[The Preservationist]

most heritage is crap and used by nimbies to limit development. this city will call any ugly building heritage and we end up with disgusting monstrosities at ground level.

i am happy he quickly got rid of the building so that we could have a 40 foot high uninterrupted street presence which is going to be unique and world class for once.

We also end up with of lot of new "crap". I think many would agree the heritage here was poorly executed. I would have liked to have seen the building moved to the southern property line. Older exterior clay brick walls can have dismal recovery rates of usable brick. The bricks simply are not suitable for reuse, however there are enough sources of good quality reclaimed brick that could have been used here.

 

[jibsta]

We also end up with of lot of new "crap". I think many would agree the heritage here was poorly executed. I would have liked to see the building moved to the southern property line. Older exterior clay brick walls can have dismal recovery rates of usable brick. The bricks simply are not suitable for reuse, however there are enough sources of good quality reclaimed brick that could have been used here.

no doubt and there are nice buildings we keep for sure!

but imagine he didnt demo stolleries, and city voted to keep it, it is aun unremarkable building, and would have handicaped the ever loving shit out of this tower, the fact it was gone and we get this insane high end street facade is a huge win.

 

[Rascacielo]

no doubt and there are nice buildings we keep for sure!

but imagine he didnt demo stolleries, and city voted to keep it, it is aun unremarkable building, and would have handicaped the ever loving shit out of this tower, the fact it was gone and we get this insane high end street facade is a huge win.

As long as they find a tenant soon after the building / retail is open. The last thing you want to have is a 40 ft glass wall covered in that white hoarding/ sheet for more than 8 years - like the vacant space across the street at 1 Bloor East (no, I’m not talking about ex Nordstrom Rack, some of the retail space has NEVER been leased). I guess in Toronto beggars CAN be choosers.

 

[Johnny Au]

Part 2 of 2 taken on January 10, 2024:

Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):

Yonge Side:

Spoiler: Yonge Side Sidewalk Photos

Yonge and Irwin:

 

[steveve]

From Mizrahi Developments' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mizr...7M?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

 

[jibsta]

so in theory we should top out in 45 - 50 weeks?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

That new wall on Hue's Kitchen-that-was looks better now that Mr. Au has taken pictures of it...

 

[ArnerOwl]

The new old wall looks fine. Let it weather in for a few years, and nobody
will remark on it being out of place.

 

[thaivic]

so in theory we should top out in 45 - 50 weeks?

My guess is that it will top out end of February 2025

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

So wait I thought we were on like floor 49 not 45
Edit- maybe counting the mechanical levels as a single floor

 

[khaldoon]

So wait I thought we were on like floor 49 not 45
Edit- maybe counting the mechanical levels as a single floor

They have completed 48 and are working on setting up the forms for floor 49. They are highlighting the completion of 45 floors as a milestone and saying they have passed the halfway point.

 

[C-mac]

My guess is that it will top out end of February 2025

So just over a year. Very exciting.

 

[BloorMan]

From shoveling snow yesterday to completing the placing of the floor forms and some rebar today

 

[officedweller]

Part 2 of 2 taken on January 10, 2024:

Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):



Yonge Side:

View attachment 532765

The bricks with the lighter mortar look pretty regularly spaced -
Could they be attachment points for a sculpture in future?

 

[thaivic]

The bricks with the lighter mortar look pretty regularly spaced -
Could they be attachment points for a sculpture in future?

I believe those were the scaffold wall tie locations.