809 - 120 Barrett Court

The views from the balcony at this marvellous top-floor condominium in Kingston’s east end are just silly, taking in Kingston’s downtown core, with Lake Ontario on its shoulder, a serious mile-long stretch of the Cataraqui River, as well as ancient and forested Belle Island, and then on north to the new Waaban Crossing. There is simply no better panorama in Kingston. It’s the sort of balcony upon which royalty gets married, or DiCaprio makes eyes at Kate Winslet. The unit used to have two bedrooms, and could be made that way again quite straightforwardly.. But the second was divided into brilliant storage and also an extension to the living room, with built-in cabinetry for your books and your entertainment systems. There is now an entire wing, it feels, given over to wining and dining. The seller added a good heat pump for both heating and cooling, as well as stone counters in the kitchen, and new flooring throughout the unit. The bedroom has a splendid ensuite bathroom, and there’s a second three-piece with a toilet and shower. #809 also has the closest access to the rooftop pool. There is a second pool downstairs, near the gym and the meeting room, the library and the guest suite. This feels to me like the perfect opportunity to live above the fray and, if you're ambitious, train every morning for the next Olympics.