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Vice-president of Stephenson Engineering, Saundra Cullen, Isabelle Kazanczuk, senior architect with Quadrangle Architects, and senior interior designer with Bryon Patton and Associates, Enid Macintosh, have joined forces to oversee the massive West Harbour City project, consisting of two phases. Phase 1, already sold out, is a 36-storey tower, 12-storey podium, and 10 townhouses and Phase 2 is a 27-storey tower, 11-storey podium and nine townhouses.

"It is not normal to have so many women on any one project, in such leadership roles, on a project of this size," Cullen says about the construction of the lakefront Toronto condo. "There are more women involved in the technical aspects of building than ever before. But I'm a lot older than the other ladies on this project and was a real oddity when I started in this industry."

The construction and design posed more challenging than other projects in the city. Directly on the lakefront overlooking Lake Ontario, the construction of West Harbour City will be on reclaimed land with a foundation below the water table. Suites are designed to appeal to everybody from young couples to empty-nesters, with all E3 engineered energy-efficiency features. Every suite will have energy-efficient appliances and a tri-sorter for recycling garbage and organic waste will exist on each floor, in rooms with motion-detector lighting. A heat exchanger in the swimming pool area will recycle warm air to help heat the pool.

Kazanczuk, Macintosh, and Cullen believe that West Harbour City will benefit from a female-dominated team.

"It's a very co-operative effort and when we meet, there are no egos in the room," states Macintosh. "This may be an over-generalization, but I think women are more nurturing and know how to take a cold box or space, warm it up and give it heart."

For more information about West Harbour City, visit http://www.westharbourcity.ca/, call 416-214-4517, or drop by the sales office at 620 Fleet St.

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As one of the first developers in Toronto to make luxury features such as granite counters and floors, halogen lighting, undermount sinks, engineered hardwood floors and stainless steel appliances as standard in every suite, Plazacorp is committed to engineered energy efficiency in all of their residential communities. Efficient central heat pump heating and cooling systems, individually metered electrical systems, and energy efficient appliances are essential components of every Plazacorp suite.

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