Manchester is a really wonderful city... lots to see and do - just don't forget your stab vest if you're going out on the town after dark!

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Trying to elegantly conceal a multi-storey parking garage is never an easy task.

Lol!

The likelihood of your unit being damaged by water/flood is diminished greatly as there are fewer units above you.

Valumart in the Manulife Centre is closing for renovations - I wonder if they will re-brand and re-open the space as a Loblaws?

If you want to live at Bay/Dundas, you better be willing to pay for it. At that location and given the current market conditions, I would not expect these units to be "affordable" for many.

The Saudi royal family don't exactly conjure up images of austerity...

Brilliant!

Couldn't agree more.

The curves are nice and the podium is very well done - but the building looks a little top-heavy to me.

I think what you see is what you get.

Many thanks for the update! This is indeed a nice addition, and makes a wonderful northern bookend to Simcoe St.

Finally!

I saw that horrendous and distracting balcony immediately upon looking up at Casa from Yonge St yesterday – and it affirms what I’ve been saying all along: the “vertical garage sale” look detracts from the splendid minimalist/transparent design of the tower and makes the overall project look...

Wow this project is going to be a beast!

I just don't understand this... there is so much incredible design talent in the UK – why do they continue to produce horrendous crap like this?? So that's obviously my personal opinion, but it seems like they try so hard to impress and fall flat on their face every time.

Damn!

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Beautiful renderings! Those angled white columns in the lobby remind me of the OCAD "pencils".