Charles Goldsmith is an uncommon man and an uncommonly good builder. His projects, which range from delightful beach-area town homes to adventuresome and highly successful retrofits of trendy Yonge Street hostelries, have one thing in common --- they are all built for the people who will use them.

Obvious huh? Well to Charles, who dismisses the notion as self-evident, certainly, but to some of his competitors seeking to shoehorn folks into units where you can dust both walls of your condo unit at the same time, perhaps not.

“It’s all about space”, explained the beach builder ensconced in a favorite beach eatery with his design team, “We have to understand what the people buying these homes are looking for exactly and design and build to satisfy their needs.”

The homes Charles refers to are his latest, and perhaps most exciting project ever; 20 custom-designed condominiums on Lawlor looking down across the beach area lakeshore.

The units' design have been han-tooled by Charles to meet the discerning needs of people seeking excellent quality, high-end homes without a backbreaker price tag.

“Our buyers know what they want and unless they get it exactly we won’t satisfy them”, explains Charles, whose design skills have already wow-ed Beach residents on Glen Morrow Road.

“It’s the little things; making certain that the table really can fit and that there really is a TV outlet in the right spots that make all the difference to our people”.

For the Beeches -- note the spelling for a nearby street rather than the every burgeoning eastern slopes of the city—-getting everything exactly right means lots of balconies, lots of windows, interior space that allows flow and provides livability rather than just space, a sense of neighborhood, and exterior and interior architectural touches to compliment that Beach feel. It also means concrete construction, Georgian brick and stone coping exteriors, hardwood flooring, appliances that come with the deal, closing on a timely date and security cameras for resident safety in the generous, included, underground parking space.

Using modern equipment, digital cameras and monitored alarm systems allows a concierge security without the concomitant hike in condo fees to pay the uniform standing at the door.

Designing the units has been a careful, and sometimes painstaking, effort for the Beeches. Whether it is a top floor southerly exposure looking down to the Lake or a generously sized home with super private interior courtyards, the units will allow those few lucky purchasers to move their existing furniture in and settle down for their first meal seamlessly.

Modern building techniques, old fashioned home comfort values, and a fun place to live is what Charles seeks to achieve with the Beeches.

Has he done it? Well in the lead-up to his sales campaign before anyone really knew what was going to happen on that corner of Kingston and Lawlor, the word got out. “ Put me on your list as a buyer”, petitions a Glen Morrow resident, looking to downsize to a stair less existence.

You cannot have better than that, an old customer wanting to buy a new home from someone he obviously regards as his builder: Charles Goldsmith, an uncommon builder with the common touch. To find out more about this local builder’s new project go to www.thebeech.ca or call 416 699 8787.

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