While downtown St. Catharines will see the Lake Street and James Street student residences open in 2016, Thorold will see the 21 Front Street South residence open later this month. The three storey multi-residential property will become home to 52 Niagara College or Brock students this school year. It is yet another new building, redesigned and redeveloped in downtown Thorold.
Overview of the residences
21 Front includes two, three and four bedroom apartments; the apartment comes furnished, with deluxe en-suite bathrooms, study space and sleigh beds. It is true residence living with common rooms, study zones and large dining/lounging areas. The rooms have all been rented out for the 2015 school year and pricing ranges from $550 - $650 a month inclusive. The building which cost approximately $4 million was originally set to include 65 residential units. The lower floor of the building houses two store fronts including the John Henderson Medical Centre.
History of 21 Front Street
The buildings once standing at 17-23 Front St. S. were demolished this winter to make way for 21 Front. The long standing structures were home to four commercial businesses including Thorold TV and at one time a barber shop and a shoe store. Many of the buildings that line the street were built between the 1850s-1870s, as most of the buildings perished in a 1866 fire. Front Street South is one of the town’s most historical streets, as it was the first street ever laid in Thorold.
Niagara Student Living
21 Front is not the lone student residence in downtown Thorold, the Moose and Goose property recently added a new building with 55 rooms to bring it’s total available residences to 85. The Niagara Student Living building sits on the corner of Front Street and Clairmont Street (now Paul De Divitiis Sr. Drive). It too is a three-storey structure and rental prices start at $450 inclusive. Designed by St. Catharines based architect, Larisa Brodsky, the building complements the 1800s structures that line downtown Thorold.
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