At least they used frosted glazing for the mechanical penthouse to hide the equipment, unlike some of the towers at CityPlace where the interior of the mechanical penthouse could be seen through clear glazing and highlighted in neon-coloured lights at night. I’m still baffled at the sloppy and...

Ugh, there looks to be quite a bit of baby blue spandrel used. There will be some bad breath going on! 😆

The circle on the terrace is actually the skylight for the glassed-in reflecting pool below (not accessible) that the gym wraps around. It’s a cool feature but I question how practical this is and how it will be maintained, and if it will survive any value engineering.

I have seen some units at M5V Condos with a kitchen backsplash window in the bedroom so that they can call it a legal bedroom. It looks really stupid from both sides. When I wake up in the morning I don’t want to see dirty dishes or stuff on my kitchen counter! I would rather have a bedroom with...

This is another disappointing soft loft where the layouts are no different than a generic mass-marketed condo of today — tiny living spaces, narrow bowling-alley units, not-so-lofty 9’ ceilings (with exception of the top floors), dry-walled bulkheads and no cool loft-like features or finishes...

The roof tops of the bump-outs on the inside-facing tower units don’t look to be accessible (no patio doors), I wonder if a green roof would go there? Other than a handful of units on the east and west end of the podium on the 4th floor (and those terraces will always be in shadow), there are no...

So is Mirvish Village and that development is better designed and built than the majority of condos in the city. It even includes affordable residential and retail rental units.

I totally agree. While this latest building design has improved and the materials looks good (but most likely going to be VE’ed), it lacks character and context to a prominent street corner and doesn’t owe anything to the neighbourhood. What a lost opportunity to do something nice and thoughtful...

BlogTO is not known for their journalism or writing, and they are definitely not a very credible or accurate source for news. It is simply a blog or tabloid for mildly entertaining events and happenings around the city. The comments section, more like pointless banter by ignorant readers, are...

$5 for an avocado and $6 for a head of cauliflower — a good deal compared to Loblaws!

I thought this was going to be one of those stupid condo names/branding.

I actually like the NYC feel to this small narrow street, it actually feels like a metropolitan downtown with buildings hugging the street. There were rumours that Mercer Street will be repaved with cobblestones to tie into the John Street Cultural Corridor proposal, if that ever gets done. That...

It has a 70s & early 80s suburban apartment vibe to it, like those old apartment buildings in Don Mills. After visiting the architect‘s website it makes sense. It‘s a London firm that has been practicing for almost 50 years and designs banal commercial and residential projects in the area. Im...

putting Nobu to shame! I would love to have one of those loft-style units in the podium. The windows look so nice.

Today: those would have to be the most useless and uninviting balconies. They are tiny and half of it is blocked by the black solid cladding. It’s pretty much just a spot to stand and smoke.

today: very careful demolition happening.

All new buildings will experience some quirks in the beginning, that’s pretty much a given. Sometimes such matters are out of the developer’s control. It's a matter of how well these situations are handled. Don‘t forget WestBank built the Shangri-La, and building 19 Duncan and Mirvish Village...

January 23:

The space is not terrible. I have been in the space a while ago and it’s actually a cool space but it’s very specific and narrow which limits the kind of commercial space that could properly function here. It looks like the space was designed to be a restaurant but King Street commands very high...

It will be a while before this project gets completed so it will weather these uncertain market conditions. There are new downtown builds that are asking $1,500/sq.ft. or more and they are not very special nor particularly luxurious builds, and their timelines are much faster. I agree that the...