总部位于上海，世界超级建筑开发商绿地集团(Greenland Group)宣布其雄心勃勃的计划，在多伦多剧院区(Toronto’s Theatre District)开发一个拥有加拿大的第一个剧院博物馆(Theatre Museum Canada)的高级公寓。
矗立在历史景区Westinghouse，拥有122套豪华精品酒店，44和48层高的住宅塔楼，不仅保留加拿大的最高古朴门面，并建筑加拿大第一个剧院博物馆的King Blue Condo在5月8日正式破土动工。
动工仪式现场
绿地集团以建筑高楼但确保高质量生活著称，这个全球500强企业集团目前正在建筑世界四大最高大楼中的四个。在环球投资中，绿地集团目前正在建筑23栋超高层建筑。
绿地集团最近宣布，作为全球化战略，该公司计划转型为上市公司，可能成为中国境内今年最大上市计划。其多元化经营跨越住宅和商业地产、能源、金融、高科技以及基础设施等方面。
绿地集团(加拿大)总裁Henry Cao在动工仪式上说，“对于绿地集团来说，2015年是忙碌而激动的一年。我们很高兴在这一年在加拿大破土动工第一个项目。”
绿地集团的下一步拓展计划包括在美国、英国和澳大利亚一些大型城市。在北美，标志性的巨型项目包括洛杉矶的绿地中心(Greenland Centre)和纽约Brooklyn的太平洋公园(Pacific Park)。后者投资额高达49亿，包括大型住宅项目以及8英亩的绿地，目前正在开发中。
绿地集团(加拿大)总裁Henry Cao介绍集团公司的宏伟计划
认识到加拿大的巨大潜力以及持续稳定增长的地产市场，绿地集团推出的第一项目就是King Blue，这仅是该公司在加拿大拓展的前奏。Henry Cao表示，“在过去很多年，加拿大已经证明是一个强大的地产市场，这应该是绿地集团能够推动本地经济繁荣的好机会。我们高兴的不仅是推出地产项目，而更为重要的是开创新的市中心酒店，创造就业。加拿大非常欢迎绿地集团的到来，而集团也感到荣幸能将专业技能带到加拿大。”
作为繁荣加国文化，绿地集团计划创建一个全新且永久性的超过一万平尺的戏院博物馆，用以传播与继承加拿大丰富的剧院遗产。该博物馆将成为多伦多剧院区的重要建筑，距离国际电影节TIFF Bell Lightbox仅一步之遥。
老牌生产商暨加拿大剧院博物馆主席Marlene Smith说，“对于绿地集团的该项目以及对该行业的支持我们非常激动。加拿大有着丰富的剧院文化，能够在多伦多市中心筹建加拿大剧院博物馆是我们感到自豪的。”
作为全球拥有70加豪华酒店的绿地集团致力于为他所选择的城市做出经济贡献。市场调查表明，为满足游客需求，多伦多市中心需要更多更多的酒店客户，这是它选在加拿大开发Primus名牌酒店，支持旅游经济。
Primus Toronto将拥有122间客房，其中许多事超大型豪华套间，同时备有会议设施，带有泳池和休息室的露天阳台。该七层楼的酒店将由绿地集团(加拿大)公司运营，雇佣约120名常驻工作人员。
B+H建筑事务所是国际公认的酒店设计团队，而CHIL为酒店设计执行方。由Patrick Fejér带队，他的经验包括世界顶级酒店，诸如布达佩斯的Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace，豪华内饰将采用渐进式风格，为游客打造特有的 King West走廊。
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International Shanghai-based megastructure developer Greenland Group announces ambitious plans to imprint Toronto’s Theatre District with a marquee condo-hotel and Canada’s first theatre museum.
Breaking ground May 8th, plans for the historic Westinghouse site include a 122-key luxury boutique hotel, 44 and 48-storey residential high-rise towers, the revitalization of the highest heritage facade ever retained in Canada and the first theatre museum in the country.
Marking skylines with ultra high-rise developments and communities that enhance quality of life; the global Fortune 500 conglomerate is building four of the top ten tallest buildings in the world, with 23 ultra high-rise buildings currently built or in construction in its international portfolio.
Greenland recently announced plans to transition into a publicly traded company and will be China’s largest listing this year as part of its globalization strategy, which includes diversified holdings spanning residential and commercial real estate, energy, finance, technology and infrastructure.
Greenland Group (Canada) President, Henry Cao says, “2015 is an exciting and busy year for Greenland and we are pleased that this is the time we have chosen to break ground on our first project in Canada.”
New expansion markets for the group include large-scale sites in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. In North America, monumental projects such as the Greenland Centre in LA and Brooklyn New York’s Pacific Park, a 4.9 billion dollar
residential project with eight acres of green space, are in development.
Recognizing Canada’s potential as a growing, highly stable market, King Blue by Greenland is the group’s first project in its strategic Canadian expansion.
Henry Cao says, “Canada has proven to be a strong real estate market for many years now and we envision a future here that allows us to contribute to this economic prosperity. Not only are we pleased to launch real estate projects in Canada but also to create jobs such as the opening of a new downtown hotel. Canada has been very welcoming and we are pleased to bring our expertise to this market.”
Commited to fostering Canadian culture, plans for the site include the creation of a new 10,000 square-foot permanent home for Theatre Museum Canada, its mission to share and preserve Canada’s rich theatre legacy. The museum aims to become a new centerpiece for Toronto’s Theatre District a short block from the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Veteran producer and Chair of Theatre Museum Canada, Marlene Smith says, “We’re incredibly excited about Greenland’s plans for the project and their support of our industry. Canada has always had an abundant theatre culture, and our new home in the heart of the district is something we’re very proud to see happen in the city of Toronto.”
With a portfolio of over 70 luxury hotels globally, Greenland Group (Canada) is dedicated to making an economic contribution in every city they build. Market research indicating the need for more hotel rooms in Toronto’s core resulted in the decision to launch the first Primus hotel brand in Canada in support of the tourism economy.
Primus Toronto will feature 122 rooms with numerous oversized luxury suites and on-site conference facilities, a rooftop terrace with pool and lounge. The seven-storey luxury hotel will be fully owned and operated by Greenland Group (Canada) and will employ approximately 120 permanent staff.
B+H Architect’s internationally recognized hospitality design team, CHIL by B+H will execute designs for the hotel. Led by Principal Patrick Fejér, whose experience includes some of the world’s top hotels including the Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace in Budapest, luxury interiors will feature a progressive approach to design for the King West corridor focused on a one-of-a kind guest experience.
Soaring towers feature architecture and interiors from renowned Toronto based teams IBI Group Architects / Page + Steele, B+ H Architects and Munge Leung infusing luxury amenities and public spaces focused on community gathering and vertical living.
Designed to maximize entertainment space, modern units include studio, one, two and three bedroom units ranging from 300 – 1400 sf., all featuring views of the skyline and lake.
Alessandro Munge Principal, Munge Leung says, “With frontage on the city’s most dynamic street in the entertainment district, King Blue is designed as a social hub – a community within a community. Taking cues from hospitality design, we have created multiple gathering and amenity spaces designed from the user perspective, taking into consideration how people actually entertain and effectively extending one’s living space from their independent unit across the entire building site.
Our experience working with multiple developers in Asia has exposed us to their high standards of residential construction, and we are very excited about Greenland’s plans for expansion in Canada. Projects like King Blue contribute to elevating the standard of development in Toronto and we are proud to be a part of it.”
Mansoor Kazerouni, Director at Page + Steele IBI Group and Design partner for the project says, “King Blue is an exciting mixed-use development that embodies the vibrancy, energy and eclectic character of the entertainment district by combining historic and contemporary elements in a synergistic manner. Far more than just a condominium project, King Blue will become an important addition to Toronto – an exciting address at which to live, in a very vibrant part of the city.
Kieran Hawe, Vice President/Toronto Area Manager at EllisDon Corporation says, “EllisDon is excited to have been selected by Greenland Group Canada as the successful Construction Managers on the King Blue project, and as a member of the team, we look forward to helping them make their mark with their first project in our great city”.
Sales of King Blue by Greenland have been very positive since the October launch, with occupancy slated for 2018. The project will bring 910 new residential units ranging from $299,000 to $1,000,000 to the highly desirable and internationally recognized downtown address.
