[Edward Skira]

You can view the page at http://urbantoronto.ca/content.php?1912-Bishop-s-Block-Comes-Back-To-Life-At-Westbank-s-Living-Shangri-La-Toronto-Hotel-And-Condos

 

[migtree]

It almost looks too good to be true... Honestly, how do we know that they recycled any old brick at all, and didn't just recreate the old building with all new brick?

 

[Redroom Studios]

go look at it in person... they cant make new brick look like that.

 

[thecharioteer]

I believe it was the original brick:

 

[Red October]

What quality workmanship.. Taking a 180 year old dilapidated building, dismantling the entire think, saving a lot of the old brick, and putting it back together, all while retaining the historic feeling of the facade!

Can't wait until it's finished.. Maybe they should put a plaque up about what was done.

 

[spaced]

Now this is how you incorporate a historic building that needs to be rebuilt!

 

[springroll]

Is this where the new Momofuku restaurants will be residing in?

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Wow good job Wesbank!

 

[savevp]

Gorgeous job.

 

[sodapop]

amazing! i wish all new developments could incorporate heritage like this. maybe some other devlopment companies will start to follow westbanks lead

 

[HHC]

If we're capable of re-constructing buildings such as this one, we should do the same with all the other gems we lost. Toronto Star Tower reconstruction please!

 

[Red October]

^ Empress Hotel as well!