Jade Waterfront, 2175 Lake Shore Blvd W: Aqua Balconies and a Rooftop Pool

Jade is the Humber Bay Shores tower with the rippling aqua balconies, the one people describe instead of naming. Behind the look is a deep amenity package and some of the larger balconies on the strip, but also a fee per foot that is high for a 2018 building, without parking in it. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

The balconies are the building

Quadrangle Architects, with principal Ted Shore, designed Jade as a slim tower on a three-storey stone-clad podium. The north and south faces carry undulating balconies with aqua-tinted glass meant to echo the lake. The varying depths are not just decoration: they shade the heavily glazed walls from summer sun.

The practical upshot is outdoor space. Quadrangle described many of the balconies as large, with some approaching 400 sq ft. Balcony size varies a lot from stack to stack because of the wave pattern, so compare floor plans carefully; two suites of the same interior size can have very different outdoor rooms.

Penthouse suites occupy floors 39 to 41. The design grew between announcement and completion, too: the original announcement described a 38-storey tower, and the finished building rose to 41.

A long amenity list, and the cost of running it

Phantom and Quadrangle loaded the podium with amenities: a dining lounge, a fitness centre and yoga space, a theatre room, a billiards room and a golf simulator, plus a pet-grooming area. Outside, the terrace was designed around a swimming pool and hot tub, a putting green and a communal garden looking out over the lake.

Interiors were by Tomas Pearce Interior Design, the same firm that did amenity interiors at Ocean Club down the road, and the landscape was by Scott Torrance Landscape Architects. A public park was planned over the underground garage to link residents through to the waterfront.

All of that is part of why the fee is where it is. An outdoor pool, a golf simulator and staffed security cost money every month, and the reserve fund has to plan for replacing them.

If you are coming from a smaller building, the scale of the amenity floor is the adjustment. Bookable rooms such as the theatre and golf simulator usually run on a reservation system with rules set by the board, so ask management for the current amenity rules before you assume a room will be free on a Saturday night.

Developer and builder in one

Phantom Developments acted as both developer and general contractor here, which is less common than you would think on a 41-storey tower. That can mean tighter control over construction, but it also means there is one party to look at when you read the history of warranty claims and deficiency work.

The suite count is another small inconsistency in the record: construction coverage in 2015 reported 370 suites, while current listing data shows 381. Final registered counts often shift as plans are combined or split, so treat 381 as the working figure and confirm on the status certificate if it matters to you.

On layouts, suites run from about 463 sq ft to roughly 1,985 sq ft. The bulk of what trades is one-bedrooms in the 600s and two-bedrooms between 700 and 900 sq ft, with a handful of compact suites under 500 sq ft at the low end. The tower is heavily glazed, so ask about window coverings and summer heat gain on the south and west stacks, where the balcony depth does most of the shading work.

Shore Breeze Drive in daily life

Jade sits at the west end of Humber Bay Shores, on the former motel strip, with Shore Breeze Drive running down to the lake and the Martin Goodman Trail. Waterfront cafés, the marinas and Humber Bay Park are a walk away, and Lake Shore Boulevard gives quick access to the Gardiner.

Staffing is a step up from many towers this size: listing data shows a security guard as well as concierge. In a neighbourhood this busy, that front-desk presence makes deliveries, move-ins and visitor parking noticeably easier to manage, and it is one of the line items that explains the fee.

The biggest change nearby is across Lake Shore. The former Christie’s cookie plant at 2150 Lake Shore Boulevard West is planned as a large mixed-use district with fifteen towers, parks, community facilities and a new Park Lawn GO station. Long term, that is a major upgrade for this end of the neighbourhood. In the meantime, expect cranes and construction traffic for years. Transit and walkability details are in the data panel.

Price per foot, fees and what is on the market

The building average sits around $836 per square foot in the data I am working from, which puts Jade in the middle of the Humber Bay Shores range. Smaller suites drive the figure up and the larger upper-floor plans pull it down, so compare by suite size and view.

Fees on active listings average about $1.01 per square foot. That is high for a 2018 building, and parking is not on the inclusion list, so if the suite comes with a space, check whether a separate parking fee applies. The fee does cover heat, air conditioning, water and insurance.

There are ten suites for sale and six for rent right now. One-bedrooms ask roughly $420,000 to $580,000, and two-bedrooms about $650,000 to $800,000, with monthly fees from about $430 to $800 across the listings.

Building specifications

Amenities at Jade Waterfront Condos

This is one of the fuller amenity packages in Humber Bay Shores, and the outdoor pool on the lake-facing terrace is the part owners actually use in summer. The golf simulator and putting green are niche, but they help set Jade apart when you compare buildings.

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