March 31 - as fast as this has been going, it’s becoming hard to imagine it’ll be substantially done at this point next year. Looking forward to the summer!

March 7 - off to Pakistan and Turkey for some R&R, will be back last week of March. Hoping for some better weather and maybe some glass panels on my return. :)

I'll leave it to an expert to opine on this, but I'd imagine they would be putting less resources into projects with their debts looming over them. How much of this breathing space would actually translate into taking more "risk", i.e. properly resourcing their projects, I have no idea.

The article amazingly doesn't mention Union anywhere, but it does say the application will allow Bondfield to continue operating while it restructures its debts. To quote, "In its application, Bondfield said it needs protection from creditors to focus on completing construction projects while...

Nice second option to Longos for residents in the area.

February 26

February 15

Dear neighbours, Below is a notice and a brief update on the progress of the CIBC SQUARE project: Construction at 81 Bay Street Construction continues to progress on the 81 Bay Street tower core, despite some impact from the recent snow and ice storms and extremely cold temperatures. The...

February 15

It looks like South St Burger, The Krys milk tea bar (http://thekrys.com/), and a sushi burrito place.

January 27

January 14 - the CN Tower slowly renders on the northern face, reminding me of 1998 and 56k modems.

The two signs at the top are tasteless, and yes it’s similar to Scotiabank Arena.. although Scotiabank isn’t finished and things will get worse. This city’s signage office not only has to ensure signage compliance, but it must save companies from their own worst instincts.

Rumour is that the structural integrity of the cranes is being inadvertently impacted by the gravitional pull created by megatank (I may or may not have started this rumour.)

I didn’t think it was possible, but the editorial standards of the Toronto Sun have dropped even further.

January 10 - the jumps should be slightly quicker now. Steel framing being added again after a break over the holidays.

Taken on January 6 - Quick look at the reduced core.

December 28 - looks like the core has been reduced for the first time on this jump.

December 18 - looks like steel work will start accelerating soon.

This is a good example of beauracracy overriding common sense. When a delay of ONE YEAR would clearly be a win in itself for one side and impacts the security and housing needs of thousands of people, exceptions must be made to rule on an appeal quickly.