Point on the Bow

Mimicking the prow of a ship, the green-tinted glass walls of this 15-storey luxury building point west, upstream along the adjacent Bow River.

Forty-two lucky families make their home at Point on the Bow, which was the second concrete tower in the emerging neighbourhood in 1999. These suites range from large to enormous--one at 5,451 square feet--with walls of windows, multiple balconies or/and roof-top decks, additional titled parking spaces and large storage lockers. The drive-under pick-up and drop-off area has a glass roof. The lobby is two stories of tropical-style atrium with a pond and fountain, plus staff around the clock.

Building amenities include an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, large indoor and outdoor social areas with a full kitchen, a gym, steam rooms, and showers, a library, games room, car wash, indoor guest parking, and storage lockers.

Suites all have central air conditioning, a central vacuum system, and receive softened hot water. Electronic card-key security is at every door, and of course common areas are camera monitored. There are 72 indoor titled parking spots for the 42 homes, so many suites own a second or even a third stall. The stalls are about three feet wider than average, so no one will door-ding the Bentley.

With all these amenities and the large suite floor plans, monthly condo contributions are higher than average. NOTE that unit factors are not applied on the basis of each suite's floor area, but were set by the builder in proportion to market value, so the monthly contributions are greater for a given floor area for suites with better views and higher in the building. Exterior windows and doors are common property. I have the Condo Plan on file, with calculation of each suite's UF per square foot.