[urbandreamer]

Mods can't find a thread and since I photographed these stunningly posh THs under construction, here it shall be.
http://manorgatehomes.com/Register-Leslieville.cfm

14 units of stunning modern design...err not:

from Spring Realty aka Toronto Realtor.

Embarrassing.

 

[christiesplits]

Really? On such a prime Queen East site? Yeesh how did this slip through City Planning.

 

[flonicky]

compared to manorgate's usual architectural atrocities, this should be considered 'dodging the bullet'

 

[anonymous0024]

From today"

 

[AlbertC]

https://flic.kr/p/ev3t5W

 

[UrbanFervour]

How does s*** like this get built anymore? It boggles the mind.

 

[ducati0000]

Wow it looks great....... maybe in 1970....what a mess.........

 

[investican]

This was originally a Hallstone project, what do you want?

 

[junctionist]

Wow it looks great....... maybe in 1970....what a mess.........

Jack Diamond and Barton Myers did much finer work in the 1970s than whoever put this pile together.

 

[urbandreamer]

To tell you the truth, they almost got the design right. Ditch the beige trim, use brick on the pitched roof and simplify the dormers and you've got a gorgeous Dutch Modern-style residence.

A quick sketch to illustrate what I mean:

 

[urbandreamer]

5 November 2013: While staring at this eyesore I imagined it was NimbyTect's building in its place.

 

[junctionist]

The mansard roof looks awkward. The facade looks modern with some Georgian influences. The mansard roof is too big, the dormers facing Queen Street look cheap and the pipes look out of place. I like the Juliette balcony dormers facing Rushbrooke, though.

 

[AlbertC]

This has been around for a while now, but just some photos during a walk-by to show it in full completion and with the retail unit occupied:

 

[AlbertC]

 

[AlbertC]