Hudson Lofts

Built in 1909 of brick, concrete, and massive wooden timbers, this five-storey warehouse was converted in 1994 to condo apartments with a new attached parkade. Today it houses 31 open-plan homes with over-height ceilings but no two-level places such as are found at Manhattan Lofts. There is ample parking for these homes, as the added-on parkade houses 24 titled indoor parking spaces and 25 assigned outdoor parking spaces on top, so numerous homes have parking for two vehicles.

The basement of the original building offers every suite a large titled storage locker. The smallest suite here is 893 square feet, but most are far larger, topping out at 1,776 square feet. All suites have exposed original brick walls and fir-wood posts and ceiling beams measuring 16" X 16". Suites have irregular shapes, so there are no "cookie cutter" floor plans here. Top-floor suites have skylights to make those spaces even more dramatic.

An important feature of the Hudson Lofts is that its zoning and Condo Bylaws allow residents to run a home office with attendance by the public.....within reason. An owner proposing a "live-work" combination must apply to the Board to obtain approval for the specific planned use. Exterior windows and doors at the Hudson are common property. I have the Condo Plan on file.

In 2008 two condo towers under construction immediately east of Hudson Lofts at the Gateway Midtown development were cancelled, although other developers are eyeing the property and the parkade construction was completed to at least fill the excavation.