The proponents' Planning Addendum Letter (on the dev app site) also detailed other changes (eg. reduction in podium floors - addition of one floor to each of the towers to compensate w increase in height) - see table below:

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(1 Yonge Planning Addendum Letter - Sept 20, 2016)

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That would be challenging, going that deep this close to the lake, wouldn't it?
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Challenging but it can be done - for perspective the WTC "Bathtub" in NYC in reclaimed land is 7s deep. Wonder if this will go to the shale - excavating through it is apparently a lot costlier than digging through fill.

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adHominem said:
That would be challenging, going that deep this close to the lake, wouldn't it?
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The depth is probably challenging. I don't see the depth in proximity to the lake being any different from other excavations including the 4 storey deep George Brown Campus within metres of the harbour.
 
AlvinofDiaspar said:
Wonder if this will go to the shale - excavating through it is apparently a lot costlier than digging through fill.

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Yes, it will be going into the shale. It's only around 10 metres down here.

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It will be very hard to be realized.
It will take a lot of money,time and energy .
But it one of the greatest project in Toronto,so the waiting time will be worth it.
 
Pinnacle International, Onni and Amacon were all started by brothers in the DeCotiis family. They are all here competing in Toronto. I don't see this as a big hurdle for Pinnacle. It's comes down to whether Pinnacle chooses to build it as proposed or not.
 
I was at the CTBUH conference in Shenzhen earlier this week where David Pontarini presented One Yonge and a couple renderings I hadn't seen before. He emphasized that Toronto's skyline is developing with not just one height peak, but multiple height peaks. This argument allowed them to pursue supertalls at the foot of Yonge. Its intriguing to see the project with the rest of the skyline.


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He emphasized that Toronto's skyline is developing with not just one height peak, but multiple height peaks. This argument allowed them to pursue supertalls at the foot of Yonge. Its intriguing to see the project with the rest of the skyline
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And it's nice that our skyline is headed in this direction, with multiple peaks, even if they all aren't visible from the Lake. Since it was built, the CN Tower has been the centrepiece and focal point of the skyline, but in many ways, I feel like had unintentionally induced a height barrier over the rest of city, where no structure could eclipse even its main observation level without being offensive, or looking 'off'.
However, if you look at a city like Shanghai, where its own tower (Oriental Pearl) is now dwarfed by one mega-tall and contended by two super-talls, the skyline is completely redefined while still retaining its original charm. Visually, the Shanghai skyline still looks right, which I believe is achieved by great design and planning.
While I don't suggest the full 553m of the CN Tower's height be eclipsed (nor do I think it will ever happen), if well designed super-talls start grazing the skyline in the right places, I have no problem with that. 1 Yonge is the perfect place to start.
 
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