AlbertC
Superstar
Yeah, it does appear to be the newest version of RAC3. Also appears to be 28 storeys based on this drawing...*sigh* if only it was twice the height...
Atlantis
Active Member
How many storeys were they planning for in some of the original proposals for RAC3?
taal
Senior Member
I thought at one point it was 40+ ... but I think the floor plates may have been smaller because I don't recall it being much larger then 600-800,000 square feet i.e. similar to the curent development.
taal
Senior Member
Sorry about that everyone ... yea this is RAC 3 ... should have added this to that thread. If you can combine that would be great, thanks !
Filip
Senior Member
This is in Toronto?
OXFORD IS THE DEVELOPER?!
Wow.. I'm speechless. Architect is KPF, I remember reading about this development in one of their newsletters, unfortunately it isn't as tall as I thought it would be.
OXFORD IS THE DEVELOPER?!
Wow.. I'm speechless. Architect is KPF, I remember reading about this development in one of their newsletters, unfortunately it isn't as tall as I thought it would be.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
How about their other new proposed 30-33 storey development at 85 Harbour street.
pw20
Active Member
Wish it was taller.
There's a fair number of active office proposals at the moment:
RA III - Oxford - 615,000 Sq
Waterpark Place 3 - Oxford - 800,000 Sq
ICE Office - Cad/Fair - 800,000 Sq
Queen-Richmond Centre - Allied - 276,705 Sq
Southcore II - 700,000 Sq
Only Brookfield seems to not have an actively leasing tower in the marketplace, unless you count BA II...
grey
Senior Member
Well, that's more like it.
taal
Senior Member
Actually BA II is being actively leased now.
I don't think the ICE office building is being actively leased though ...
That's a lot so we can make some guesses.
The Queen-Richmond Centre is standalone ... by that I mean someone looking for space there wouldn't really be considering the CBD (which the south core area is part of now in my opinion) so this will go ahead.
Out of the other ones, we're all fairly confident Waterpark Place 3 has found a main tenant. Also Southcore II is under construction, we don't know how much has been leased.
So there's likely a lot of space in Waterpark Place 3 and Southcore II. So I think it's highly unlikely we'll see action on any of the other projects in the short term.
KPF is also doing the new Oxford office tower planned for Vancouver.
ladyscraper
man alive
Very nice tower. I wish it was much taller so it would be more visible.
wasabi
New Member
Kudos to Oxford on their Big Blocks strategy. It seems like a brilliant strategy – great way for them to differentiate themselves and capture both tenant and broker attention.
Other landlords should pay attention …..
Other landlords should pay attention …..
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Looks like the roof slope could potentially add an equivalent of 4 extra floors in height..im thinking this will be somewhere between 140-160 meters in height.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Given that the design challenge was to incorporate an existing office building in a new development, and given that a successful visual template for doing so already exists in the building to the west which "steps up" in three boxy sections, why didn't they follow it?
Art Vandelay
Active Member
The glass in these renders is usually white. The reality is almost always blue or green. Why is that? With what is happening with FCP you would think we would see another white building. Even Apple figured out how to make a white iPhone.