I don't totally disagree, but, baked into your analysis is an assumption that a person making $80k/year should be able to afford a brand new condo located right downtown in one of the city's nicest/tallest buildings in one of the world's major cities. Yes, it's a small condo, but it's still a...

Respectfully, I have to disagree. Streetcars travel at approx the same speed as cars and busses. So by your logic there's no point in cars, busses, or streetcars. Also, the streetcar on Queens Quay East is supposed to have a right-of-way, so it should be faster than cars and busses. Lastly...

I don't believe so (though I could be wrong). My understanding is that every development has to provide parkland or money in lieu under s. 37 (of...the Planning Act, I guess?). The developer and the City negotiate that before the development is approved. Pinnacle does have a POPS on the NW...

The answer is that no one knows yet what the park will look like - the park will be city-owned and presumably will go out for a design competition similar to the Rees Park and York Park competition that just occurred (here's hoping Claude Cormier wins this one too!) The park is on Menkes' land...

This block looks crowded simply because it has had more time to build up than Aqua/Monde. Those look sparse because they're surrounded by land that is in the process of being heavily, heavily developed. Also, I've lived in this building and any sort of worry about "darkness" is totally...

I agree that it needs to move forward. My understanding is the Queens Quay East LRT is awaiting a decision on how to connect it to Union Station (something like underground cable car, moving sidewalk, trolley car) and that a report from the City is due soon (within next 6 months?) about what...

The way the Toronto Star building meets the street level is brutal. If nothing else, that needs to be enhanced.

The site would be perfect for Toronto's next piece of civic architecture, like a museum, opera house, or perhaps a massive library (see that new one in South Korea if you don't think a library can look incredible). However, there's no money for it now. I'd rather the site sit as-is than have a...

That hasn't been my understanding. My understanding is that Phase 1 of Lakeside is the two taller condos, then Phase 2 is a mixed-use development directly to the west (the smaller buildings in the pictures) and then Phase 3 is a to-be-determined development on the south side of the lot. Though I...

Yeah I imagine you're right that they'll put access ramps there, but that's only as a result of poor planning (by the developer), not out of necessity. The buildings should extend to Queens Quay (just like Monde and Daniels Waterfront) and the buildings will have plenty access options along the...

Don't understand the purpose of the road at all. To the west it'll end at Daniels Waterfront and to the east it'll end at Monde. What could possibly be the benefit of such a short street? Just make it parkland or a pedestrian-only way.

That bridge looks gorgeous! And this bridge will really connect The Bentway to the rest of the downtown. Very exciting.

In that first picture there looks to be a pink umbrella on the roof. Must be a Sugar Beach inspired terrace for the employees being built up there. Pretty cool!

I agree, Daniels seems to have done a great job with this building and place-making. Wish there was more room on this stretch of the waterfront for them to do more developments, but I think all the land is accounted for.

Although I'm worried at the prospect of Ford cancelling this too, I think it's unlikely because the purpose of the new court building was to ultimately save money long-term by centralizing and streamlining services and get rid of all the leases for space in other buildings to hold courts. It's a...

While personally I'd be happy to see the Phase 2 towers rise sooner rather than later, I think you're incorrect that Phase 2 sales will start soon for a practical reason: Phase 2 requires destruction of the current LCBO offices, therefore it can't start until those offices are moved to the new...

Walked by this recently and wow, that hole is BIG! I don't know if it's deeper than most excavations or I just thought the building had a smaller footprint, but it's impressive.

Anyone know what the deal is with this development? It seems like other waterfront developments have gone on sale and started construction all after the time that Lakeside went on sale. Is it not selling or is it just the development process taking its time? With Daniels City of the Arts and...

I agree. You've gotta put the service stuff somewhere, and in this case either it goes on Queens Quay East or on Dockside Drive - I think they made the right choice putting them on Dockside Drive. I suppose in an ideal world it would go underground (seems like Sidewalk Labs is considering...

Perhaps this has been discussed and I've missed it already. The core seems to be rising much quicker than the floors - will that continue? In other words, will the core be all the way to the top with only a small number of the full floors constructed? Just curious. Would probably look pretty cool.