[James Demondulonda]

I think it looks kinda chic and unique. Definitely a good luxury hotel addition.

 

[condovo]

^^Grey window wall / spandrel looks chic and...unique? M'okay. You wouldn't happen to be working for Ink Entertainment, would you?

 

[vatche]

it's not bad. once trees go up and patio tables and umbrellas, it'll look a lot more attractive at street level.

 

[Solaris]

my biggest beef is the dumbing down of the copper accent fins on the tower, which are nothing more than mullion accent lines now ... had they kept the original design (like fins on the podium) it would have looked really sharp

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[interchange42]

Signage is up, and the big, vertical podium windows look *very* good.

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Agreed: I love those protruding frame windows! Looking forward to seeing this integrated into the street with landscaping, finishing touches.

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[urbandreamer]

 

[interchange42]

Ouch.

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[Torontovibe]

This building goes from bad to worse! I never noticed how miss-matched that ugly, grey cladding is but that's probably because I try to avoid looking at it. Ouch indeed!

 

[agoraflaneur]

And it would seem that the west view will be protected from development for the foreseeable future .... Terrible.

 

[condovo]

This is really inexcusable. Is there no enforcement of standards? Are there standards? I feel like our city's being abused to make a quick buck and no one's lifting a finger in its defence.

 

[Benito]

Is that grey cladding thin aluminium? It looks so bad, uneven colouring and not at all smooth with many ripples, not a good look.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Is that grey cladding thin aluminium? It looks so bad, uneven colouring and not at all smooth with many ripples, not a good look.

The colour and the way it puffed up looks like zinc, but not sure about that.

AoD

 

[ADRM]

^^I don't even like the sign above the entrance. The "heritage" component is nothing more than tokenism. Another grey window wall / spandrel dud.

I'll gladly take that brand of tokenism over a repetition of most of the rest of the god-awful tower.

 

[Torontovibe]

This is really inexcusable. Is there no enforcement of standards? Are there standards? I feel like our city's being abused to make a quick buck and no one's lifting a finger in its defence.

I feel the same way too! I've thought that for quite a while.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Gorgeous, it surely must be Welsh slate from the hills of Snowdonia.