Torino 8699 Hazelbridge Way Richmond 405 homes, 185 in first tower, by Pinnacle International
Pinnacle International?s Torino to take its place in Richmond?s Capstan Village
Simon Briault
The Vancouver Sun
Torino
Project location: 8699 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond
Project size: 405 homes (185 in first tower); Homes in Torino South range in size from 578 to 1,189 square feet (with the exception of one home, at 1,855 square feet, which has a large patio). Prices start at $579,900 for one-bedroom homes, $819,900 for two-bedroom homes and $998,900 for three-bedroom units
Developer: Pinnacle International
Architect: Bingham Hill Architects
Interior designer: False Creek Design Group
Sales and marketing: Anson Realty
Sales centre: 3220 No. 3 Road, Richmond
Hours: noon — 5 p.m. (Fridays by appointment)
Telephone: (604) 303-0148
Website: http://www.torinoliving.ca
Occupancy: 2021
Some developers concentrate their energies on single-family houses, some build multi-family apartment buildings and some build entire communities. With its latest development, Pinnacle International is placing itself firmly into the last of these categories; the company’s Capstan Village in Richmond represents community building on a grand scale.
When fully completed in 2021, Capstan Village will include six residential towers and a mix of retail, office spaces, artist studios, hotel accommodation, a daycare and a public park. It will also have its own Canada Line Station on the Richmond Brighouse branch, located between the Bridgeport and Aberdeen stations.
“The City of Richmond granted the developers permission to build new multi-family housing in exchange for a per-unit contribution to the cost of the new station,” said Grace Kwok of Anson Realty Ltd., which is marketing the development on behalf of Pinnacle International. “The community includes a new city park, which is under construction right now. And again, that’s one of the amenities that the city wanted the developer to provide.”
Following the completion of sales at Sorrento, the first residential development at Capstan Village, Pinnacle International is launching Torino. There are 185 homes on sale now in the first of the project’s three towers and Torino will include 405 homes in total.
The development will feature landscaped courtyards, gardens, fire pits, benches and al-fresco dining areas. It will also be a stone’s throw from the public park and the new Capstan Canada Line Station. The Union Square Shopping Centre and the Yaohan Centre are also both within walking distance of Capstan Village.
“Richmond is famous for eating, drinking and shopping, and residents of Torino will find there’s no shortage of places to do that right on their doorstep,” Kwok said. “At the same time, there’s going to be some beautiful green space as well with the new park.”
“The principal of Pinnacle International is Italian so that’s why we have those Italian names like Sorrento and Torino,” Kwok added. “He wanted to create the feel of an Italian village in the centre of Richmond. We felt it had a nice ring to it.”
That’s certainly the impression given by the three show homes at the Torino sales centre located at 3220 No. 3 Road, where designers False Creek Design Group have gone with a distinctly wine-focused and Italian theme.
The Torino homes will feature designer cabinetry with Blumotion drawers and hinges in the kitchens, granite or quartz countertops and Fisher & Paykel stainless refrigerators with bottom freezers. The rest of the appliances in the kitchens – built-in wall ovens, microwave ovens, hood fans and stainless steel dishwashers – are by Bosch.
Bathrooms come with designer cabinetry and vanities, granite or quartz countertops, porcelain tile floors, American Standard under-mount porcelain sinks and custom designed mirrors. There are American Standard dual-flush, water-conserving toilets and many of the homes above 1,000 square feet have five-piece bathrooms, including showers and bathtubs.
“We’ve had lots of interest from all kinds of people – first-time buyers, downsizers and young professionals,” Kwok said. “In this building, we’re making the units larger than what you would normally find on the market, especially when it comes to the one-bedroom homes. We’ll have one-bedroom and den homes that go up to nearly 700 square feet.”
Homes at Torino South will have one to three bedrooms and range in size from 578 to 1,189 square feet. This includes Pinnacle’s “1 Bed Grand” plan, the larger one-bedroom homes that Kwok said are proving so popular with buyers.
Prices range from $579,900 to $1,289,900 and include one parking space and one bicycle storage pace per unit. All homes also include air conditioning.
Torino’s on-site amenities will include a fitness centre, a yoga studio, a party room, a bocce court and a sundeck.
“The reaction has been great so far,” Kwok added. “People are not having to worry about upgrading into something bigger in a few years. It’s expensive moving home and with the larger units we have, buyers are realizing they can really get settled in for a longer period.”
One such buyer is Jess Feng, a Richmond resident and first-time buyer who has bought a one-bedroom home at Torino.
“It’s in a great location for me – very close to shopping and also convenient for my parents to visit,” she said. “I’ve made a lot of friends in this community and it provides me with lots of opportunities for entertainment and work. I run a cake shop with my friends and it’s going to be very close to my new home.”
“I had been looking for a place to buy for a few years and I’ve had some bad experiences in the past, but the people at Torino were great,” Feng added. “I just registered online and they reached out to me. The experience of buying a home here was really good and that helped me to make my decision.”
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