Above grade.

Yes, and it brings large ocean ships into the harbour, and gives Sugar Beach its name, a reason to exist, and a visual connection to a larger world.

I agree that the Bank of Montreal building was a loss, because it was a good match for the later Bank of Nova Scotia building across Bay Street. IMO the old Star building was much more interesting than the BMO tower, which to me is lacking in any distinction other than height. Feel compelled to...

Nice. Planning a return flyover soon at the Port Credit Pit, aka The Hole that Ate Stavebank?

Nothing half-vast about this project. Looking south toward Lakeshore Road

Crane is up

June 22

River City Phase 3 from Corktown Common, Wednesday

Wednesday

Forget the Toronto sign. The city should snap up this gem for all of its publicity materials

Two words: cause and effect. Figure it out. Take all the time you need.

Redpath is there to remind us that Toronto was built by industry, and retains some connection to that sturdy reality. And consider this: if it weren't for Redpath bringing in ocean vessels carrying raw sugar, there would be nothing to see in the central harbour area but excursion boats, circling...

I see nothing to suggest it will be anything other than the "soulless box" of the renderings. That's particularly sad in this location, where Lakeshore Rd. crosses the river—the historic heart of Port Credit. Across Lakeshore there's an example of what can be done, a mid-century modernist but...

The hole will become a massive parking garage, principally benefitting the Waterside Inn (in the background, across Stavebank Rd). Not coincidentally, the same company is behind both the post office conversion project and the hotel. Local heritage enthusiasts wanted the project scaled down and...

Just adding a small contribution to what must be the most photographed roof construction project in Toronto's history. The shot looking southwest from Bay & Albert was taken March 24 ... the shot from Ireland Park on March 17.