kingston will soon have access to over 200 new high-quality rental apartments. With the official launch of its residential leasing program this past Monday, Unity Point’s first phase of leasing has already sold out in a matter of days.
Unity Place Cornerstone Ceremony Celebrates Commencement of Construction
KINGSTON – Podium Development Corp., Secure Capital Partners Inc., and Blue Vista Capital Management LLC recently held a virtual cornerstone ceremony for Unity Place, their newest project and second of three highly anticipated purpose-built rental buildings which will deliver almost 200 residential apartments to Ontario’s lowest rate vacancy municipality – Kingston. Podium Developments Managing Director, Bernard Luttmer, and City of Kingston Mayor, Bryan Paterson, were the only ones in attendance for the ceremony due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
BUILD-ING | New Mixed-Use Rental Building to Fill Housing Demand in Kingston
“Housing is a top priority in our community. Kingston’s desirable location, which offers convenient proximity to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and U.S. markets, along with the incredible quality of life we offer, has resulted in continued pressure on our housing market”
Global News | Kingston Housing Shortage Gets a Boom
KINGSTON, ON - SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 - Podium Development Corp., Secure Capital Partners Inc., and Blue Vista Capital Management LLC recently held a cornerstone laying ceremony for Unity Point, the highly-anticipated new purpose-built rental building that will deliver over 200 residential apartments to Ontario's lowest vacancy rate municipality - Kingston
Real Estate News Exchange | JV to Build Three Apartment Buildings, 788 Units in Kingston
“This three-phased, build-to-core multi-family development is truly unique in the Canadian landscape”
Global News | Demolition Underway as Project Moves Forward
KINGSTON - After several years of delays, demolition work has now begun at the corner of Princess Street and University Avenue in the city's midtown.