Red Mars
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Pic taken July 6, 2013
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Red Mars
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Pic taken Sept 18, 2013
SpadinaBus
Active Member
It is still an office building at Spadina/Front. KPMB is off the job and their tower has been scrapped. Pikard Chilton now in control of new tower design. Maybe that is why the Globe went east?
milanista
Active Member
That sounds interesting. I just checked out Pikard Chilton's website and they seem to have done some good looking buildings in the past. I'm hoping for something great for the corner of Front/Spadina and not just another condo.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Nice - their Devon Energy Centre in OKC is pretty impressive.
http://archrecord.construction.com/...12/10/devon-energy-center-pickard-chilton.asp
AoD
http://archrecord.construction.com/...12/10/devon-energy-center-pickard-chilton.asp
AoD
Southcore
Active Member
Great looking project, what a game changer for the area, bridging the gap between Cityplace and King West. Hope this gets built as soon as possible.
SP!RE
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Wow! NOW we're talking. Looking forward to this going forward, and seeing how the plans develop. I love how pedestrian and cyclist focused the plans are... very progressive and different than we're used to. Good for RioCan/Allied/Diamond for doing this.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Maybe they can finally build that park lining Wellington that they have been planning for a century?
fedplanner
Active Member
I could not believe my eyes when reading about this on the front page this morning. What an exciting development for Toronto!
Automation Gallery
Superstar
I agree, so they plan the office tower at the same location the previous Globe tower was to be built, hopefully Pickard Chilton design something iconic for this gateway
•More than a million square feet of office space is planned for the well, most of it in a 34-storey office tower proposed for the southeast corner of the site (at the northwest corner of Front and Spadina). Its designer is Pickard Chilton Architects of New Haven, Connecticut
Ramako
Moderator
Their recent major office projects include Eight Avenue Place, Devon Energy Centre, River Point, 300 North LaSalle, 1180 Peachtree and BG Group Place. Not a bad track record at all.
NorthYorkEd
Active Member
"Vehicles would not move through the site at ground level, which would be left to pedestrians and bicyclists."
Nice!
Nice!
Ramako
Moderator
I don't really have much to say beyond that this doesn't sound like it could be any more perfect. It looks live they've really put some thought into making this a liveable neighbourhood rather than just an assembly of condos that don't relate to one another.
Lenser
Senior Member
The move towards a more pedestrian-friendly environment is great forward thinking. Very excited for this to happen.