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    Toronto Toronto | Velocity at the Square | 122.52m | 40s | HNR | P + S / IBI

    From the top floor of 250 Yonge yesterday:
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    Toronto Toronto | The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

    I'm not sure that I am disappointed with this at all. First, this would still be the tallest building in the city and the country - it's not exactly short! Second, it will fit in better with the surrounding built form - 341m would have made it so significantly taller as to make it a strange...
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    Ontario Budget Week

    As an aside to those who keep arguing that Ontario government wages are too high: Ontario's per capita program spending is the lowest in the country. Sure, there are some flashy execs who make too much, but on the whole our government services are efficiently delivered and recent wage...
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    Ontario Budget Week

    "Lets look at the federal debt for comparison. When Harper took over in Feb. 2006, the national debt was $481B and went up to $612B when he left in October 2015. That's a 27% increase. During the same period, the Ontario debt went from $153B to $292B, or a 91% increase." I don't doubt that...
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    Toronto Toronto | 245 Queen Street East | 94.3m | 25s | ONE Properties | Graziani + Corazza

    I believe if there is any location to speak about socio-economic impacts, this is it. On first examination I see two main difficulties: the loss of heritage and the out of context height of the proposal as well as the absence of social housing in the discussion. Regarding the latter, social...
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    Toronto Toronto | Velocity at the Square | 122.52m | 40s | HNR | P + S / IBI

    My understanding is that the social and economic situation in China is behind the formation of the committee. Iconic buildings that were desired by government to attract attention were promoted in spades over the last decade plus. Now, however, growth is slowing and people are angry. Buildings...
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    Toronto Toronto | Minto Westside | 68.88m | 20s | Minto Group | Wallman Architects

    Thankfully I was just visiting the 60 Lofts, so I won't be losing my view.

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