4 months to complete 26 storeys of above grade formwork seems.. slightly ambitious, no?

Cladding now visible on the east side! As One Bloor West and Sky Tower slowly approach the finish line, awesome to have so much to look forward to here. From an aesthetic standpoint, that is. Some of those unit layouts are diabolical.

It’s obviously better than Daniel’s on the Waterfront City of the Arts, but it honestly reminds me of that. Tons of attention paid to the first five stories, looks amazing, and then the tower portion is an utter mess. Nothing is as bad as Daniel’s, but this looks.. not good.

If this project finishes this year it’s gonna get a lot of love in the year end poll. Looks amazing.

I’d say the crown looks better so far IRL than it did in the renders, and that all 3 coloured crowns really have the potential to bump this project from a 7 out of 10 to an 8 when all is said and done.

Hmm, “so far” is a great point. The exterior’s not very far along. Sometimes things turn around.

It doesn’t feel like the quality of the cladding is the problem here. It’s not luxurious, but it’s not terrible. It’s a failure of design.

I’m holding off final judgement for now, it’s nowhere near done, but.. gotta say I’m not loving this one. Cladding is chaotic and grim.

The precast panels here are light years better than the vast majority imo

That last shot, with CIBC square reflected in Royal Bank Plaza, is as obvious a candidate for photo of the day as I’ve seen on this site in almost a decade.

Legendary shot. “The Dream is collapsing..”

The black cladding, windows, and balcony guards are all looking quite good. Somehow makes the precast brick situation both easier and tougher to swallow.

Incredible shot..

To each their own, but I’m not thinking REALLY GOOD when looking at this, myself. More like MORE REALLY SHITTY PRECAST BRICK.

The finishing took the precast from a 2/10 to a 5/10. It’s way way better, but still looks cheap.

Those lower levels are parking, yes? That’s like the nicest looking place to park in the province.

Honestly, without the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector (?) - whatever the white things are- I’d say personally find it pretty cool, but the devices sort of ruin the effect a bit. Not suggesting you remove anything of course.

“new builder took this over as a vanity project which is why it’s going 91 stories” is a spicy hot take.

“It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong… and I am that big man”. -Michael Scott. People, I have good news. I don’t have up to date photos, but I went to investigate that one nice strip of precast in the back alley yesterday, and it appears (I’ve never seen this before) that...

https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2023/12/artistry-condos-rising-near-ago-rippling-balconies-now-32-storeys.54766 32 storeys allegedly, regrettably, although the database still says 29, so I guess I’m confused. As much as I don’t despise this project as most members, it’s undeniably bad, and any...