THE FIRST AND LAST OF ITS KIND

After speaking with four creatives and visionaries behind No. 7 Dale residences, a united thought emerged: The city’s never seen a project like this before

- JOSH WALKER

Nestled in Rosedale, one of Toronto’s oldest heritage neighbourhoods, No. 7 Dale is a landmark building bringing ultra-luxury boutique residences to the market. Its founding is a collaborative one, brought to life by a team including architect Siamak Hariri, landscape architect Janet Rosenberg, interior designer Alessandro Munge and VP of development operations, Josh Shteiman.

Where Hariri’s career has seen him gain international acclaim designing projects for institutions including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum, Rosenberg is one of Canada’s most distinguished landscape architects, working on everything from public to private gardens. Munge has won a number of awards for his interior and architectural design work around the world and Shteiman has spent over a decade in the real estate development sector, working on residential and commercial projects. It’s an impressive roster, and one that’s pushed No. 7 Dale to what it is today.

They collectively describe the work process as seamless, lending their expertise and different disciplines to ensure the overarching vision was met. Where Shteiman calls it “a natural fit,” like “passing on the baton from one discipline to another,” Munge says their partnership was founded on trust. “What we presented was always respectfully accepted because it was right,” he says. “It wasn’t about us as individuals but us united as a team. There was a mutual respect for one another and the disciplines we know best.”