With the ground broken yesterday at One Bloor East, my bet is that there is another major crane that will be rising late in 2009.

I'd love to see some pictures too. If anyone passes by today, snap a photo, even if you're using your cell phone!

Rest assured I'll get you some good photos once it gets high enough.

Regional bus. Have a great visit.

I agree, it will have a very large presence. Someone posted earlier (maybe in the BAC Forum) that this will be one dense intersection. I couldn't agree more. It will be interesting to see how this building plays off against the BAC across the street. BAC has columns and glass and a somewhat...

Surprisingly, the CN Tower's foundation hole is only 50 feet deep. However, it has a massive 25 foot thick reinforced concrete base at the bottom of the foundation. It's built like a Weeble - it may wobble but it won't fall down.:D

Major construction is indeed coming to an end. The upper reaches of the northern construction elevator are in the process of being removed and a crane is loading components onto a flatbed at the base.

This is one big hole.

In reply, attach it from your computer (browse and upload) using the "paperclip" above the repy box or the manage attachments feature in "additional options". I have to do this as my office computer blocks me from accessing most remote file storage websites. As a result I can't even see your...

Cheaper taxes?

I don't see as much dust as I used to rising from the excavation process from my direct view of the southern portion of the site, but there is still lots of activity going on there: http://www.livingshangri-latoronto.com/webcam/

FCP with BMO logo reflecting on B/A Place.

Shot from Scotia Plaza is attached. One King West is in the right foreground. I can't paste full size pictures in here - do I have to upload from the web instead of directly from my camera?

Taken a couple minutes ago from Scotia Plaza, showing the glass panels at the roof line now being lowered into place.

Early evening shot from yesterday into the interior at about the 40th floor, taken from Scotia Plaza.

It is possible that another bank could take an assignment of a failed bank's loans and commitments to make loans, but this is never a certainty, particularly if those banks also need to conserve cash. regarding an earlier post, falling share prices don't give a bank a right in and of itself...

Thank you all for your replies. Obviously, I struck a sore point with this posting! Yes, I am new to the UT forum, but I am not new to forums generally, construction matters, the development of Toronto or the financing of construction projects. I was merely requesting information with respect...

National Post article: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/01/23/letter-from-downtown-tough-talk-about-a-soft-condo-market.aspx Excerpt from article:

My office is in Scotia Plaza directly overlooking the site. I'll post some pictures (in a year or so!) once the tower gets high enough. The current bird's-eye view, although interesting, is somewhat lacking in that there is a loss of the third dimension and you can't discern the depth of the...