Zero design, all value engineering

Same spot, just lowered to the same grade as the future promenade.

I hope they preserve the cantilevered control tower as a reminder. Needs new paint though.

How amazing it would be to have the U of T campus, Queens Park and University Ave connected as one landscape. Would truly make the city world class.

Would be cool to have a ‘reveal’ inside showing the old painted billboard. Maybe behind a glass panel for fire safety.

So that's what those brackets were for

The tower restoration (and the old storefront nearby) were really nicely done considering how terribly altered they were from their original form.

Variation of scale is good for the urban fabric, height isn’t everything.

That last render is from an older iteration, design is still in progress

Yeah, between the Humber Bay bridge, Garrison crossing bridge and the new Cherry Street bridges, the steel arch with support beams/cables look is getting a bit played out in Toronto.

Looks like red brick after all, seems it wasn’t necessary against the lot line since the rest of the block to the south will likely be demolished and built up eventually.

Who's the literal piece of human garbage who graffiti'd the newly restored storefront? I just want to talk to them.

I think it shouldn’t try to visually compete with the Cherry Street bridges or block their view from the future promenade

I also like that one because the planting is like an extension of the landscape and the shape reminds of both a bird and the Atlas Crane. And the corten steel connects to the site’s industrial heritage, with patterns of indigenous heritage.

We can rebuild it. We have the technology. At least the crown pieces look intact under the new metal hat for future architects to use as reference.

1960s developer mentality. Hopefully the next owner can reverse the damages within 20 years.

I like this, it fits well in the context.

I'm sure the kids will have a hoot playing in that

Installing the ‘ghost fire hall’

Put up the balustrades already!