tstormers
Senior Member
Agreed unless you are Concord Sky missing Supertall status by 1m
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
It's funny how that works this way even if it's out by a cm. As well as, the closer to the accepted measurement one building gets without hitting the supertall glory, the more absurd this becomes.Agreed unless you are Concord Sky missing Supertall status by 1m
jer1961
Active Member
Photos taken Saturday (Feb. 10).
officedweller
Senior Member
Oh man, night and day on the glass in the left and right phases.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
Not sure why they cheapened out on some of the materials to start on Phase 1. Pinnacle didn't think this project would fly or something?
...either way, they certainly sparing no expenses with Phase 2 here.
Irishmonk
Senior Member
It's really a shame that the developers didn't try to achieve something like "The Well" with this project. The potential was definitely there: huge local population, direct connection to The Path, proper mix of commercial and residential, and the absence of anything similar in the area. Really could've defined the eastern section of the waterfront and acted as a magnet for both locals and tourists. Another missed opportunity....
abovegrade
Active Member
Completely agree this is such a desolate project.
goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
Let’s wait and see the how good the public realm execution will be here. Even if subpar, there are a massive number of improvements coming to the immediate surroundings including a new park right next door.
Amare
Senior Member
If there's any place that missed out on a "Well" like treatment it's Time and Space over at Front and Sherbourne; that parcel of land is even larger in terms of the footprint it had without having a road bisecting it and it's pretty much begging for retail. Pinnacle (so far) has actually done a pretty good job at integrating retail into the base of the podium and when Phase 2 and 3 are complete, there will be a pretty interesting ground level experience. There's only so much that can be done here since Harbour St is going to divide Phase 1, 2 and 3 from Phases 4 and 5 (if those are ever built as currently envisioned).
If there's a developer to shame on having such a monstrously bad retail flow in the area it's Menkes and their Sugar Wharf development. Take a walk around the Sugar Wharf condos and you'll quickly see how bad things are. Ground level treatment and layouts there are appalingly bad, and the upper floor is even worse. But it's Menkes, so they dont really know how to come up with retail space that actually animates anything properly.
wmedia
Senior Member
Climbing hoarding going up...
rdaner
Senior Member
Another perspective. Taken 14 February.
Collingwoodbuildinglover
Senior Member
Any ideas on what the name of the system is
maestro
Senior Member
Concord sky is a supertall. It just isn't at the arbitrary location chosen for the bylaw amendment that happens to have the highest geodetic ground height. It's stubbornness and very Torontonian to deny oneself a third supertall over a technicality.Agreed unless you are Concord Sky missing Supertall status by 1m
rbt
Senior Member
CTBUH measures height from the lowest public entrance to the tallest point: they give it a measurement of 300.2m.
For comparing heights to buildings in other cities this is the most consistent measurement provided.
BoomOne
New Member
It's grouped in with the RCS (rail climbing system) as it uses the same type of rails and anchor system to climb (same as the protection panels), the elevator core is ACS (same concept but different procedure).