I wish I could say I loved it but on the whole it's just another glass box. But the cladding is nice, and if you're going to do a glass box it's certainly an interesting way of doing it.

I walked by the Florian sales center today and I have to retract my statement in the last post. When I saw the original renders I thought it looked pretty bland. Just another box in the sky with ugly balconies. I still think the overall design isn't too impressive, but I have to say they...

You can get their made to order line for 1200. It's actually cheaper than many of the off the rack brands they carry.

I haven't bothered to read the whole thread, but I took FI in elementary school. I became fluent. Could speak, read, and write. In grade 5 I left the school because my friends went to different schools. Being away from it, I slowly lost a lot of my French which I now regret. But the thing...

I don't know if anyone was downtown by 1 King W tonight but around 10pm there was a movie filming. Normally I wouldn't even mention it, but this wasn't just any filming. Yonge St was blocked off at Wellington, and there was a helicopter with a spot light flying aggressively around the...

The way I see it (keep in mind I'm slightly biased, I trade equities quite a bit) is that it's just not compelling enough to invest my money in. If you're a property owner (not an REIT owner, an actual asset owner) and you're leveraged, your ROI can be significant. But otherwise what sort of...

Why are spammers all so stupid? For one, both the original poster, and the person who replied both have an equally horrible grasp of the English language. It's quite obvious you're responding to your own question dude. I'm sure some mod's can clean this up

I sort of like it....I wonder about the build quality, but besides that it seems okay. I don't know that corner very well, but will the black brick stand out like a sore thumb compared to all the red brick surrounding it? Seems like it could be better suited in a slightly more modernized area.

Bump because I'm still looking for a job in development. In case there are any developers or people with contacts here, I'm currently enrolled in the OREA real estate courses to continue my learning, and am also now a member of the Urban Land Institute where I'm attending any and all of their...

Keep in mind they're building two towers, and excavating fairly deep under ground. And given the prestige of the project, they'll probably be extra meticulous making sure everything is done right.

Maybe, you're crazy, maybe you're not, lol. But these are all just opinions, who cares. I love hearing other peoples view on things. I'm going to hold off final judgment until I see renderings, but 61 stories is very tall. It's gotta be about 2+ times the hight of the current hotel...

I happen to like it quite a bit myself as well. It's sort of like what the Regency should have been (although I'm hoping if they add lots of greenery on the balconies it might turn out ok as well. I'll hold of final judgment until it's complete)

Is the fact that 51 and 61 storeys at the corner of Yorkville and Avenue is way too high something we can agree on in this thread? I'm sure it will be a nice design, but those heights just make no sense to me in that location. I can see how the Four Seasons got away with it on bay. It's an...

Well I guess we'll have to wait until renderings are available, but at the heights proposed, I can only see 21 Ave possibly meeting two of the three requirements you mentioned. On a side note (this thread is sort of going all over the place, haha), I actually really like the way the Hazelton...

Fair enough. I'm not saying these are the worst projects or that they don't have some architectural merit, but when you look at renderings of the total package, I just think "meh". And for such prominent locations, it would be nice to have really WOW towers. Compare those to say Castlehouse...

I don't know about the finishes or quality of workmanship. Or how poorly the project was executed and how many investors lost their shirts. But all that aside, when you drive along the Gardner and look at the skyline it's a great addition to it. Maybe the architect deserves more credit that...

I agree, 1KW is a beautiful project. Totally compliments the skyline and probably the standout project of the city. But I don't think the city needs to be known for lots of standout supertalls. I like the fact that Toronto has all these small nodes each with its own vibe. Kensington, St...

I guess you gotta look at the demographics and crunch the numbers. How many new people moving into the city per year, current housing stock, new starts (in Hamilton's case almost entirely single family res). If the numbers work, maybe there is market for a few hundred units? The current...

I think some might be confusing his "proposal" with his true intentions. He's trying to build some buzz. He's trying to get this thing noticed. Half of being a good developer is being a good promoter, and that may in fact be the only half that Stinson has. The numbers just don't add up...

The issues surrounding Harry aside, I think this could be quite a good project. I don't know about the tower portion of it, but I think there could be great potential with the hotel/residences in the current building. And as a side note, it's a relatively small project by comparison to 1 King...