Nesters Market opens at The Independent Wednesday, June 19 2019
Rize Alliance’s ambitious development, The Independent, in Mount Pleasant is nearly complete.
The 21-storey development at East Broadway and Kingsway includes 258 residential units, retail including a Nesters Market grocery store, and office space.
The Nesters Market is scheduled to open Wednesday, June 19 at noon. A Starbucks coffee shop and Freshii are already open on the East Broadway side.
A variety of materials make up the building façade, including extensive brick work in a variety of colours and patterns, public art in the laneway, and wood veneer panels on the tower.
Acton Ostry Architects Inc., describes the architecture of The Independent as follows: “The project reinterprets, celebrates and reflects various aspects of the Mount Pleasant context, street life, materiality and colour through a bricolage of jumbled effects inspired by the diverse range of buildings from different periods and styles that are located throughout the neighbourhood.”
A large courtyard is situated on the podium rooftop and features diagonal pathways and landscaped seating areas, surrounded by townhomes with colourful balcony railings and varied brickwork.
Photos: The Independent at East Broadway and Kingsway
![The Independent view](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-25-960x720.jpg)
![Residential entrance on East 10th](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-5-960x720.jpg)
![East 10th](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-2-960x1280.jpg)
![Angular building form](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-3-960x720.jpg)
![Looking skyward](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-7-960x720.jpg)
![East 10th sidewalk](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-9-960x720.jpg)
![Separated bike lane on East 10th](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-11-960x720.jpg)
![Bench seating](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-4-960x720.jpg)
![Bike repair station](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-10-960x720.jpg)
![Poster board](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-12-960x720.jpg)
![Entrance](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-16-960x720.jpg)
![The Independent courtyard photo](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-courtyard-Acton-Ostry-1.jpg)
![The Independent courtyard photo](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-courtyard-Acton-Ostry-2.jpg)
![The Independent courtyard photo](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-courtyard-Acton-Ostry-3-960x720.jpg)
![Brick work](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-18-960x720.jpg)
![Brick work](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-23-960x720.jpg)
![Integrated seating](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-21-960x720.jpg)
![Benches](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-22-960x720.jpg)
![Parkade entrance](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-13-960x720.jpg)
![Laneway view](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-17-960x720.jpg)
![Nesters Market entrance](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-19-960x720.jpg)
![Stairwell](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-14-960x720.jpg)
![Retail](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-24-960x720.jpg)
![The Independent view](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Independent-Mount-Pleasant-complete-26-960x720.jpg)