travis3000
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That’s a gorgeous building wow. Looks even nicer than the renders. This building is going to be spectacular I can already tell.
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canadaniel
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Not quite as vibrant in colour as I hoped but it will be awesome regardless
FiveSigma
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Wow!
C-mac
Senior Member
This is one of few new buildings made of glass where I can honestly say I don't mind the glass in any capacity at all because it's nice and dark. For example I really love 160 Front, but because it's all glass it gets lost a bit in a city filled with glass skyscrapers. It wouldn't be as bad if we had a lot more old school skyscrapers like First Canadian Place and Scotia Plaza, but we just don't have enough of those to offset all the new glass buildings. You darken the glass like they've done here and it makes a huge difference IMO.
am29
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The gold looks very Apple-esque! I'm lovin it!! Stollery's building would be proud
jer1961
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Photos taken today, Friday (April 7). A few more than usual as construction takes on a new phase with the cladding. It's becoming clear that the intersection of Bloor and Yonge will be bathed in warm light when it is clear skies - a lot of building reflections and ambient light there. The colour of the cladding will likely not appear as warm from the south, where there will be little reflected light, and on overcast days. Bottom line, changing colours here - and we may get some very spectacular sunrise/sunset photos!
Latest "time-lapse" photo added to my Flickr album Oct 2020-Apr 2023:
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Latest "time-lapse" photo added to my Flickr album Oct 2020-Apr 2023:
The One (1 Bloor West) "time-lapse"
From October, 2020, as above-ground construction started in earnest at The One (1 Bloor W.) in Toronto. More or less a weekly photo usually taken on a Friday, with some gaps during early-on construction hiatuses. The initial photographs are from 2015, during demolition at the site, 2018, during...
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3Dementia
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daptive
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Photos taken today, Friday (April 7). A few more than usual as construction takes on a new phase with the cladding. It's becoming clear that the intersection of Bloor and Yonge will be bathed in warm light when it is clear skies - a lot of building reflections and ambient light there. The colour of the cladding will likely not appear as warm from the south, where there will be little reflected light, and on overcast days. Bottom line, changing colours here - and we may get some very spectacular sunrise/sunset photos!
Latest "time-lapse" photo added to my Flickr album Oct 2020-Apr 2023:
The One (1 Bloor West) "time-lapse"
From October, 2020, as above-ground construction started in earnest at The One (1 Bloor W.) in Toronto. More or less a weekly photo usually taken on a Friday, with some gaps during early-on construction hiatuses. The initial photographs are from 2015, during demolition at the site, 2018, during...
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Curious to see whether the corner pieces will still spotlights! Love to see this beauty lit up at night
cd concept
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I can't believe how rich this building looks in the photos up above! Now that you can see the trim work. This building has soul to it with solid looking cladding and real rich dark glazed windows not seen here since the Scotia Tower days lol in my book lol!
Johnny Au
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Part 1 of 3 taken on April 9, 2023:
Bloor side:
Bloor side:
lhgr4463
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I know this is dumb but I recently fathomed that this building doesn't have balconies. This threw me off since I'd assume that's something residents would want, but I have never stepped foot onto my balcony in the 4 years I've lived in the city so I guess it's fair. My question is do none of these windows open at all? They don't look like they do. Is that not a dealbreaker for a lot of people? ie. cracking a window in the summer instead of turning on the AC to save on energy costs.
mininamib
Active Member
That‘s a good question: it‘s a shame that few people use their balconies often. However, to your last point, I am assuming that people who can afford to live in this building aren‘t the kinds of folks who „need to“ save money on something like utility bills.
CWLLer
New Member
It does have many vents.
Bayer
Senior Member
Somehow I've had a balcony for a single year out of the more than 35 I have lived in Toronto. When I lived on a high floor for 10 years, I discovered that you actually tend to get more noise the higher you are. Just leaving the window open was unpleasant.
Parkdalian
Senior Member
Hopefully this building will help usher in a trend of no balconies on tall buildings. Beyond 20 stories, balconies are windswept and mostly useless. Why frigid Toronto - of all places - is obsessed with balconies is mind-boggling to me.