[bilked]

I M Pei, Louvre pyramid architect, dies aged 102

Tributes are paid to the man whose iconic buildings also include the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar.

www.bbc.com

A good time to take pause and consider whether more of Pei’s legacy can be retained (ie CCS) as this design evolves.

 

[maestro]

In Toronto?

There has been little contemplation over PEI's Commerce Court in this thread regardless which way you lean on its heritage status The focus has been another really tall tower in the skyline.

 

[ProjectEnd]

A bit dated now but still an interesting image:

 

[Khaloody]

I still wish this was the design instead of the new box

 

[kweku]

I still wish this was the design instead of the new box

I wouldn't be surprised if that "new box" got boxier and watered down by the time shovels hit the ground

 

[ProjectEnd]

I wouldn't be surprised if that "new box" got boxier and watered down by the time shovels hit the ground

Except that the new design demonstrates that boxier =/= watered down.

 

[muller877]

Few outside of skyscraper circles have even heard of 300m as some sort of benchmark. No one in Planning cares about arbitrary numbers like that. Planning certainly cared about height back in 1972 when FCP was working its way through the process - to a final height of 298m. That's that's before the internet and sites like this one and any notion that 300m is some mystery number that we just can't seem to reach.

Your Alex Jones-ing 300m is buffoonish.

Especially since in the 70's Canada was still using imperial measurements. In '72 it was being debated...but not finalized. 978 feet was a hard benchmark back then. Planning put their foot down!

 

[Automation Gallery]

REPORT FOR ACTION 56 Yonge Street, 21 Melinda Street, 18 to 30 Wellington Street West, 187 to 199 Bay Street and 25 King Street West – Zoning Amendment Application – Notice of Pending Report Summary​

Staff will be bringing forward a report on the above-noted application to the June 25, 2019 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council.​

Agenda Item History - 2019.TE7.16

 

[innsertnamehere]

Really interested to see if council recommends approval here or not.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Really interested to see if council recommends approval here or not.

In this day and age that Toronto finds itself with low vacancy, i would assume its a no brainer to approve it?

 

[rbt]

In this day and age that Toronto finds itself with low vacancy, i would assume its a no brainer to approve it?

There's very little in the rezoning process that considers current vacancy rates, or other aspects of it being a commercially viable project.

 

[ushahid]

this will probably get approved but with some recommended changes so it respects city's rules and regulations.

 

[westtoeast]

Out of curiosity, why would the staff report for this come back so fast as opposed to Mirvish and Gehry which was resubmitted at Christmas? I was hoping to see that project in sales this summer finally!

 

[raptor]

Out of curiosity, why would the staff report for this come back so fast as opposed to Mirvish and Gehry which was resubmitted at Christmas? I was hoping to see that project in sales this summer finally!

mirvish and gehry was approved years ago

 

[ushahid]

yeah i have noticed that, commercial/offices are approved much quicker than resid.......