Everyone has seen all the crazy condo construction that has been going on in Edmonton. There are mega-projects to be completed all over the city. More of the same old, same old, where you walk from one unit to the next you can’t remember the differences between each one since they’re all the same.
If one is truly wants something different then there is always the loft condo concept. I know, I know, the term loft has been much maligned (
aka Cambridge "lofts" downtown). While cubicles are great for students they are rarely something special but that’s another story.
One of Edmonton’s challenges is that few of its historical buildings have been preserved. What I wanted to introduce everyone to is a fantastic award winning loft by renowned local architect Gene Dub. The Seveth Street Lofts won an Urban Design award of excellence. You can 
read more about the award here.
Construction started in 1928 as John Deer warehouse for western Canada. Featuring huge post and beam construction is just one of the hilites of this award winning building. More importantly is the feeling you get when you enter the building. From these each unit takes on a life of its own become the pallette of the owner.
Truly a special complex in a world full of ordinary. Sample unit www.Edmonton-loft.com
They even have a home/community page at http://www.7thstreetlofts.ca/main/
This is obviously your listing…
***ah geez do you think? However I did wait until it was pending with 2 back up offers before I posted this.
Sheldon
A friend of mine owns a penthouse here. The high ceilings and windows were impressive. This one looks competitively priced, someone else was listing a similar unit for more than $800,000… dare to dream!
My friend owns a 2nd floor unit in Seventh Street lofts. She paid 150K and it’s at least doubled. It’s on of the 800 square feet units and about 3 or 4 greedy people currently are trying to flip them for 350K+. It’s been a great investment for her and her unit is absolutely beautiful with polished concrete floors, high ceilings, and amazing workmanship. One complaint though.. There is absolutely NO sound proofing between units!!. Even though it is concrete construction and Gene Dub is supposed to be the #1 architect in the city, he forgot that people own stereos, have friends over, and make noise. That’s the only flaw in an otherwise amazing loft.
Sheldon, you have to tell people and make a HUGE deal out of that seperate entrance in the basement.
I used to live in one of these units when I was in Edmonton.
Basement with seperate entrance + Basement’s own bathroom + Close to the College = dynamite mortgage helper.
That’s why I bought mine. My mortgage was mostly paid for by downstairs!
I walk by often and had a question. The brick building has a lot of cracks .. below window sills and some of them are more than a floor long .. is there anything to worry about?