Just blowing this one up to full scale for everyone.

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Complete redesign. Not that it's the best tower ever, but it's gone from a very suburban looking thing (like what KSquare is getting up at Kennedy and the 401, and what's proposed down at the very suburban location of Jarvis & Queen) to something a little more urban in its appearance. What seems to have disappeared, however, is retail at ground level. Whether it has actually gone, or that's simply the effect of this car-light-blurry rendering I'm not sure, but the effect is to downplay street retail now. Yes it has two high speed suburban arterials running past it, and not that much sidewalk traffic, there is some potential though, depending on retail offerings, from locals in the VHL complex across the street, for example, and I wonder if they are squandering the opportunity to add more urban life at ground level even as they urbanize the look of the upper levels.

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2180 LAWRENCE AVE E
Ward 21 - Scarborough District
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2180 LAWRENCE AVE E​


Development comprising of a 21 storey and 7 storey apartment buildings with 3 storey townhouses.
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Rezoning​
19 262428 ESC 21 OZ​
Dec 17, 2019​
Under Review​

 
It was definitely too good to be true, and judging from the spandrel panels cleverly minimized in the rendering- a disappointment if built.

The new one is less sleek, but potentially more honest with its materiality.
 
Meh ... :confused: The first rendering was nicer.

They really needed every last bit of detail to try to recoup some of the damage VHL did to this intersection. Still cant believe 2150 was built in this era. What a legacy
 
Perfect! It's getting closer and closer to pairing up well with the hideous mess right across the street. Kirkor you're getting closer!

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Perfect! It's getting closer and closer to pairing up well with the hideous mess right across the street. Kirkor you're getting closer!

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A design like that would have been unacceptable in the awkward 1980's.

Designs like those really need to stop from proceeding, atleast along our main roads at a minimum. These are the new monuments shaping the areas future
 
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