Just out of curiosity - is the shale bedrock load bearing capacity at all affected by the infamous "rock squeeze" that exists in Toronto? You can read more about Toronto's swelling bedrock here.

Forget the tacky corporate branding. Personally, I still can't get over how chubby-stubby this tower looks compared to the original 54-storey design. Every time I look at it, all I see is someone randomly rescaling it down without giving any consideration to the aspect ratio of the original...

C'mon, for now let me live in a dream where this project begins construction on time (early 2024) and finishes on time and under budget some time in 2026. I know, one can only dream... 😅

UT front page puff piece is in a desperate need of an update:

H&R Block Tower UNIQLO Place American Express Building

I was finally able to get a hold of one of the site workers this morning. He was in a drilling company pickup truck. He said he didn't know what all of the grading equipment was there for. All he knows is that he's going to drill some holes for the "tunnel under the railroad". So that confirms...

I was finally able to get a hold of one of the site workers this morning. He was in a drilling company pickup truck. He said he didn't know what all of the grading equipment was there for. All he knows is that he's going to drill some holes for the "tunnel under the railroad". So that confirms...

BMO is also a part of land assembly for the master plan. But it's not in phase 1 of the development.

Another update on the grading work happening on the site. Last week the work was limited to the site of the future condo sales showroom as suggested above (area A) and the soil dumping ground near the site entrance along Park Lawn (area B). Nov 13: Here's what the site looks like a week...

Presenting: mediocre apartment living. Why not?

you strike me as the type of person who would seriously make this argument: Literally everyone: I think beating children is wrong. HowarkRoark: You've never had children, so you have no right to judge other people's parenting. You're welcome to do your part in solving the housing crisis. It...

The more of these shades in out urban fabric - the better. I think Sixty Colborne might have started this trend back in the day, showing that bold colors of the orange-copper-metallic variety manage to create a warm and welcoming allure among the sea of cold glass boxes and grey spandrel galore...

It's not grey = YAY!

I see it.

One step closer to Blade Runner cityscape. Nice.

On this Thursday, I bring you a Throwback Thursday. Pictures taken exactly 3 years apart November 16, 2020: November 16, 2023: Shots taken from the exact position down to within an inch. Cropped the same along the bottom and sides. 2023 photo cropped a lot taller for obvious reasons.

The plot thickens... I saw this bad boy nonchalantly drive onto the site this morning: Not 100% sure what this baby is, but it looks somewhat similar to the hydro-vac trucks I've seen before (water tank on wheels with a boom arm and a hose coming out of it): It's doing something...

@skycandy your mission, should you chose to accept it...

The Quay Tower awash in the November sunset glow.