Someone sitting on a crapper is a normal function. People do weirder stuff in the main areas of condos.

The townhouse proposal is alright but, what is wrong with lower multi-family densities that allow for mature trees and gardens? I don't know if the motivation is sprawl which is low density however, the issues aren't because of low density. Higher densities won't change the isolation and how...

Never stopped to measure but, there are high rises built next to corridors all over Toronto. Follow the Finch corridor...

Only as a legacy build as part of an international event and partnered with 7 Nations for Federal dollars. I don't think you can build one for under $400 million and that doesn't make any sense.

There isn't really a street level. I guess it's a flood mitigation measure but there has to be more creative solutions to address this than a first floor above the street level accessed by steps. It's too tall next to the street without setbacks. It's has too long a frontage. It's just plain...

Seafoam wouldn't be my favourite shade of green. There's too much grey spandrel in the world. The podium's grey composite panels are the most disappointing part of the tower. Some black brick would be richer and more solid. The same brick covering the blue skin up the sides of the tower would...

Dinosaurs are cool even mechanical ones.

66:1 elevators for a high end tower is nothing to admire.

The ground floor is mostly brick and curtain wall with the awnings and windows still to receive trim. It's a step above the rest of the tower. It isn't just a sheet of glass. There's a section of the street front that is just brick. I don't find it that big of a deal. It could be a blessing in...

$140 million is crazy cheap for 1.4 million square feet. The Bow sold for $1.25 Billion for 2 million square feet a few years ago. Sitting on the space could pay out better than a massive conversion.

A boutique hotel makes more sense unless this is proposal is leased to Google.

So are the grounds open? I've heard they closed off the grounds to the public in the last few years.

They are dense medium rise cities with a welcoming scale. This development is not remotely comparable. It's increasing overall density in the area by piling it all in one spot. These will fill up with population growth and that seems to be the barometer of success on this forum. The long term...

Developers have sold units before without zoning approval and they are pretty good estimating the length of time zoning approval takes. YI developments may not be into developments at all. The one plus two years out for ground breaking is optimistic even if we consider a fully recovered condo...

Exactly. The Well was purpose built as high rise apartments above an open air mall. Yorkdale wasn't. Yorkdale is the uppermost echelon of retail. It's a cash cow worth more than thousands of apartments. The Well & Mirvish Village still have to prove themselves, They could join a whole slew of...

Respectfully, this is the worst sales pitch. C'mon! An lrt to the biggest hospital? It's a big lake with a long shoreline in the GTA. . Towers and skylines are meaningful on urbantoronto. They aren't an expression of commercial prowess or wealth. They aren't the lifestyle choice like the mid...

That's what was inferred by serious issues. The construction cost per square foot has risen beyond mortgages by traditional lenders for large scale housing. Everyone is talking about the prime rate and housing development but, in my understanding, it's a complete non factor when it comes to a...

My first mortgage was 15%. I just smile at 5% being astronomically high. There are serious issues with the upfront costs for developers not proceeding without federal insurances that 50bps won't remedy. There's also that matter of whether Canada can really afford it should defaults start to...

A hotel is a commercial build. All steel. No concrete core. That's uncommon for office construction too.

This thread was started in 2013. If they haven't built anything yet than they surely aren't going to build anything now. Cheapening and such is just wasting key strokes.