Regulars and The Bank Note announced their closure due to the subway line work, so EFS wouldn’t have been operating for very long even without the shooting, but they really deserve to have their license revoked.

Glass blocks are hollow. The design of these blocks has changed very little for over 100 years: https://sevesglassblockinc.com/blog/history-glass-block-architectural-design The glass blocks used here will be argon-filled for better insulation. Glass bricks are solid and custom made as they are...

I’m hoping the design and materials will evolve to something that is easier on the eyes. The black brick base and silver/grey cladding on the tower looks so brutal and cold, very institutional-like in a bad way and not very welcoming nor warming to families and kids in need. I would like to see...

Ugh, that yellow paint they used for the balcony soffits look horrible. Doesn’t even look anything close to a wood tone. Is the wood-textured panel made of aluminum or something similar to Hardyboard? Or even worse, is it merely paint on concrete that has a casted texture? (Which looks to be...

I personally don’t think it’s ugly. It is very long and massive slab buildings, but I like the interesting patterns and materials used. Looks like something you find in Europe. I have to wonder how much heat all this black cladding and railings radiate on a hot sunny day? I can imagine it could...

From yesterday: Looks like the top floor is being poured. The addition of the three extra floors were added to the top of the building where there are deviations to the floor plan — these floors are terraced on the east side. The original building had the top residential floor on the 11th...

Those houses to the north on the corner were vacant at one point this past year or two — maybe excavation won’t happen for a little while yet. I agree that those three houses to the south would make this development look complete. These owners will regret not selling as they will have a tall...

It’s glazed tile on the ground floor and painted brick above, but still looks nice. I do wish glazed brick is used more often, but it’s 7 times expensive than regular brick. Is it offices and apartments on the upper floors? It would be cool to see how those spaces turned out.

I love the brick detailing and deeply set windows, but they provide the perfect spot for pigeons to nest and perch. I wonder how this building will holdup to these dirty messy flying pests.

I agree, it looks confused and a bit too much going on. There are some interesting design elements but they don’t seem to mesh with each other that well. I would like to see something more simple and refined, and something that relates to the warehouse buildings nearby.

I received a letter from Westbank recently that the occupancy date had been delayed, due to Covid and the labour strike. No dates given, but most likely a year of delay. Otherwise, it looks like construction is moving nicely.

It's a very nice transformation from what it was before. It’s too bad they couldn’t add some windows along the street front to bring natural light into the restaurant (it's probably why the interior is blasted with LED lights) and also to display some life to the exterior. Despite the new paint...

Nobu is an ultra upscale Japanese restaurant with locations around the world. It is a popular jaunt for celebrities. I have never been to a Nobu, but I have eaten at Matsuhisa in Aspen long ago (before Nobu restaurant started) and had the pleasure and honour of being served at the sushi bar by...

In the condo documents Nobu has an escape clause, so they could back out of this project if they wanted to. The building has been designed to accommodate their hotel and restaurant, so finding another location would mean more delays for them to open their first location in Canada. It’s too bad...

Kind of reminds me of the monstrosity and bait and switch that happened at 243 Niagara: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/243-niagara-st-concept-lofts-4s.19572/ What a terrible shame what they did to this poor church -- it looks so poorly and cheaply done. Seems like this project has been...

Many street side patios are not very pleasant to dine or hang out in due to the traffic, noise and pollution from cars and here is no exception. Adelaide has very little street life and gets a ton of traffic and the cars often queuing before the intersection at University is annoying, but this...

The brick actually looks better than in the renderings. I like how long and thin the bricks are. The random lengths and slightly tumbled texture along with subtle shade variation gives it almost a stone appearance. I‘m happy they didn’t scrimp on the brickwork and the labour that’s involved to...

Also the King West and Entertainment District is often visited by 905’ers (mostly on the weekends) due to the club/bar scene that it creates a huge influx of vehicular traffic in these areas. Luckily, I tend to go to bed early and don’t experience all sorts of chaos, crime and mischef that goes...

Here is a recent statement from Westbank: Summer 2022 Construction Update Construction on KING Toronto is advancing well as we head into summer. Aside from the heritage facade structural supports, nearly all temporary structural supports have now been removed. The final king piles supporting...

I am very fortunate to have purchased a nice unit here and the location is excellent, especially on King Street where there are traffic restrictions which have greatly reduced congestion and noise and made it very friendly to pedestrians and cyclists (I live a block away). Traffic is terrible...