[cd concept]

My personal rule is to never get excited prior to the value engineering phase.

These renders might as well be a Sim City fantasy at this stage.

It's sad but probably true! We all know the process drill lol!

 

[Riseth]

My personal rule is to never get excited prior to the value engineering phase.

These renders might as well be a Sim City fantasy at this stage.

Yup.

I want to see some FINAL designs and actual construction here before I take any of this seriously.

 

[Koops65]

 

[cd concept]

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Love the colors of this development! Can't wait to see a flyby of this when you have the time thanks lol!

 

[DKsan]

I'm sure it's coming, but I expect Waterfront Toronto to probably distance themselves from David Adjaye. There are some serious sexual harassment allegations against him...and it doesn't look good that his victims' names were leaked to the media in Ghana. Quite a few institutions have already withdrawn.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

My personal rule is to never get excited prior to the value engineering phase.

These renders might as well be a Sim City fantasy at this stage.

Although, you have to admit that's a pretty phat flatiron there...

 

[Sunnyside]

My personal rule is to never get excited prior to the value engineering phase.

These renders might as well be a Sim City fantasy at this stage.

Not that I disagree, but this is premium waterfront land. Even after all the value engineering, this is going to be nicer than a lot of stuff nearby. The question is if it’ll be better than nearly everything, which is effectively what’s being promised.

 

[Koops65]

 

[mferna]

Good news, the project seems to be advancing. New article with details https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2023/0...at-gulf-advance-ambitious-plan-quayside.53210

 

[dougtoronto]

I think it's really shortsighted not to have a Distillery GO station as part of the future SmartTrack/GO RER system here. So many people who will eventually be underserved by the even more elusive East Bayfront LRT.

 

[DSC]

I think it's really shortsighted not to have a Distillery GO station as part of the future SmartTrack/GO RER system here. So many people who will eventually be underserved by the even more elusive East Bayfront LRT.

Oh no! The QQE LRT appears in the renderings so it must be happening. (Sigh!)

 

[christiesplits]

Given how prominent these buildings will be on Toronto's eastern skyline, I hope that at least one or two buildings will be quite striking from a far, and not just "another glass box."

I don't want another CityPlace in terms of quality and variation of style, textures and colour.

 

[jxmith_]

Have we got confirmation on which space GB is taking; I'm assuming its the space in 1A which is just over 9000m2 for institutional on levels 2 and 3 (96,000ft2)

There's a secondary 3,000m2 space in 1B, which is labelled institutional, co-working and something else. Not sure if any of that is theres.

So many docs!

Is George Brown expanding or are they going to migrate down to the waterfront entirely?

 

[Northern Light]

Is George Brown expanding or are they going to migrate down to the waterfront entirely?

Expanding on the Waterfront.

St. James remains their largest campus at ~800,000ft2; equivalent to a large floor plate 40-storey building. Waterfront campus is less than 1/2 that size currently.

Casa Loma Campus is a different question though.

It's definitely shedding some buildings.

I'm not sure if it stays or not; given that GB is also looking at a new Mount Dennis campus.

 

[jxmith_]

Expanding on the Waterfront.

St. James remains their largest campus at ~800,000ft2; equivalent to a large floor plate 40-storey building. Waterfront campus is less than 1/2 that size currently.

Casa Loma Campus is a different question though.

Its definitely shedding some buildings.

I'm not sure if it stays or not; given that GB is also looking at a new Mount Dennis campus.

Education seems like a good racket. I feel like years back all the expansion came with politicians announcing financial backing and doing photo ops. Hence why I figured, no big hubbub meant some site closures.