I also like that HPA has developed a signature style putting up buildings that are not repetitive copies, but still look like siblings. The curved partly-frosted glass on the office portion here is a riff off of another of their office projects: 7 St. Thomas.
 
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Photos taken December 12th, 2021:

First, from Nelson and John:

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Now, looking east along Adelaide at the north and west elevations:

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Close-up:

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At the corner:

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Looking north-east from Duncan and Pearl:

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Looking north from Pearl:

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Great progress photos. This is turning out to be really handsome

But shame about the plague of contemporary picture windows on historic buildings, as seen in the last photo.
 
xy3 said:
Great progress photos. This is turning out to be really handsome

But shame about the plague of contemporary picture windows on historic buildings, as seen in the last photo.
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It's slowly changing, but Toronto is not a city that values its history or architecture. Windows more fitting/respectful to the architecture can one day be installed. The bigger question is whether the building will survive long enough for it to be restored. The whole thing could easily end up at the city dump.
 
Adding frameless modern windows to historic buildings was a big thing in the early 2000s. Today the trend is to use more historic styles or windows that replicate the look of the originals. Regardless, it's a gigantic waste to throw functional windows into the trash after a decade in favour of ones with a more accurate historic style. They'll be replaced in due time when they're at the end of their lifecycle or when the building is redeveloped.
 
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