[urbandreamer]

23 June 2012:

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken August 19, 2012

 

[Towered]

Now to get rid of the building to the left...

 

[Miscreant]

Yep. It needs to be unceremoniously bulldozed.

 

[Urban Shocker]

Yep. It needs to be unceremoniously bulldozed.

Cue Mr. "Save as much second rate architecture as possible" ...

Toronto has torn down a lot of buildings that weren't cited as anything historically important (at least not important enough for preservation and reuse). Many of those decisions were poor ones.

 

[neubilder]

Cue Mr. "Save as much second rate architecture as possible" ...

Why would anyone who wasn't a industry shill write something like that? It's difficult enough to preserve heritage from the big-money backed forces of redevelopment. While I agree the one storey building underutilizes the site and is of no architectural significance, it is unlikely to go without taking the Lorne building with it. Like them or not, these buildings provide much needed variety and relief in a district being rammed with square footage.

And I'll strap myself to the Lorne building before a dozer gets to it.

 

[Urban Shocker]

Perhaps the Lorne Building ought to be shifted to the Facade District?

 

[urbandreamer]

If this building goes I'd like to see a really innovative infill development. I can think of an architect up to the task....

 

[urbandreamer]

1 September 2012:

 

[greenleaf]

The break in the balconies make the building feel less imposing. Nice scale to the street. It feels very urban and appropriate.

The spandrel looks cheap though. Is it the colour?

 

[someMidTowner]

Sept 21:

 

[urbandreamer]

3 November 2012:

"Cresford: "Yo Northgrave we really want you to make us an aA-style building, ok. We're on a tight budget."

Northgrave: Done.""

 

[TheKingEast]

This one looks pretty bad. Northgrave is crapola though so not surprised.

 

[AlbertC]

Yeah, Paul Northgrave should have stopped designing building 2 decades ago...

 

[urbandreamer]

18 December 2012: www.YAWNcondos.com