[Benito]

Today.

 

[Contra]

It will stand out anywhere due to its height from far away views. Especially views looking south north of Bloor and in the places throughout the GTA where you can see the Yonge St. Corridor from the side.
It definitely will stand out from my office views @St. Clair. Going to be great watching it rise from here.

It's going to be pretty impressive (lot's of other filler around this too so will look even more balanced imo...)

 

[Automation Gallery]

It's going to be pretty impressive (lot's of other filler around this too so will look even more balanced imo...)

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Whoa , looks like a 400 meter tall sketch

 

[Mercenary]

Wonder how long before the Bay and CIBC buildings on the north end of the Bloor Yonge intersection get redeveloped. They are built in the 1970s and nearing the end of their use.

 

[old boy]

Whoa , looks like a 400 meter tall sketch

That's what I thought too. Is it really going to appear that much taller than 1 BE ?

 

[3Dementia]

Naw that's a bit much... The One is 309m and One Bloor East is 257m (52m between them).

 

[innsertnamehere]

The actual render from a similar perspective:

 

[fanoftoronto]

It's going to be pretty impressive (lot's of other filler around this too so will look even more balanced imo...)

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Unfortunately not that tall. I think that render makes it look around 340 to 360m, but I might be wrong.

Here are the Skyscraperpage illustrations.

 

[tstormers]

Wonder how long before the Bay and CIBC buildings on the north end of the Bloor Yonge intersection get redeveloped. They are built in the 1970s and nearing the end of their use.

I wonder if they would just add on top similar to 488 University or if they would prefer to tear down and rebuild like 270 Park Ave. in New York. Demo a 707 ft. building to build taller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270_Park_Avenue

 

[3Dementia]

I wonder if they would just add on top similar to 488 University or if they would prefer to tear down and rebuild like 270 Park Ave. in New York. Demo a 707 ft. building to build taller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270_Park_Avenue

I don't know whether 2 Bloor West could be made structurally sound enough for a substantial addition. I wouldn't mind seeing new glazing (not like Simpson's/The Bay on Queen lol) and wonder what happened to the base plans below.

As for The Bay across the street, tear it down and sell it to Great Gulf... use the proceeds to revamp the pre-cast bunker along Bloor East.

Link

 

[The Preservationist]

Wonder how long before the Bay and CIBC buildings on the north end of the Bloor Yonge intersection get redeveloped. They are built in the 1970s and nearing the end of their use.

One day but there are still many less expensive prime sites in the city left to develop. If you asked anyone including myself 50 years ago if the south corners of Yonge and Bloor would take another 40-50 years to get developed with two subway lines underneath they would have laughed at you yet here we are. One thing for sure when they do redevelop the north corners it's going to be massive.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

I wonder if they would just add on top similar to 488 University or if they would prefer to tear down and rebuild like 270 Park Ave. in New York. Demo a 707 ft. building to build taller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270_Park_Avenue

It was talked about - an extension, vertical addition and recladding as part of the Yorkville Square vision - https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...giannone-petricone.11261/page-49#post-1377551

It wouldn't be easy either - it is on top of the subway tunnel

 

[steveve]

It will stand out anywhere due to its height from far away views. Especially views looking south north of Bloor and in the places throughout the GTA where you can see the Yonge St. Corridor from the side.
It definitely will stand out from my office views @St. Clair. Going to be great watching it rise from here.

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It's going to be pretty impressive (lot's of other filler around this too so will look even more balanced imo...)

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The actual render from a similar perspective:

Unfortunately not that tall. I think that render makes it look around 340 to 360m, but I might be wrong.

Here are the Skyscraperpage illustrations.

Ok. Here's my attempt at replicating this angle:

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

It's going to be pretty impressive (lot's of other filler around this too so will look even more balanced imo...)

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I look very much forward to your progression diagrams again for this project, Mr. Contra. And assuming and hoping that this project doesn't stall out on us again. /bows

 

[3Dementia]

As usual yours is better... but mine (tstormer's) had colour and trees in the foreground.

;-)