I know... Some of the suggestions for more distant future :) when we are not as car-dependent as we are today... Maybe when the Sheppard West extension to Downsview is built?

Bazis just updated contruction progress page, here is one of the shots (east part): sunnyray, while you are correct re lagging infrastructure, another problem is car-dependent mentality of local residents. How come Bayveiw-Sheppard is the busiest intersection despite having a subway station...

A cold night of Jan 24:

Country of origin of Bazis. I am not sure why you took it personally... I meant, some members are sceptical because the developer is from Kazakhstan. Borat is probably the only reference they have about Kazakhstan :) BTW, those towers in Astana look great on pictures (check this thread to see...

I think it has to do with their country of origin and not so convincing implementation of Crystal Blue... I am optimist and hope that Emerald Park will turn well. The Astana Emerald project looks great and it is in their best interest to make sure EP meets high expectations. You shouldn't...

^^ my thought exactly... balenciaga, you got many interesting ideas, but the way you wrap them up and your persistent fault-finding mission to jump up on any topic that dare to praise Toronto and, god forbid, claim Toronto to be a world-class city... Personally, I don't mind it, but it is too...

sunnyray, my only point was that you cannot control how things will unfold by simply using some prior agreements, especially on things like choice of cladding... I don't see how you can enforce it in writing that the final shades and the quality of materials will be as per specifications (unless...

I hope they will use a good quality cladding, and not for the legal reasons, but to boost their image, considering multiple projects they have in the pipline. They are young company with only few projects built in Toronto and Astana (Kazakhstan).

It is almost impossible to reach any compliance AFTER the building permit issued, so the city will be in the endless litigation if there is no compliance and Bazis would not care. I recall a few years ago you mentioned that there is no way Emerald Park will go ahead as the location is zoned for...

sunnyray, have you actually read any legal document supporting your claim that the building will be built to the exact specifications provided in the architectural drawings? If so, what is the leveraging mechanism to ensure the compliance? Did Bazis pay some substantial deposit (at least a few...

Besides loop terminal, why don't they try a Y-type terminal where the train will arrive to the left platform, then continue to the appendix, and then arrives back to the right platfrom. It works well in many east European subway systems. Well, maybe it is a type of loop terminal that you...

Nice shots cruzin4u. I wonder if those grey panels are part of cladding...

So, the take-down EA will conitnue (from cbc)--

Thanks SMT... I am using my 60D, the lense is Canon 10-22. With 100 ISO, the exposer was about 4-5 sec. EDIT. Looks like ultran already provided all info :)

Night shots, Dec 19:

Tonight, Dec 19:

^^^ my thought too, with all these stories about falling glass...

They started with the balcony glass, which is a bit different than simply transparent glass: The cladding for the connecting building also started:

I would like to share my own story dealing with City's COA and OMB, which might help to clarify why we still need OMB. My wife and I owned a large bungalow (60ft x 130ft) in NYCC (south-west of Yonge and Finch). We used it as a rental property for some time, but, considering its close proximity...

Regend Park changes fast and I rather like its new face! balenciaga, you remind me of another (former) UT member--kkgg7--with very similar ideas on social issues...