[Miscreant]

This seems to have risen quickly. Pretty soon Benito's view will be fully obstructed.

 

[interchange42]

On another note, did they manage to re-open Yonge? This project managed to - in chronological order - eat into the sidewalk, then kicked the sidewalk on to the street, then closed up half the moved sidewalk on the street - and then the coup de grace is causing Yonge to turn into a one lane (!) roadway at rush hour this morning with a cop directing the traffic.

AoD

The irony being that when it's all done, we'll have a sidewalk that's between 4 and 10 feet wider than it was before. No pain no gain? What do they do differently in New York that keeps the street open? Sidewalks that are already wider?

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

The irony being that when it's all done, we'll have a sidewalk that's between 4 and 10 feet wider than it was before. No pain no gain? What do they do differently in New York that keeps the street open? Sidewalks that are already wider?

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Apparently, they don't - http://www.decodernyc.com/temporary-walkway-dot-nyc/

AoD

 

[Benito]

From today.

 

[G.L.17]

Looking down:

And from the ground:

 

[DtTO]

I'm dreading this influx of wrap around balcony garbage we're about to get. This seems to be the worst offender.

 

[LUVIT!]

Unless one lives in one of the units. I'm sure,the wrap around balconies are great for increasing the feel of the living space.

 

[Benito]

From just now.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[old boy]

As a retired carpenter who has worked large construction projects all my life, thank you for all the wonderful photos. I guess I'll always be a construction nerd.

 

[Edward Skira]

I guess I'll always be a construction nerd.

You are not the only one to be found on UrbanToronto.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Can't wait to see this finished.

 

[Miscreant]

You are not the only one to be found on UrbanToronto.

Yep, that's for sure. I've always been a construction nerd, in no small part because I can barely swing a hammer. I've always admired people who can build things.

 

[steveve]

From today.
Always exciting to see an established intersection transformed by a massive project, this will become an incredible high-rise corridor in the near future. Though it doesn't appear that the sidewalks have been dramatically widened, the ground floor ceilings are epically high.

 

[Miscreant]

Oh yeah, the Yonge St. canyon in 10 years is going to be a sight to behold. And with widened sidewalks and street-scaping? Oh yeah.