That podium is so Scandanavian... I hate it,.....did they buy that IKEA??
Can I lease a Saab there?? Seriously...no retail is a super huge mistake, That should be a wine shop, a fine bakery, a high end eatery and a cafe' or two, and a coffee shop.
Wheres the cache in saying i live in Absolute....no no the podium box, (laughs)
Retail also brings the public into the project. Now its just from condo to elevator to parking ramp, and off to Toronto....
I would open a sawnk little club in there, 10$ Martinis, Stan Getz and Jobim....and force you to leave the buildings hall ways and create a desirable atmosphere, at street level, all of which makes a neighborhood work. Instead of just being a place to sleep. .
"I live in the podium at Absolute" talk about falling short of the mark.