Wheelchair access, gym, hot tub, sauna, lounge, Insuite laundry

Architectural excitement and neighbourhood friendliness were the twin aims when Centuria was in the vision stage. The dream was to incorporate the best of the best about city living - the sort of charm and energy that comes from bustling shops and cafes and lively sidewalks - with the timeless delight of settled neighbourhoods and tree-shaded avenues. It may be the perfect paradox. Sleek refinement and polished urban style smoothly settled into a neighbourhood of leafy streets and little shops. An urban village. Centuria is urban and sophisticated - but offers an astonishing proximity to water and woods. Centuria is within walking distance of shops, galleries and restaurants - yet dazzles with terrace views that seem like postcards sent from the verdant gold of the Tuscan countryside. Centuria is not simply the gateway property to Kelowna's bustling city centre. It's the gateway property to Kelowna's second century, setting the style for a city about to enter a new era.

Sixteen storeys high yet designed to sit lightly on its site, Centuria's scale and presence are defined by a number of unique architectural considerations including its cascading, terraced roofline. The series of living rooftops not only create enormous aesthetic appeal for both residents and the surrounding community, but actually enhance energy conservation while maximizing uninterrupted views in every direction. The roofline serves to step back the building, even as the street level amenities, shops, services and public space anchor it firmly within the neighbourhood. Thoughtful design means that Centuria's footprint occupies just 40 per cent of the site. This remarkable fact allows for the extensive landscaping, streetscaping and public space which define the urban village ambience of Centuria.

• One hundred fifty residences. Sixteen stories. Twenty-five floor plans. Two bedroom + den to penthouse. 1050 sq. ft. to 3,960 sq. ft.
• Balconies and privacy terraces up to 1,000 sq. ft.
• Extensive landscaping designed to harmonize with Kelowna's existing civic park and streetscape infrastructure.
• European-style piazza public space surrounding commissioned sculpture.
• Prestige retail shops and upscale services at street level including European spa.
• Brick and architectural concrete exterior.
• Concrete and steel construction.
• Automatic fire sprinklers. Emergency lighting and smoke detectors.
• Twelve-foot ceilings in grand, secured foyer lobby entrance off circular driveway.
• Fully appointed fitness centre.
• Outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool.
• Steam and sauna rooms.
• Poolside kitchenette and barbecue.
• Executive boardroom.
• Dedicated, secure underground parking.
• Secure assigned storage facilities.
• Underground car wash bay.

Recently, observers from across the continent and even around the world, have tried to capture Kelowna's ineffable charm. Is it Napa Valley North? Palm Springs on the lake? Perhaps it's the south of France in the Canadian west? Comparisons don't really do it, as any resident or recent visitor knows. Kelowna is quite simply ... Unique.

This is a city about beaches and vineyards and orchards. But it's also a city about sophisticated shops and restaurants and galleries. It's surrounded by astonishing golf courses, less than an hour from fabulous powder skiing and nestled in a lakeside valley environment that creates warm summer days and moderate winter ones. (Locals like to brag that on certain golden days in spring, you can ski Big White in the morning and golf in the afternoon then tell the story over a wine-pairing dinner in one of the city's waterfront restaurants.)

This is a city where City Hall overlooks the yacht moorage, where galleries and museums are connected by art-filled arcades and where wine festivals happen both spring and fall. A lakeside city of walkable neighbourhoods and leafy avenues, where the vistas of vine and orchard covered hillsides can be literally breathtaking, Kelowna really does have it all.

And Centuria is in the centre of it and at the gateway to the heart of the city.