[androiduk]

Maybe Ryerson should consider putting the old 'Sam the Record Man' signs on TLS.

 

[Marcanadian]

^^ I thought the perfect place would be where the LG sign was. Have one record on either side. That would be perfect.

 

[canarob]

The view from an 8th floor meeting room. Sorry for the poor quality.

Work on the other office floors is still underway. It looks like Google might be doing something interesting with its space -- at least it looks that way from the elevator when construction workers are getting in.

 

[MetroMan]

What is Google doing in Toronto anyway? Do they have offices in other cities aside from their HQ?

EDIT: Forget I said that:

http://www.google.ca/intl/en/corporate/address.html


They're already here @ BCE Place:
Google Toronto
BCE Place, TD Canada Trust Tower
161 Bay Street, 27th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1

 

[Edward Skira]

Those google ads you see on Urban Toronto have something to do with google being here. I'm sure they have local ad reps working the market.

 

[DTGeek]

The Toronto office is primarily sales, but it's a fairly non-trivial presence. There are also engineering offices in Waterloo and Montreal. Given that the majority of the company's revenue comes from outside the US, it should not be surprising that there are representatives all over the world.

 

[rdaner]

^^^That expanse of roof looks like a future opportunity for either a large green roof and/or more patio space for one of the restaurants.

 

[egotrippin]

^^^That expanse of roof looks like a future opportunity for either a large green roof and/or more patio space for one of the restaurants.

Hahaha oh dear, that sounds like a project that would go above and beyond doing the absolute bare minimum; a concept I don't expect to ever see at this property.

That said, it'd be nice to see your idea come into fruition anyway.

 

[grey]

I realized yesterday that TLS has two Subway sandwich locations. One on the bottom floor, and one three escalator rides up in the food court.

 

[MetroMan]

Can anybody get any more information on this very important rumour that PenEquity has sold the building?

- Who's the buyer?
- What examples of their properties can we look to for ideas on TLS's future?

EDIT: PenEquity still has it's name as the management company on the TorontoLifeSquare.com website and lists the building on PenEquity's website as one of its properties so I'll treat this as a rumour until we get confirmation.

 

[3Dementia]

It's not a rumour, the deal hasn't closed yet so the buyers won't be revealed.

 

[MetroMan]

Thanks for the update.

Would it be possible to know how you're aware of this?

 

[3Dementia]

I posted "insider" first renders of "Metropolis" on the forum 150 years ago courtesy of a PE senior employee... he's still in the family.

 

[MetroMan]

Great

Do you have any insight to whether this new management company will be good for the property or are we dealing with an unproven company that's out to make a buck?

 

[3Dementia]

With due respect to the aforementioned family member, I can only view this acquistion as incredibly good news... even if the new owners have never managed anything more complicated than a pizza joint.