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    Toronto Toronto | Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 1) | 231m | 70s | Menkes | a—A

    From afar these are fun (compared to up close where they seem solemn). I wish they had some outrageous name like "The Cows" to go with their striking look.
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    Toronto Toronto | Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 1) | 231m | 70s | Menkes | a—A

    Because the public realm wasn't dystopian and depressing enough
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    Toronto Toronto | 19 Bloor West | 301.8m | 94s | Reserve Properties | Arcadis

    This is a lazy, crude and frankly, offensive proposal that screams investor condos. Beyond the lame and overdone design language (which would be right at home at Dundas and Jarvis), the livability of the units (1200+ of them with 8 elevators?!) is what is most jarring. It's very likely that...
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    Toronto Toronto | Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 1) | 231m | 70s | Menkes | a—A

    I appreciate the playfulness of the balcony design. Otherwise, this complex would have looked way too sinister / austere especially for the waterfront. My gripe is still at ground level. It feels like two towers on a hulking parking garage. Maybe they will activate and animate it but i doubt...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eight Cumberland | 170m | 51s | Great Gulf | a—A

    I was just going to say that I'm surprised how early 2000/mid 2000s this tower is for something complete in 2023.
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    Toronto Toronto | Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

    Thanks HP for being this town's architectural saving grace!
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    Toronto Toronto | Social at Church + Dundas | 164.89m | 52s | Pemberton | RAW Design

    It's a shame about the balcony glass. I hope the ones in place start cracking and have to be replaced like at 1 Yonge (Phase 1) so that at least there's a chance for salvation.
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    Toronto Toronto | Nobu Residences Toronto | 156.66m | 45s | Madison Group | Teeple Architects

    i just don't understand how steep / substantial the price differential is between black and grey spandrel. I can't imagine the savings being that great. The colour choice seems like some intense penny-pinching.
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    Toronto Toronto | 55 Mercer | 155.5m | 47s | CentreCourt | Arcadis

    CentreCourt showing Madison Group how it's done. All this fanfare/hype around the so called luxury at Nobu and yet this discreet and understated project looks so much more high end already.
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    Toronto TD Terrace (160 Front W) | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG

    Stunning. Raised the caliber of office projects.
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    Toronto Toronto | Concord Canada House | 231.97m | 74s | Concord Adex | Arcadis

    Given what we've seen from the messes at the Taylor and Peter+Adelaide, this will look stellar.
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    Toronto Toronto | Time and Space Condos | 101.8m | 29s | Pemberton | Wallman Architects

    In what world do Paris and London contain 29 storey buildings on 140x90m blocks???? Please book a flight to Europe asap. These statements are as absurd as this building's planning rationale (or lack thereof). Architecturally, this building is a mess to say the least and the finishings are...
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    Toronto Toronto | Peter and Adelaide | 152.39m | 47s | Graywood | BBB

    These photos need a trigger warning. They're using all the spandrel stock in town for this building
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    Toronto Toronto | Theory Condos | 101.49m | 30s | Parallax | Arcadis

    It's not a problem with towers, it's a problem with developments giving nothing back to the community, not throwing them a bone not event in terms of public space, or architecturally.
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    Toronto Toronto | 123 Portland | 49.3m | 14s | Minto Group | Sweeny &Co

    I like the texture but can't help being disappointed that it looks more grey than beige / limestone (the way it was depicted in the renders). The warmth is lost and it looks all the more brutalist for it.

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