A Pool With A View
Published on 21-01-2011 by Skyscrapernews.com

Ever fancied going swimming in an infinity pool, above you only sky... and in front of you the CN Tower? Well soon if you're wealthy enough you'll be able to do exactly that in the Canadian city of Toronto.

Anchored in the city centre next to a PATH station, the proposals from Tridel for 300 Front Street West are for a 152 metre tall, 52 floor residential building diagonally opposite the CN Tower pitched very firmly at the luxury end of the market, and offering some impressive facilities for residents with a double height reception greeting them.

The tower design may be staid, and corporate with few external indications apart from the balconies suggesting its residential nature but within is another matter. Apartments will be lofts rather than condos with unpartitioned living areas, whilst the penthouses from floors 44 to 49 will boast 250 square metres of space and 3 metre ceilings plus a multi-million dollar price tag.

As well as the rooftop infinity pool that's orientated straight towards the CN Tower, there will be a selection of private cabanas on the sundeck, a Roman fountain, a lounge, a poker room, a communal dining room for grand dinners with friends, a billiards room, a party room, and a fully equipped gym.
On the corners of the tower at ground level will be two retail units, one bounding Front Street West and the other on John Street. Directly on the corner of these two roads will be a landscaped public space filling approximately a fifth of the total site area.
Apartments within 300 Front Street West are now on sale, and the developer has begun site preparation.

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from today...crane, she is coming...
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great news ^^^ looking forward to this one. this tower is an area changer. it's gonna be a great addition to the area, especially cause of the little park.
 
300 Front St W Photos from the CN Tower

Four shots from the CN Tower looking down at excavation and shoring (Jan 29, 2011- photos by Lorne Chapman)

More construction pics from Jan 29, 2011 are on the Tridel's Facebook fanpage gallery.

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It's amazing how different 52 storys can look. They can vary by as much as 53 metres - or 174 feet - equivalent to a 17 story building.

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Blame it on mechanical + high ceilings ^^^
The Ritz's mechanical slope accounts for a fair amount of height. which boosts it up a bit. and it probably has higher ceilings than 300 front.
And for high ceilingsTrump will be the king of that. at only 60 stories and being about 250m at it's roof. it's impressive.
 
dam....300 Front was 652???

Yep. Blame the City's asinine "skyline tapering policy", which is particularly ridiculous in the case of 300 Front, since Ritz (688 feet) is almost next door with only the CBC building between them, and the CN Tower is not much further away.

It got chopped to 52 floors from 58, if I remember correctly.
 
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Though I disagreed with the effectively arbitrary reduction in height, I do like the second desgn much better. It has far better proportions.
 
Despite the height decrease, the new/current proposal is situated much better (the park). it's cool since it will be the first thing you'll see on the way back from a jays game/cn tower visit. :)
 
49 floors is the completed height.

That's a shame, but it's OK to propose 65 stories on Charles Street. Hummm.
I don't care for the skyline tapering policy either, it's not exactly very forward thinking.
 

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