rdaner
Senior Member
Great pix! Do we know what’s going in here?
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Rimawi
New Member
What a beauty! Have been waiting for this moment for years 
Johnny Au
Senior Member
The Jamieson Clothier Outfitter carving around the building is well-preserved to this very day!
canadaniel
Active Member
I’ve been wondering this for ages as well. A small urban Simons location on those 4 first floors would be absolutely gorgeous! I can only dream
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
70Challenger
Active Member
OMG so satisfying to see that brutal scaffolding come down after all this time. Nice to see they kept the timber windows.
isaidso
Senior Member
It's shocking what Toronto has done to literally 100s of formerly beautiful buildings. Thankfully, some of the ugly is being stripped away bit by bit. Gives one hope for Queen West, Bloor West, and numerous other streets. There are so many gems hidden behind decades of schlock. Very satisfying indeed.
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CanadianNational
Senior Member
A big thank-you and congratulations to Cadillac Fairview for taking the time and care to do this so beautifully, and on the splendid result. It looks absolutely wonderful.
DSC
Superstar
Yes, they have shown they can do great things, like here, or not so great (e.g. 401 Bay!)
Johnny Au
Senior Member
July 26, 2023:
Freddy
Active Member
*claps in relief*
smably
Senior Member
Anyone know whether the brick is new, or did they just give it an extremely intense scrubbing?
wmedia
Senior Member
Fantastic to see this corner coming back to life. Now I hope one day they'll also do something about that dreadful Potemkin Village frontage that extends north.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
Seems like the original idea was to reuse the bricks but in the end a lot of the building was too damaged to be salvaged, so it's mostly a very detailed recreation.2 Queen project pivots from restoration to re-creation
2 Queen project pivots from restoration to re-creation - Daily Commercial News
When revitalizing 2 Queen, the intent was to salvage as much of the existing building as possible, but wear-and-tear over the last 126 years required the team to pivot from restoration to re-creation. Owner Cadillac Fairview (CF) approached constructioncanada.constructconnect.com
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...now if they could use that faithful recreation on 401 Bay. >.<