[officedweller]

The mechanical, not the penthouse

Agreed.

If they paint some of the grills to create vertical stripes, it would unify the top and prevent the horizontal stripes from dominating.

 

[junctionist]

Hopefully, Cityzen won't repeat the disappointing execution we saw with the tops of the Absolute towers.

 

[someMidTowner]

March 10th

 

[vegeta_skyline]

Agreed.

If they paint some of the grills to create vertical stripes, it would unify the top and prevent the horizontal stripes from dominating.

Wouldn't make much of a difference, except maybe from a far - the grills/vents are angled downwards.

 

[khris]

A big blue garage door fronting on to Yonge St? Meh.

 

[ushahid]

they really need to add two three stripes in the empty space it ruins the beauty of this building.

 

[bilked]

Anyone see Denis Villeneuve's Enemy this weekend (or at TIFF)? Beautiful shots of Toronto in the closing credits, including an extended pan of L Tower circa 2013.

 

[modernizt]

A big blue garage door fronting on to Yonge St? Meh.

Yeah, this tower really makes no apologies for not addressing the corner of Yonge and Front but rather turning its side to Yonge Street.

 

[johnwood]

A big blue garage door fronting on to Yonge St? Meh.

I also hate the roof above the garage door, it looks like the roof is about to collapse.

 

[modernizt]

I find that the podium has no relationship to the tower; it's clear that it was an afterthought/reaction to the removal of the Sony Centre cultural centre / expansion that was planned. Instead of glazing the side of it facing Yonge, I would have liked to have seen it clad in the same siding as the smaller entrance further north of it. The glazing makes it look like it's trying to be part of the tower but it just doesn't mesh together well.

I am also surprised that the loading docks weren't placed along the Esplanade or to the east of the property. Ah well, sometimes sacrifices must be made.

 

[udo]

Walk around the block

 

[interchange42]

I am also surprised that the loading docks weren't placed along the Esplanade or to the east of the property. Ah well, sometimes sacrifices must be made.

I have to believe that during the Site Plan approval process the City was convinced that an entrance for the trucks from The Esplanade was impossible owing to the tightness of the site; they would never have allowed it on Yonge Street otherwise.

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[khris]

Then maybe the building should have been built on a different site. We in Toronto are so accepting of stupid things like this. It's Yonge Street, right off the Gardiner and around the corner from Union. Garage entrances on to Yonge are not okay.

 

[Torontovibe]

The Yonge Street side of this building, is going to be a dead zone, for the whole block. At this location, with another dead space just across the street, that's rather unfortunate. It needs a restaurant, coffee shop or something.

 

[Benito]

I really like this building from afar, up close it isn't quite as stunning.