[egotrippin]

Boy, I've never really been sold on the heritage aspect of this particular block.

Even the most basic of our heritage buildings have more architectural interest and merit than this terminally bland wedge of glass. In the case of this project the old facades at base are the only thing providing a modicum of visual interest.

 

[maestro]

The building elevations show a primary entrance well below the measured grade from the architectural drawings:

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Grade appears to be measured from the northeast corner of the site. Looking at the survey, grade is about 95.4m ASL:

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The southernmost primary door into the building along Yonge Street is conveniently in a retained heritage facade, which means that we can expect the grade of the door to not change over existing conditions. The door according to the survey will be at an elevation of 93.9 ASL:

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95.4-93.9 = 1.5m.

The elevations put the building as 299m from grade. The southernmost door is generally 1.5m below measured grade, which makes this 300.5m tall according to CTBUH definitions.

A primary entrance is a main entrance with a lobby and elevators. CTBUH would not consider retail as a primary entrance. However, the primary residential entrance is just two doors to the left of this lowest door.. You have measured from the secondary podium office entrance.

 

[ndawgg]

I realize I have a pretty decent view so just took this pic of the progress

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Looks to be moving along well not going to lie The most recent renders look pretty decent Just upset it is still Concord

 

[artemperederii]

Looks to be moving along well not going to lie The most recent renders look pretty decent Just upset it is still Concord

What’s wrong with them?

 

[travis3000]

What’s wrong with them?

See City Place...

 

[artemperederii]

See City Place...

Okay, what’s wrong with City Place?

 

[Parkdalian]

Okay, what’s wrong with City Place?

A section of this forum thinks that City Place is a collection of some of the mediocre/anti-urbanist buildings in the City, and that Concord cheaps out on cladding. Concord was responsible for the City Place master plan.

Personally, I think a lot of the complaints about City Place are overblown. It is a functioning neighbourhood, and there are some (imo) decent buildings in there, and some nice urbanist touches. (The park is falling apart, of course, but it was over-designed to begin with, and all of Toronto's parks are falling apart.)

That being said, and getting back to the thread topic: this building has been such a hot potato for years, Concord is not the first name in quality, and we've been given so many contradictory renderings that it seems possible that this could either be a decent building (It's aA, after all), or a goddamn mess, a la Aura. We're all waiting to see!

 

[Northern Light]

Ok UT........where were we? Right, my 7km walk.........13 threads updated yesterday......a lot more coming, starting now.

Photos taken April 22nd, 2024:

^^^ Gah, the forms are not lining up w/the heritage facade windows...............not another NOBU!

 

[flavakid32]

See City Place...

I think we need to understand that at the end of the day the developers or in this business to make profits and not to put Toronto skyline in the Guinness book of world records! The less money they can spend the greater the profits

Let’s stop bashing and hope it turns out somewhat look-able

 

[C-mac]

I think we need to understand that at the end of the day the developers or in this business to make profits and not to put Toronto skyline in the Guinness book of world records! The less money they can spend the greater the profits

Let’s stop bashing and hope it turns out somewhat look-able

Of course they are trying to make money, but it still doesn't change what we see, You can't judge a skyline and say "well, Toronto gets a mulligan because the developers were just trying to turn a profit". The building are ugly sin no matter what the reason.

 

[artemperederii]

Of course they are trying to make money, but it still doesn't change what we see, You can't judge a skyline and say "well, Toronto gets a mulligan because the developers were just trying to turn a profit". The building are ugly sin no matter what the reason.

Could you tell me pls which developers in your opinion are considered good in Toronto, I just want to understand what to refer to

 

[C-mac]

Could you tell me pls which developers in your opinion are considered good in Toronto, I just want to understand what to refer to

No I can't. You would have to ask people like Northern Light or Project End.

All I know is like many other members on this board, anything Concord Adex touches turns out to be shit. Their bland blue and green rectangles are rife in the city and anything other then that is a welcome change

 

[isaidso]

A section of this forum thinks that City Place is a collection of some of the mediocre/anti-urbanist buildings in the City, and that Concord cheaps out on cladding.

And those are the people that like City Place.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Personally, I think a lot of the complaints about City Place are overblown. It is a functioning neighbourhood, and there are some (imo) decent buildings in there, and some nice urbanist touches.

Functionality aside, It's a sea of cheap arsed spandrel and dreck no matter how they sliced it, where it could of been so much more and better, IMO. And one needs to see what was mostly done in Reagent Park and Corktown/Distillery in comparison to get that outside the subjectivity.