[The Preservationist]

I think, this current design is very refined and mature and is not gimmicky like Dubai or Vegas. Cities like Chicago and Sanfrancisco build buildings like these. Plus previous designs had too many balconies for buildings that tall, that's a turn off. I'm happy that HPA took such a matured approach to design.

I tend to agree. Much design refinement and effort has gone into this trio over the last few years nearly all of it favourable which is a good thing considering the size of the project. This will be prominently visible on the waterfront for many decades. Let's hope for quality materials that will make these three positively stand out.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Often we end up with a significant downgrade in terms of design and quality. This isn't one of those. This is better than the previous designs and some of these early peeks are encouraging.

Yep. This certainly doesn't seemed to be squared off in the final design. Rather it's almost if they kept pushing the boundaries until it was approved.

 

[cc46]

Great light and shadow

 

[UrbanAffair]

^This photo is just a really great overview of the substantial construction happening in the East Bayfront and Lower Yonge areas.

 

[mburrrrr]

A different perspective from the 6th floor terrace at 25 The Esplanade taken on Oct 5th.

 

[Jeff Morgan]

Picture from the south.

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[wmedia]

Earlier today:

 

[innsertnamehere]

shoring looks like it's almost complete. I wonder how long until excavation begins.

 

[differential]

is this what we're seeing the supertall variant? Or is the thread title still misleading?

 

[rbt]

is this what we're seeing the supertall variant? Or is the thread title still misleading?

The shoring rig on the bottom-left is working on the 312m building; fairly quickly too. Excavation will probably start late this year.

 

[Rascacielo]

The footprint for the supertall looks smaller than the other tower's (the one under construction).

 

[khaldoon]

The footprint for the supertall looks smaller than the other tower's (the one under construction).

I think only because the current phase has a bigger podium. If you look at this diagram posted by mburrrr you see that the towers have similar massing:

 

[Rascacielo]

I think only because the current phase has a bigger podium. If you look at this diagram posted by mburrrr you see that the towers have similar massing:

Agree. The podium for the Phase 1 Tower takes up a lot of space.

 

[TossYourJacket]

First phase has the community centre in the podium so it's larger in footprint.

Tbh, I'm excited for Phase 3 as well, even if it's not as exciting as the Sky Tower. I was walking down Bremner the other day and it should be the main thing we see behind the ACC when finished. Which will certainly be an improvement over the Daniels building that is in clear view right now (thankfully Sugar Wharf will help hide that as well).