Alexut
New Member
Looks like a suburban tumor
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holographic plastic
Active Member
Well, clearly most people here disagree.
isaidso
Senior Member
This is exactly what the area needed. St.Clair/Yonge has long felt stuffy and a bit sleepy. It desperately needed an injection of vitality and some architecture that was't so staid. It's getting both. There are lots of other wonderful proposals for this area too.
With all the mid-rises going up between Davenport & St. Clair it might even feel stitched into the downtown 10-15 years from now.
With all the mid-rises going up between Davenport & St. Clair it might even feel stitched into the downtown 10-15 years from now.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
So when do they start to build this?
...I know, I know...I am asking this in the vain hopes they stick the reno shovels in the current building before they decide to water down that design. Might as well get in there while it's still fresh! >.<
...I know, I know...I am asking this in the vain hopes they stick the reno shovels in the current building before they decide to water down that design. Might as well get in there while it's still fresh! >.<
Koops65
Senior Member
Yonge / St. Clair is starting to look more and more beefy with all these tall proposals now:
mandy_CN
New Member
How can someone's judgement be so wrong ?
cd concept
Senior Member
Sorry about asking for flybys all the time. But I lOVE when more skyscrapers are added to your flyby illustration page in Midtown !!! When you have the time thanks!
adma
Superstar
Funny thing is, I've long been of the POV that the existing structure was built w/future expansion in mind--and possibly horizontally if not vertically (the W party wall w/the present mural looks as if it could have accommodated such a thing)
Northern Light
Superstar
The application that goes w/this fine proposal is linked below:
Northern Light
Superstar
* Docs are up*
Obviously many of the details are already in the Front Page article that got this thread going....... I will try not to duplicate too much.
Obviously many of the details are already in the Front Page article that got this thread going....... I will try not to duplicate too much.
The Preservationist
Active Member
I think it's fairly respective of the current office block. The transitional areas to the side and on top of original look well thought out.
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Northern Light
Superstar
Hmmm,
I'm not too sure about the virtue of turning this into a park:
I'm not too sure about the virtue of turning this into a park:
A Torontonian Now
Senior Member
I will say that I am disappointed that the office space is being replaced 1:1 rather than expanded. Given the larger office floorplates, I assumed the square-footage would increase, but it seems not. Is a level lost to retail? The floor to ceiling heights do not appear increased (and therefore number of floors to the top of the existing building decreased) based on the renderings.
Northern Light
Superstar
If I am reading the renders correctly, there are currently 11 floors of offices above grade.
The proposal is for 10 levels of offices above grade
(the ground floor not counted in either scenario)
A Torontonian Now
Senior Member
That's what I see as well. I am still confounded looking at the renders. The existing office appears to be 4 of the large bays (you can see this on the amenity level) vs 2 large bays of additional office. That would be a 1/3 increase, minus the single missing floor. There is still a discrepancy of about 5 stories (of the original building floorplate) that are seemingly unaccounted for.