[TheKingEast]

'Not terrible' seems to be the benchmark Toronto strives for. On a positive note, it bears mentioning that Toronto is still a city that's built for the masses rather than a city for the rich. I've lived in the latter and it's not something I'd like see happen here. A lot of our boom is rooted in being a city where the masses can succeed/have a good life. If that were to end you can bet your bottom dollar that 120,000 people wouldn't be moving here annually.

It's getting to be like the latter though. The prices on new construction is obscene.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[daptive]

Looks like they’ll be installing Silva Cells here. Glad these street trees will be given a decent chance. Hopefully this means we’ll get our sidewalk back soon.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

The dark brick is a miss for me. Is the whole podium office?

 

[Redroom Studios]

^^^ agreed... it doesnt look right next to the lighter brick of the heritage building.

 

[jje1000]

New podium portions feel like like a self-storage buidling for some reason.

 

[ProjectEnd]

The dark brick is a miss for me. Is the whole podium office?

Podium is all hotel, unless that changed in the sale from Gupta / Easton's to Greenland.

 

[Yegger]

I'm not sold on the podiums either but at least they mimic the scale of the Westinghouse building. The ground level also feels very low for such a prominent street but maybe once the scaffolding is all removed things might look better,

 

[interchange42]

Podium is all hotel, unless that changed in the sale from Gupta / Easton's to Greenland.

It will be a Primus Hotel. Primus is one of six brands in the Greenland International Hotels Group. There are currently 7 Primus hotels in China, and one in Sydney, Australia.

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[Red Mars]

Dec 17, 2019

Blue Jay Way

Mercer St.

From Mercer to King St.

King Blue and Bisha Hotel & Residences

Blue Jay Way

 

[ProjectEnd]

 

[Lachlan Holmes]

Photos from Sunday. It has some rough spots (where's the balcony underside painting?) but it's pretty good overall:

 

[daptive]

Hoarding has been taken down and sidewalk looks complete! Think we may have this part of Blue Jays Way back by this week.

 

[karledice]

Awesome retrofitting the old building! One of the nicer development on King that will bring retail and the Canadian theatre museum to the neighborhood!

My realtor did tell me to not buy a unit there because of this developer but the external and the project itself does a great job instead of the parking lot before for sure!

 

[Miscreant]

Great to see the hoarding finally coming down here. Rehab looks great.