It's so great to see them improve the design based on feedback. No more objections from me.

I appreciate this project because it shows you don’t need to build a high rise over a heritage building to restore it.

Wtf? Why the design downgrade?

That building desperately needs its cornice reconstructed. Always bothered me to see that strip of cheap corrugated metal scarring it. And get some central A/C in there while they’re at it.

That paint on the townhouses still looks so off. Why is it magenta? I guarantee any imperfections in the unpainted brickwork would have just given it character. And the window trim should have been a darker colour.

Solid looking design, glad to see it's not all spandrelly.

That gold leaf on the lettering is amazing.

Looks like these guardrails have been repainted. Most likely the bridge repaint will match them, if anyone's still wondering about the colour.

A suspended heart would be a bit too on-the-nose I think, like the pond itself is already a heart, we get it. Could be a safety hazard too with the winds we get.

Wow how thick are those crossbeams?

What will bring this from OK to Pretty Nice Actually is if they will install those angled panels on the side of the balconies like in the renders. Nice colours so far though, and the pattern that references the old roofline.

Oh this poor building. Should have just been put out of its misery.

It’s already treated to even out the patches. That’s as good as it’s going to get, considering how damaged and stained it was before.

It’s the less special infill buildings that contribute the most to the street experience overall. Good on them for recognizing their value without an official designation. If only MORE would be saved like this to preserve what makes Toronto, Toronto.

Toronto has a lot of Victorian buildings with extreme asymmetry, it was just part of the style

Any plans to remove the paint from the brick?

Those curved panels are so good.

Tempted to turn this into a Constructivist style poster

First proposal I’ve seen that looks decent with that kind of wedding cake massing.