Mongo
Senior Member
^Well it is a military principle to seize the high ground...
Bill
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jaborandi
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Yes, I'm sure I saw it in Port Coquitlam.
Zephyr
Active Member
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
Well played, Zephyr, well played.
ShonTron
Moderator
Wow. Your image almost makes the tower looks super cheap with stucco and pre-cast (and I bet that's what we'll get for the rebuilt facade). And the cannon pippy-poos on every second floor are a nice touch.
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
What? For god's sake, those aren't pippypoos, they're real cannons. They're amenities. Lanai with Cannon: only at the Residences of Rearguard Action.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Cannondrel Stoneridge will be handling this one I assume?
I'm sorry, I know it was terrible but I had to.
I'm sorry, I know it was terrible but I had to.
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Hydrogen
Guest
It was worth it!
yyzer
Senior Member
tidbit in today's Globe:
Outflanked in condo war
Patricia Best, January 10, 2008 at 6:34 AM EST
The venerable Royal Canadian Military Institute, a private club on University Avenue in Toronto readily identified courtesy of the cannon positioned outside its doors, has weathered a skirmish over its plans to redevelop its site. The landmark building apparently was becoming a bit of a burden for the club - particularly regarding maintenance and building code non-compliance issues.
The club, which counts among its members retired and current military types plus business, academic and political people with an interest in military history, embarked on the usual long, drawn-out, hyper-consultative process typical of most redevelopment projects, and then settled on an arrangement with condo developer Howard Sokolowski to redevelop the plum site.
A dissenting group with impressive titles - lieutenant-colonels, colonels and a past chief of the Metro Toronto Police - tried to raise a rebellion against the plans. But at a meeting in late November, members voted for the high-rise, condo-ized, monetized future.
Outflanked in condo war
Patricia Best, January 10, 2008 at 6:34 AM EST
The venerable Royal Canadian Military Institute, a private club on University Avenue in Toronto readily identified courtesy of the cannon positioned outside its doors, has weathered a skirmish over its plans to redevelop its site. The landmark building apparently was becoming a bit of a burden for the club - particularly regarding maintenance and building code non-compliance issues.
The club, which counts among its members retired and current military types plus business, academic and political people with an interest in military history, embarked on the usual long, drawn-out, hyper-consultative process typical of most redevelopment projects, and then settled on an arrangement with condo developer Howard Sokolowski to redevelop the plum site.
A dissenting group with impressive titles - lieutenant-colonels, colonels and a past chief of the Metro Toronto Police - tried to raise a rebellion against the plans. But at a meeting in late November, members voted for the high-rise, condo-ized, monetized future.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Imagine this building http://www.1717avenue.com/ only taller on the site: ugh! Hopefully Tribute doesn't blow this opportunity--I have a feeling (given the history of destroying U-Avenue) they will
yyzer
Senior Member
Doesn't Howard Sokolowski have something to do with the Toronto Argonauts? Does he own the Argos?
urbandreamer
recession proof
He's Mr. Tribute Communities:
Tribute Communities was founded by President Al Libfeld and CEO Howard Sokolowski who continue to be actively involved in the company's day to day operations.
http://www.tributecommunities.com/
Tribute Communities was founded by President Al Libfeld and CEO Howard Sokolowski who continue to be actively involved in the company's day to day operations.
http://www.tributecommunities.com/
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
when sponsorship and patronage and all else fails, you can always condo-ize!
perhaps L Tower and MLS are precedents for this... any other examples? Maybe the Toronto Reference Library should look at condo-izing!
perhaps L Tower and MLS are precedents for this... any other examples? Maybe the Toronto Reference Library should look at condo-izing!
urbandreamer
recession proof
Phase 2 of the AGO: Condo-formation. Live at the centre of it all: Gehry's Gaudy Gallery Lofts!
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
love it! I am just laughing my ass off this morning...