Both those parklets look great but there's one issue. Neither of those cities get snow. Taking up a full lane of traffic on each side of Church leaves little room for snow removal. Church would end up looking like most side streets after a storm. Not to mention they'd be unusable for half the...

Ah, I see, thus why I had never seen it before. Thanks for clarifying.

Is it just me or are there less holiday decorations this year? Has teh BIA scaled back? Can't say I am a fan of the AIDS ribbon on the corner of Church and Alexander as a new addition. I know it has special significance for the gay community but it seems crass to me. The holidays are not...

I don't see a large format grocery in there like some have suggested. With Metro and Sobeys in College Park, whcih is attached to Aura, (not to metnion Loblaws and Kitchen Table both a block away) it would be an overintensification of that type of retailer in the area.

They already have the signs directing people to the aquarium on the Gardiner, so it won't be long now.

Just a friendly reminder that the public tours will be happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It will be unlike any other building you've ever toured as part of a doors open style event.

I'll be there assisting with the tours. It is the first modularly constructed and LEEDS Silver correctional facility in the province. It's worth the visit, trust me.

Hi Everyone, a heads up that this is happening Oct4-6. The Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is pleased to invite members of the public to visit the Toronto South Detention Centre. This is a unique opportunity to see the province’s state-of-the-art...

Personally, I would have preferred they accidentally dropped the sign when it was removed and shattered it into a million pieces on Yonge Street. To me it always epitomized the tackiness of downtown Yonge and had no value.

That would be horrendously ugly. ONe of the main knocks against Aura is its lack of uniformity in appearance. Adding even more colours would make it look like visual vomit running down the side of the building.

I just don't get how a shop selling such expensive wares will survive long in that location. Rents are high and while there are some higher income earners in teh area, tehre are a lot of folks who are paycheck to paycheck. I could see a store like that working in Leaside or a similar rich area...

I assume they'll be using a heavy-lift helicopter to get the mech up that high, right? I can't see a crane being capable of that sort of job.

Anyone have a sense of where the worst of the flooding was in this area when we had the big storm?

I would not be shocked if they tried to rope in a big retailer to anchor the project and help defray costs as per the private secotr partner language. Same thing they did at MLG and the Business building. The question is what they might put in there. I bet a toned down version of a big box...

I actually like the bread at MLG Loblaws...I jsut wish they'd have it pre-sliced in teh bag. Having to wait a few minutes to get it sliced is a pain.

They were priced over what I would pay at Kenginston's or at St. Lawrence Market by a fair bit. It's telling when you can go to teh cheese store in the Manulife (Yorkville) and find better prices. I once paid $12 for a piece of cheese there ebcause I was in a rush. I did price comparison...

The cheese shop was nice but dreadfully overpriced. I imagine Loblaws and the wall of cheese killed them.

I have to agree, that spandrel on teh northern side just before the upper setback is dreadful. Anyone know why they used it there? Run out of the other glass or something?

Looking on Kijiji, assignment sales are listing from 560 -600 for similar units, depending on teh floor. I do wonder how it will be livable with construction ongoing though.

It was a 15th floor 2 bed 2 bath. Given prices for new builds, $600 is not out of the realm of possibility, especially once parking and locker are added in.