Canada to get gay condo complex
Gay.com:
A condominium complex aimed at gay and lesbian homeowners will break ground in Toronto next year, according to an announcement on Wednesday from the developers.
The Vivat Group, which is one of the financial backers for the 200-unit project, said the building will be the first of its kind in Canada. Named The Bohemian, the building will be marketed to gays and lesbians, but other interested buyers will be considered, Reuters reported.
“Each resident will know that they are part of a community that cares about them and supports them,” said Vivat Group president Gordon Davies.
The cost of a 601-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment will be $185,000 Canadian, or $161,000 U.S., according to Reuters. (Link)
The Canadians are behind the curve here. I’ve been in an overwhelmingly gay condo complex for four years now, and I live in dark red Texas.
A word of warning to my 30- or 40-something gay peers in Canada who might think of buying into a gay condo complex: since I bought my property, on only a dozen occasions have beautiful, 20-something “boyz” actually knocked on my door to inquire whether I wanted to have sex. So it’s not like it’s an everyday thing …
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