Six storey mixed use for the northwest corner. It went up quickly due to the steel frame construction.
They used precast cement slabs for the floors.
They used precast cement slabs for the floors.
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urbandreamer
recession proof
what's the building for?
astroturf
New Member
Doesn't the structure seems kind of fragile for a high-rise?
How good is that hollow concrete floor as a sound insulator...
How good is that hollow concrete floor as a sound insulator...
Thankfully it's only a midrise then.
Ed, did you catch any of the architecture info about it on those signs? The pics are a bit fuzzy.
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Ed, did you catch any of the architecture info about it on those signs? The pics are a bit fuzzy.
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I stole these pictures from casaguy. He had them in the 101 Sherbourne thread.
Edward
Senior Member
I drove down Richmond this morning and was surprised to see this one sticking out. Even though its only 6 floors it makes a nice impression on the street. Hope the cladding is decent. Hard to tell from the rendering posted.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
Caltrane I see steel! Different project but steel nonetheless.
junctionist
Senior Member
Six floors seems conservative for a corner lot. I'm not complaining about the midrise nature which is important for the area's scale, but they could have done more with it.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Just for fun I called that number listed--but since voice mail is one of the things i hate i didn't get any further
Small lot and I guess they couldn't buy the rest so that restricted them. Still good infill for this area. And Modern across the street will make a huge difference to the area.
rdaner
Senior Member
infill
Does this have a thread? 294 Richmond East. Thanks to Current on SSC for images.
Does this have a thread? 294 Richmond East. Thanks to Current on SSC for images.
Yes it does. When in doubt check the Development Index:
http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=5490
http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=5490
Hipster Duck
Senior Member
The building is well-scaled and quite striking but that base is totally inappropriate for anything other than a TD Canada Trust/Starbucks.
urbandreamer
recession proof
It's those silly "vents(?)" at the top that ruin what could be an okay building. And why all the black brick for smallish infill Toronto developments these days? Is there a fire sale going on from all those blackened Queen West bricks?
Those "silly vents" are skylights.