kotsy
Senior Member
Looks fantastic in my opinion. Looking forward to getting out there to take some drone shots soon.
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rdaner
Senior Member
I saw this on the weekend from the bridge over the tracks in The Junction. Unmissable!
wmedia
Senior Member
One person's "tacky" is another person's "vibrant". I'm in the vibrant camp with this one.
skycandy
Senior Member
I feel the same way. Don’t we all yearn for a little pizzazz in the skyline? So many of our buildings seem like wall flowers that shy away from the spotlight. It’s like they were purposefully built as grey cookie-cutters to just disappear quietly as background buildings. Let’s thump our chest a little, and have a few more buildings that can define our skyline a little more uniquely. And even a bit of a wow factor. 160 Front ticks off that box for me.
steveve
Senior Member
CTV did a video piece on the (controversial) lighting: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/nighttim...p-mixed-reactions-from-torontonians-1.6760698
My take: I think the lighting looks great, but agree that it's stands out a bit too much on the skyline in the evening hours compared to other buildings (not a fault of its own). Dim the lights a notch and it will be perfect.
My take: I think the lighting looks great, but agree that it's stands out a bit too much on the skyline in the evening hours compared to other buildings (not a fault of its own). Dim the lights a notch and it will be perfect.
Dustin William
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Dustin on Instagram: "Welcome to 160 Front Street West. A sharp new addition to Toronto’s famous skyline. 160 Front offers views of the Financial District, waterfront and CN Tower. Perfectly situated close to everything you need including Union Stati
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Obsidian
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the more like Hong Kong the city skyline can get the better. I wish all the other office towers would do something interesting with lighting as well
SkylineHorizons
New Member
Apparently not;
The city only provides "guidance" in regards to architectural lighting, although I can definitely see that changing if more people start complaining about 'light pollution' going forward. It's only building signage that requires approval for now.
GenerationLee
Senior Member
The idea of light pollution being a concern is inane, considering the context, but I suppose pseudo-NIMBY attitudes might try to tame this lighting arrangement to a much lesser extent than we see now.
I'd love to see more lights on say, some of the Southcore towers or say, the RBC Waterpark Building, or the RBC building by Roy Thompson Hall.
I'd love to see more lights on say, some of the Southcore towers or say, the RBC Waterpark Building, or the RBC building by Roy Thompson Hall.
isaidso
Senior Member
No more than the Wall Street bull being a cheap knock off of Frankfurt. The bull and bear were placed in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 1985 as part of the 400th celebration of the exchange. The German one came first.
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UrbanAffair
Senior Member
We should have a giant raccoon instead gnawing on a hydro wire. It’s much more “us”.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...that doesn't quite convey the untamed hand of market the way they would like it to though, lol.
rdaner
Senior Member
I haven't seen any commentary or photos of the event space at the top of this building. I assume that it is still being worked on.
C-mac
Senior Member
Pizzazz is one thing, something looks like a giant lightbright from the 80's is not pizzazz.
daptive
Active Member
Pretty sure that’s where the held the ribbon cutting with Dougie Ford. There are photos few pages back.