Jeff Morgan
Active Member
A view from the other side.
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cc46
Active Member
Aug 25th 2020, great sun today.
Lenser
Senior Member
I drive past this behemoth twice a day now. That grey concrete facade on the north side is already hellishly imposing.
cc46
Active Member
So true, there needs to be greenery. Perhaps a commissioned mural? And trees.
Riseth
Senior Member
Aug 25th
3Dementia
Senior Member
Since Phase 3 tower (and the rest of the podium) will live on the north end of the site, are u suggesting a mural and trees for the interim?
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DavidCapizzano
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Do I spy some cladding at the base of the tower on the north side? Looks like there might be some on the same floor facing west.
ptbotrmpfn
Senior Member
Sorry, The North wall seen from highway won’t be seen as the phase 3 will be there... and that face for the entire podium is curved and will be real nice.
Yegger
Active Member
Does anyone know the rationale of having the public space be oriented towards the highway? To me it seems more intuitive to have the square on the south side facing the lake and there are more opportunities to advance the public realm southwards in the future phases of the project (the Star building lot redevelopment)
The public space is on the north side because that's currently Lake Shore Blvd. Once Harbour opens a few blocks further east in the future, they can eliminate that curving Lake Shore piece and convert that to public space.
Similarly, the Pinnacle Centre across Yonge Street will have a new public space to its southeast, away from the expressway, as the other half of the curving ramp between Harbour and Lake Shore will be removed from there.
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cc46
Active Member
In the interim, that blank concrete north wall may be the image seen for several years. I understand that a future phase and new building will be in that space, but between now and then I would think Pinnacle would want a better presence. I would.
I’ve worked on many multi phase projects, never expected a developer to leave an ugly fascade on a show case project. My opinion. And an opportunity Pinnacle, or not.
I’ve worked on many multi phase projects, never expected a developer to leave an ugly fascade on a show case project. My opinion. And an opportunity Pinnacle, or not.
wmedia
Senior Member
^ I'm sure that blank wall will display many giant Pinnacle ads during the interim. It's in a prime location.
Transportfan
Senior Member
Why would eastbound Lake Shore be closed? That will cause a traffic nightmare.
As has been the plan for this project from day one, nine years ago, which we can see on any map of the project, the sweeping curve that takes traffic from Harbour Street up to Lake Shore is to be eliminated after Harbour Street has been extended a few block east. You'll be able to make hard left turns at Yonge, Freeland, Cooper, the new north-south street west of the Loblaws site, and eventually at Jarvis, then a right turn from any of those back on to Lake Shore. Another option if you're eastbound on Lake Shore further to the west will be to hop onto the Gardiner via the ramp just east of Rees Street and exit again at Yonge (which will replace the Jarvis offramp). The point is to make the area down there a livable part of the city and not an express transportation corridor. And again, the space freed up by eliminating the sweeping ramp from Harbour to Lake Shore will allow the City to create two public plazas in the area for people to enjoy.
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Transportfan
Senior Member
What ramp? It's just a curve in what's just basically one continuous street. And the angled intersection looks cool considering there's so few in Toronto.
