I love the facade but dislike the ground level. The facade itself looks to create a street wall, but the ground level can be more inviting to pedestrians as you said.
 
It looks like another glass wall of retail. It seems like developers/architects in this city are happy to copy everybody else, (in Toronto) instead of using the slightest bit of creativity to give us something interesting. It's quite frustrating to see this happen over and over again, when other cities have such wonderful retail spaces along their streets. It's not like there aren't great examples of beautiful retail fronts all over the world. Yet, developers keep giving us this shit. Yeah, I'm frustrated!
 
Looks like a million mullion mess in the northwest corner.

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Menkes embraces family-friendly lifestyle with kids’ playroom at The Eglinton

It’s got the classic like a party room and fitness centre, but Menkes’ new condo project also has an amenity your kids will thank you for: a playroom.

“In some of our buildings we started seeing kids’ groups taking over party rooms or yoga rooms and taking adult-designed space,” said Jared Menkes, vice president of Menkes Developments, in an interview with the National Post.

“So we said, ‘Let’s create a proper room that’s kid-friendly [so] people don’t feel weird booking [adult] space and having a kids’ singalong class or whatever it may be.’ They can book the kids’ room and do what they want.”
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Given the proximity to Eglinton PS, this is a great idea.
 

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Application: Partial Permit Status: Not Started

Location: 161 EGLINTON AVE E
TORONTO ON M4P 1J5

Ward 22: St. Paul's

Application#: 14 266226 SHO 00 PP Accepted Date: Dec 23, 2014

Project: Mixed Use/Res w Non Res Partial Permit - Shoring

Description: Part Permit - Proposal to construct a 34 storey condo building with 444 residential units, 4 levels of below grade parking, and commercial on ground floor.
 
Torontovibe said:
It looks like another glass wall of retail. It seems like developers/architects in this city are happy to copy everybody else, (in Toronto) instead of using the slightest bit of creativity to give us something interesting. It's quite frustrating to see this happen over and over again, when other cities have such wonderful retail spaces along their streets. It's not like there aren't great examples of beautiful retail fronts all over the world. Yet, developers keep giving us this shit. Yeah, I'm frustrated!
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There are also examples of good retail all over Toronto. West Queen West, Kensington, Bloor Street in the Annex, the Danforth... it’s a very simple recipe: narrow lots composed of more materials than just glass. Why is this concept so profoundly difficult for contemporary architects to understand?
 
The whole tower is a dud.

This is a residential tower first and foremost. The retail is secondary even imposed to some degree. Narrow , "tiny" storefronts (afterall condo servicing takes up considerable space) are all well and good however, these spaces usually aren't sold to individual end users. They usually end up in the hands of risk adverse holding companies. They seek out familiar chains that have minimum space requirements. It's quite different from purpose built retail buildings or owner occupied not that things across Canada rate well in those either.

These aren't defined storefront. This is flexible retail space that can be added to or subtracted to the tenants desire.
 
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To the moderator: this project is showing as being east of Mt. Pleasant on the map. Should be east of Redpath.
 
Entrance to the building is fenced off:

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