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s) is nore total re under planned, ill-electrie iclude the son Road ites with the La - electric oad; also h 95 alk uon Road | Terrace uites, lo id. the vicin- Bowman. of 360 alk wmanville ric apart« 1 electric - electric and seven 'ial build- l louses rooms the oby isly op: Apartments Scarce In '68 | Wandless Forecast Says Apartment suites are: avail- able in most Oshawa districts today, but a word of caution was spoken this week by a city official who said that the sit- uation would not continue in- definitely, "In my personal opinion, there will be a shortage of good city apartments in about one year, "G. A. "Bert" Wandless, City Planning director said to- day in appraising the accommo- dation picture for Oshawa. "There is no problem today to find out what you want in the way of apartment suites, but | within a year the situation should change drastically. The tenant - to - be won't be able to be so choosy", Mr, Wandless added. The apartment building boom which started in Oshawa in 1963{ of the Oshawa Shopping Cen- has now skyrocketed the num- | !re. ber of units to more than 3,500. The apartment development | Two ten - storey buildings |in this area has been carried were constructed on Nonquon | 99 for about the last six years road this year and a new 117-| 2nd indicates once again the suite apartment is nearing com-| tremendous expansion locally in pletion on Simcoe N, (the Park | the apartment building field, Ad), during the 1960's, In 1963, permits were issued AMPLE ROOM by the city for 526 apartment} A scarcity of mortgage mon-;| units (duplexes and up); in| ey in 1966 slowed the apart- | 1964, permits for 698 multiple- ment building boom to some de-| family units were issued and in gree, but the demand for the | 1965 permits for a whopping construction of new buildings | 1,193 units were issued. | has continued. In 1965 all rec-| As an example of this boom, | ords were broken as 1,082 apart-| the value of construction for | ment units were constructed. apartment development in 1965 About 1,200 apartment suites | amounted to approximately $7, are located in this 'apartment | 500,000 of which tax yield of village' in the Gibb - Grenfell | some $250,000 was reported. Sts. area of the city, southeast During the 1965 boom, the to- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, July 31, 1967 3A Sheldian Has Big Appeal For Nearby GM Workers The Sheldian Mansions at 885 | modern apartment develop- Oxford St. in Oshawa has aj ments in Oshawa today. Here strong appeal for nearby GM | are some of the attractive fea- workers in such departments as, tures: Parts, Chassis or Truck. | Swimming pool; They can lunch at home and Huge suites; walk to work and these are only | Elegant lobby: + OF ae ei eniaees: Three minutes walk from GM Sheldian Mansions offer all of south plant; the quiet and relaxed atmos-! f ¢ »d elevators; phere of country living, away Double high speed elevators; from the hustle and bustle of An extra bathroom in every honking traffic two and_ three - bedroom suite; Artistically landscaped; No stringent lease requires tal number of dwelling units ments; constructed were 1,856. These Independent tenant locker required a total of 202 acres of room on each floor; land of which the apartment Reasonable rental fees; units were required 26 acres.! No parking fee for family. car. It's one of the most ultra- OSHAWA"S ONLY LOBBY PROTECTED ~ FOR TENANT'S COVENIENCE BY CLOSED CIRCUIT TV For Rental Information TELEPHONE 725-1481} LOCATED Gn Apartment Residence of Distinction. !... LA CONTESSA Apartme To Visit A Day.' Planning To Retire Come And See The Service We Have To Offer. AT: 140 NONQUON ROAD And Meet Our Staff Who Are On Duty 24 hours If You Are Retired or Available Now For IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY LA CONTESSA