Given that the rendering doesn't properly display Phase 1 (very different balcony pattern), and doesn't really show Tower D, I'm holding out hope that these aren't final and that there's more design work to come. There's still time considering these shouldn't be going on sale for another 1-2...

The building itself isn't a landmark, but I think the three Bay Adelaide buildings (which I think are handsome with great lobbies, though uninspiring architecture) combined with the POPS in the middle, a pedestrianization of Temperance Street, and a renewed Cloud Gardens park, will make for an...

I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere in the thread, but what's the deal with the Stantec building in the foreground of those last pictures? Did the owner refuse to sell to Tridel or something? Its lack of anything at street-level, other than a mini parking lot, will sure look weird beside...

BlogTo has an article up with some pictures and looks like there was lots of smoke actually. Looks like it was a pretty substantial fire. https://www.blogto.com/city/2019/08/smoke-and-fire-yonge-and-bloor-causes-confusion-during-afternoon-commute/

I believe that building is not part of Mirvish+Gehry, so the "for lease" sign doesn't mean anything. On the other hand, the buildings further east (the ones that will have to be torn down for the Mirvish+Gehry building) have signs up advertising "short term leasing available" (they might even...

It seems no more balcony glass has been added in a long time...is there any chance that Daniels saw how horrible it looked and decided to change it? I imagine balcony glass isn't prohibitively expensive (given the cost of the whole building) and imagine they could resell the cladding they...

I find this development (Sugar Wharf as a whole), its staging, and its economics interesting, so here are my thoughts, for discussion purposes. As mentioned above, logically Phase 2 can't start until the commercial building is substantially finished and LCBO can move offices. That move is...

Re: the building permit, it seems Building F is the tallest/eastern tower, Building C+G is the second/western tower, but I'm confused about what Building B2 is? In the renderings there is clearly a smaller tower in back/north side, but the permit seems to include two such buildings: Building C+G...

As mentioned in the decision, the City can expropriate the land (I know it's air, but I'll call it land). Furthermore, the City could pay $0 for the land if it wanted to - there's no requirement for it to pay anything when expropriating (though of course the practice is to pay a "fair and...

In fairness, I believe that Lakeside involves a lot more units than any of the Tridel buildings (maybe even all of them combined?) or Monde - I'm only eyeballing it, but it seems like it's essentially two Monde's in size (two buildings of approx. same size as Monde). It should add a lot of...

I visited the sales centre recently and they said they've been told they need to vacate in a month, so presumably demolition will start around August. They also said when construction would start, but I can't remember exactly (it was somewhere around late 2019 or early 2020). This one certainly...

Am I the only one who thinks "no ovens" makes sense? I have an oven but rarely use it, and when I do it's more just me trying to pretend like I know how to make something exotic for the girlfriend. Functionally, you don't need an oven. If you really like baking, then you should rent/buy a...

So federal govt invests approx $350 million for 750 units, or about $450k/unit. Does anyone know how this works - is this a loan they give to the developer that will be repaid? Or does the govt get an ownership interest in the building and a cut of the profits?

Some thoughts: Very exciting. No doubt the renderings are preliminary, but at least Oxford appears to understand the need for some architectural flare for buildings in such a prominent spot. I love that they're building a park over the rail lines. It looks to be covered between John St and Blue...

My understanding is that the "four buildings" arrangement of Phase 2 is old. If you walk by the site, the "Notice" signs also have a picture of the four building arrangement. However, that was all just preliminary, and Menkes has subsequently released the plan for the community along with...

I've been told that Cityzen, the developer of the first three phases, is severing the empty lots on this site from the tower under construction (apparently they're all part of the same lot) for the purpose of selling them so that another developer can finish the project (i.e. by building the two...

I'm not going to argue that these towers are spectacular, but I think they're being unfairly criticized (at least at this point). If you view the site in-person, the podium cladding (with the fins) is actually quite imposing and impressive from street-level. The form of the towers is nothing...

"Section 37 and parkland dedication funds are being eliminated" I'm not opposed to all the changes, but this is absolutely shameful. That money is 100% 'for the people'. Eliminating it is 100% 'for the corporate developers'. For the record, section 37 permits the City to authorize increases in...

The site plan approval for the site allows for two mid-rise buildings. It was discussed in this thread earlier that the developer put the land up for sale, though it was advertised as "shovel ready" meaning the purchaser would presumably be building buildings in substantially the same form as...

Here's something interesting, and I think this is the right thread. In Waterfront Toronto's new 5-year Strategic Plan they've added a new proposed initiative: a "Signature Structure" (see page 54). WT states the following: "Exceptional waterfronts often feature unique structures that become...