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Signage for the daycare is up:

 

[Don Mills]

Saw this shot and thought wow cool MEC is doing a living wall on the east side, before realizing it's the Bathrust Centre

 

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[RonThom]

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What a disappointment and squandered opportunity. Really pathetic work from Dermot Sweeney. He should be ashamed.

 

[TheKingEast]

@ this trash

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

Some progress on the cladding of the architectural 'feature' above the main entrance. They are really embracing the whole rural architectural vibe with what looks like vinyl cottage siding:

 

[innsertnamehere]

the use of the flagstone on the first couple feet of the building feels so suburban Whitby, it hurts.

 

[ADRM]

This is truly atrocious, and it's actually getting worse with the detailing.

 

[TheKingEast]

This firm shouldn’t get any work downtown. They can’t be trusted.

 

[Towered]

Wait until it's finished, they said. It may turn out better than expected, they said.

 

[jje1000]

The project is not bad in terms of its detailing, but it is bland, which makes it entirely unforgivable in its context.

Basically this would be an ok-ish project for anywhere but the downtown core, which should demand more.

 

[knlaruw]

Woof. The North York location is definitely a (small) step above this mess.

 

[isaidso]

It looks more like a 'before' photo (before demo) than the replacement.

 

[MetroMan]

Saw this shot and thought wow cool MEC is doing a living wall on the east side, before realizing it's the Bathrust Centre

And you tricked me too. I had a glimmer of hope for those 6 seconds.

This thing is truly atrocious. You look up John Street and see that it ends with Grange Park and Frank Gehry’s blue titanium AGO addition. You look up Peter, and you see this piece of shit.

Really, the only thing that could save this is if they covered it all in ivy.

 

[Calvin]

I liked the parking lot and all the vendors on the sidewalk better.