Liberte of Eau Claire

Its striking semi-circular balconies make the Liberte a landmark in Eau Claire. Liberte houses 141 suites, 189 titled indoor parking stalls plus visitor parking, assigned storage lockers, bike-locker rooms, and ground-floor amenities including a well-equiped gym, a party room with kitchen and a garden off the party room. There's a full-sized tennis court on the grounds just outside the gym and party room. The tower is really two buildings; east and west, connected by a glass-walled elevator lobby where two fast lifts serve the 15 storeys plus two parking levels below grade, including its indoor visitor parking. The owners' parking stalls are all individually-titled property.

Built by Vancouver's Bosa Development Corporation in 1998/9 with concrete walls between suites and hallways (rare!), the Liberte's design is completely original, with nary a right angle to be found. If you're tired of "boxy" suites, this is one place where you'll find alternatives. One-bedroom suites have one rounded balcony, while two-bedroom suites have two of them; one off the living room and one off the den. Beyond that, eight upper-floor suites have larger roof-top balconies with terrific views. Suites are all roomy, ranging up to 1,328 square feet, and with huge windows. Suites at Liberte's east and west ends are almost triangles; 'very cool.

The Condo Plan allocates unit factors in proportion to each suite's size, and all but five of the titled parking stalls are each given a single unit factor. Exterior windows and doors at Liberte are common property for repair and replacement. I have on file the original sales literature, all floor plans and the Condo Plan.