[cjbs1]

^^ Why? There is absolutely no official height associated with this building.

It could be 60 stories or it could end up being 40. When it has a set floorcount and height then it can be put where it needs to go.




It's been submited officially to the City council tonight at 61 floors and 197m !!

:D

[Vaillant]

the bell centre project is confirm that the tower will have 61floors and 197.1Meters + at the city council as Gilbert on mtlurb.com report there is a other tower condominiums of 36 floors planned for Union street between René-lévesque boul. and cathcart

[Rico Rommheim]

197m! + a 36 floor new condo on Union!! waaazzoooo!

[LeftCoaster]

It's been submited officially to the City council tonight at 61 floors and 197m !!

:D

Yep it will be going for approval for 197m.

Sales will determine how high it ends up going, but of course Cadillac was going to get it approved for as high as possible then build to demand.

Lets just hope the demand is high enough to justify going to the full height. :tup:

[Travis007]

Buttonville Airport Redevelopment, Markham, Ontario

http://www.cadillacfairview.com/Notesdata/HR/CF_LP4W_LND_WebStation.nsf/page/Secondary+Plan+Application+Filed+for+Buttonville+Development

Link found via Urbanation's Twitter feed.

Secondary Plan Application Filed for Buttonville Development

TORONTO – October 7, 2011 – The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and Armadale Properties Limited are pleased to announce the submission of the Secondary Plan Application for the redevelopment of the Buttonville airport to the Town of Markham today, marking the latest step towards the redevelopment of the site.

The application outlines the transformation of the area into a major office complex and employment destination, along with retail, entertainment, recreation and service offerings, based on a mixed-use strategy seeking to attract businesses and jobs. The planning provides for a neighbourhood approach, designed to be vibrant, compact, walkable and sustainable, and able to accommodate large and small businesses and residents in a setting unlike any other in North America.


http://www.buttonvilletowncentre.com/index.html

This development will accommodate 24,000 jobs and 4,000 homes, contributing directly to the market potential of this development

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7392/buttoncm.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1801/planco.jpg

[Coldrsx]

It would be an interesting comparison side by side with Buttonville and Edmonton's planned 30,000 person community on its downtown airport.

http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/planning_development/edmonton-city-centre-airport-land-redevelopment.aspx

[LeftCoaster]

Of note re: Buttonville this is about a 20 year buildout.

It is still very much in its infancy from a design standpoint. About the only things expected to stay relatively intact through the planning phases are the total square footage and the lake.

[hockey rules!]

Union Tower (Montreal2025.com) 36 floors
http://www.montreal2025.com/photos/large/1318428670.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

Wow! Tall and sleek, in an obscure part of downtown...couldn't ask for more!

I was walking past this lot this summer and thought it was a shame there was nothing there..not anymore! wazooo!

Design-wise, not too impressed, but let's hope that changes!

[cjbs1]

Montreal is really booming with proposals.

The proposals here on Skyscraperpage are only a small party of everything going on right now.

There are a tons of solid proposals from serious investors ( FTQ, Canderel, Sidev, etc.) who don't even have renders.

It was just a matter of time until we get our share of projects!

[Travis007]

More filler for Ottawa. I think the mid-rise, Euro scale works perfectly in Ottawa.

http://www.hideawayatcentral.ca/flash.php

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6959/hideawaym.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

An office building proposed in Victoria.

More info - http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=168892#post168892

740 Hillside by Vic Davies Architect

http://gingert.net/images/victoria-740hillside-Vic_Davies_Architect-01.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

Wow! Tall and sleek, in an obscure part of downtown...couldn't ask for more!

I was walking past this lot this summer and thought it was a shame there was nothing there..not anymore! wazooo!

Where is this project located? Can you provide a link to a map?

[Rico Rommheim]

^ yes I know exactly where it is. I could point it out on google map..but alas I don't know how to do that on a forum. :duh

[Dylan Leblanc]

Center the map on the spot then use the link button at the top right of the map web page.

[Rico Rommheim]

Got it. Union street between cathcart and Rene-Levesque. That tiny parking lot in the shadow.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=montreal&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.502885,-73.567469&spn=0.001483,0.004128&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.005807,135.263672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Montreal,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec,+Canada&t=h&z=19

[Dylan Leblanc]

Perfect, thanks! It's right around the corner from Altitude.

DB entry - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=98414

[Rico Rommheim]

Perfect, thanks! It's right around the corner from Altitude.

DB entry - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=98414

That's right. Practically next to each other. Good density going on in downtown. Great stuff. There's now a supposed rumour of an Altitude phase 3, probably on Union. I know nothing more.

[Nicko999]

It's been submited officially to the City council tonight at 61 floors and 197m !!

:D

Bah, couldn't they make it 200 instead? Adding 3 meters shouldn't be that hard.:haha:

[mike474]

Bah, couldn't they make it 200 instead? Adding 3 meters shouldn't be that hard.:haha:

why not 9m?

[LeftCoaster]

Bah, couldn't they make it 200 instead? Adding 3 meters shouldn't be that hard.:haha:

Don't worry, there may be a new tallest in the works for Mtl ;)

[cjbs1]

Don't worry, there may be a new tallest in the works for Mtl ;)

That's exactly what I think is in the plans too.

I have no info whatsoever about a new tallest coming up, but things are in place for this to happen very soon.

Maybe Cadillac Fairview will test the market with its 62 stories proposal and then go 'all in'' with a 70+ floors on some lower land where they can reach 230 meters ?

That would be awesome.

Any slight info you could leak us LeftCoaster ;) ?

[LeftCoaster]

Not really, but the new tallest is not the CF tower at the Bell Centre.

It is also still in the planning stages and could be completely redesigned, shorter, taller or just canned entirely.

Obviously I will update as I can.

[mr.John]

gimme a break there's no way any building will be constructed that's taller than the holy mountain (the thing is a fucking hill) Dinu and his gang of tree huggers would foam at the mouth,the hippies and anarchist would probably attack the construction site ,all life as we know it would come to an end if such a large building were to be constructed..where in Montreal can you build a 230m tower?

[MolsonExport]

61 storey residential tower in Montreal? It has passed the first hurdle http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5443279&postcount=1056

Where is Dinu Bimbaru, the penultimate NIMBY of our times?

[LeftCoaster]

gimme a break there's no way any building will be constructed that's taller than the holy mountain (the thing is a fucking hill) Dinu and his gang of tree huggers would foam at the mouth,the hippies and anarchist would probably attack the construction site ,all life as we know it would come to an end if such a large building were to be constructed..where in Montreal can you build a 230m tower?

Sorry tallest by roof height, not taller than the little twig sticking out of the 1250.

[kool maudit]

any idea when you'd be free to say more? like, is it weeks, months or years?

[Martin Mtl]

gimme a break there's no way any building will be constructed that's taller than the holy mountain (the thing is a fucking hill) Dinu and his gang of tree huggers would foam at the mouth,the hippies and anarchist would probably attack the construction site ,all life as we know it would come to an end if such a large building were to be constructed..where in Montreal can you build a 230m tower?

197 meters (roughly) is the maximum heigh on René-Lévesque to respect the Mount Royal zoning law, but when you go down the hill, on St-Antoine for example, you can most probably add 30 meters.

[Martin Mtl]

That's right. Practically next to each other. Good density going on in downtown. Great stuff. There's now a supposed rumour of an Altitude phase 3, probably on Union. I know nothing more.

There is no Phase 3 for Altitude. I don't know where people get that.

[Rico Rommheim]

There is no Phase 3 for Altitude. I don't know where people get that.

Yeah that's wat I thought. Where would they put it anyways?

[mr.John]

197 meters (roughly) is the maximum heigh on René-Lévesque to respect the Mount Royal zoning law, but when you go down the hill, on St-Antoine for example, you can most probably add 30 meters.

Well le1000 is located down the hill and it's only 205m, name me one area where you can build a 230m tower in Montreal

[Martin Mtl]

Well le1000 is located down the hill and it's only 205m, name me one area where you can build a 230m tower in Montreal

It's 205m if you calculate the elevation on the entrance side on DeLaGauchetière, which is logic I guess. But if you calculate the heigh from the elevation on St-Antoine, it's more like 215 and this is not the lowest, since the hill goes even lower from there. So maybe not 230, but certainly 220, for exemple on the land south of the Bell Center.

[mr.John]

I know what you're getting at, but in the real world the only lots in Montreal that are worth building up to 230m are located between Sherbrooke and Rene Levesque (especially the lot in front of the bell center) and the height nazis won't allow anything over 200m

[caltrane74]

So basically, no building in Montreal will really be able to breakthrough 200 meters?

[Martin Mtl]

I know what you're getting at, but in the real world the only lots in Montreal that are worth building up to 230m are located between Sherbrooke and Rene Levesque (especially the lot in front of the bell center) and the height nazis won't allow anything over 200m

Very true. But it's my understanding that Cadillac Fairview own large chunks of land south of the Bell Center, where they have future projects link to a new train and bus station. And this where they could build a condo or mixed-use tower that would become the highest in Montreal. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens there in the coming years.

[LeftCoaster]

any idea when you'd be free to say more? like, is it weeks, months or years?

Most likely months, definitely not weeks and probably less than a year.

And if someone else leaks something earlier its no longer my fault :D

Sorry for all the secrecy, believe me I'm itching to post these renderings.

[Martin Mtl]

So basically, no building in Montreal will really be able to breakthrough 200 meters?

I guess my english must be really bad, because I just explained how it is possible to build at least up to 220 meters.

[mr.John]

So basically, no building in Montreal will really be able to breakthrough 200 meters?

the problem is the areas where developers would want to put up 200m+ towers they're resticted to about 198m (in fact.. maybe it's an urban legend but 1250RL was originally designed as a 70 storey tower) and the areas where they can exceed 200m is not really suited for office buildings( too far from the heart of downtown) so that leaves mixed use construction and unlike Toronto foreign investors aren't lining up to buy condos in Montreal (which in the long run could be a good thing)

[caltrane74]

I guess my english must be really bad, because I just explained how it is possible to build at least up to 220 meters.

Don't worry your english is fine.


However possible it is to build beyond 200 meters, just not very likely.

... Unless the proposal that Leftcoaster is talking about does bear fruit.

[kool maudit]

Most likely months, definitely not weeks and probably less than a year.

And if someone else leaks something earlier its no longer my fault :D

Sorry for all the secrecy, believe me I'm itching to post these renderings.

i bet. it's really hard not to totally freak out and bug you all the time, but i know how it is.

still.... this is killing me. i look it up every day. i tell people at work about it.

[MolsonExport]

Estimée à 160 millions$, la Tour Avenue des Canadiens, développée par Cadillac-Fairview Limitée, attendrait 61 étages et ferait partie intégrante d'un complexe totalisant 400 millions$. Il s'agirait du plus haut gratte-ciel construit depuis les 20 dernières années dans la métropole.

http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2011/10/20111012-213428.html

En s'installant à côté du Centre Bell, la Tour Avenue des Canadiens deviendrait le plus haut gratte-ciel construit à Montréal depuis 20 ans, d'une hauteur semblable à celle de l'ancienne tour IBM-Marathon. La construction de 61 étages, évaluée à plus de 160 millions de dollars, offrirait plus de 700 logements sur 47 étages, au-dessus d'un basilaire commercial de 14 étages. L'édifice, qui occuperait l'intersection sud-est de la rue de la Montagne et de l'avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, s'inscrit donc pleinement dans l'objectif du Plan d'urbanisme de rehausser la mixité des usages au centre-ville.


http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5798,42657625&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&id=17454

[caltrane74]

STUDENT CENTRE Const manager Proj: 9077536-16
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON TENDERS DUE

http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id43888?search_term=ryerson

Ryerson University, Student Learning Centre, 341, 347 and 349 Yonge St, Gould St, M5B 2K3 Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:00
OP-RFP-18-2011 $70,000,000 est extn
Start: January, 2012 Complete: January, 2013
Note: PROPOSALS will be received by Owner.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified constructors to provide pre-construction, tendering, construction services and post construction for the new Student Learning Centre to be constructed on the north east corner of Yonge and Gould Streets, Toronto. It is Ryerson's intent that the successful contractor will enter into a CCDC 3, 1998, with amendments, utilizing the Guaranteed Maximum Price option. Once all the tender packages have been finalized the contract will be converted into a guaranteed maximum price. Contractors must have the required qualifications to competently co-ordinate and successfully complete this project as the designated constructor. Joint ventures will not be considered for this RFP. Contractors who intend to submit their proposals for this project are invited to complete and submit the required forms and other requirements included in this RFP. A briefing session will be held on Monday October 3rd, 2011 at 10:00. All particulars are within the call document. More info can be obtained by calling 1-800-964-6379 .
The Architects are working in Joint-venture on this project.

PROPOSALS due time and date has been extended from Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:00.
Plans and specs on display at: Hamilton Const Assn, HHCA-11-1039


----

Starting in January 2012

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2011/04/201146-ryerson-sc-lead.jpg
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/04/ryerson_student_centre_set_to_transform_yonge_gould/

[LeftCoaster]

WTF is that big blank wall facing Yonge St.?

That is just awful. I really hope that changes.

[caltrane74]

I think that's the planned retail.

[LeftCoaster]

I hope you're right, if not what a mistake.

[vanman]

I like how since all of this talk of tall proposals in Montreal, all the Quebec forumers are coming out of the woodwork. I hope you guys stick around and keep the rest of us updated. We need more Quebec around these parts!

[Vaillant]

Most likely months, definitely not weeks and probably less than a year.

And if someone else leaks something earlier its no longer my fault :D

Sorry for all the secrecy, believe me I'm itching to post these renderings.

maybe we can see for 2 mins.. :notacrook:

[cjbs1]

My old account (graupner) has been canceled/deleted without any warning.

Any moderator could help me out?

[Ramako]

I hope you're right, if not what a mistake.


http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/7668/ryerson.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

My old account (graupner) has been canceled/deleted without any warning.

Any moderator could help me out?

Check you private messages.

[Rico Rommheim]

My old account (graupner) has been canceled/deleted without any warning.

Any moderator could help me out?

So how's Nova scotia working out for you? ;)

[mhy]

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/7668/ryerson.jpg

Very nice! Really like the clean and non-faux massing of the retail

[lake of the nations]

However possible it is to build beyond 200 meters, just not very likely.

... Unless the proposal that Leftcoaster is talking about does bear fruit.

Yeah, but don't forget that the Plan d'urbanisme de la Ville de Montréal is exclusively valid for Montreal city. In other words, the other cities located on the island (i.e. Westmount, wich has already got a few towers) could build taller buildings!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Montreal2006.png
http://en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Montreal2006.png)

[Rico Rommheim]

Maybe they COULD, but these places in blue are arguably the places where you'll find the most hard core nimbys in the country!

[graupner]

So how's Nova scotia working out for you? ;)

It's done, I'm now in Quebec City and regularly going in Montreal ;)

Nova Scotia was painful, no joke about it. I'm never going back there.

[graupner]

Very nice! Really like the clean and non-faux massing of the retail

I like this project too. The retails are a very good idea.

[LeftCoaster]

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/7668/ryerson.jpg

Good, had me worried for a minute there.

[Coldrsx]

Updated renderings of Edmonton's City Centre Airport redevelopment.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture8-5.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture7-5.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture6-9.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture5-13.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture4-14.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture3-18.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture2-22.png
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture1-40.png

[caltrane74]

wow! that's so amazing.

I really like that plan. - Still though, I wanna see some tall towers.

:P

[Coldrsx]

^the purpose is NOT to have tall towers, more row housing, low-rise, townhouses. Offer something different, create density the old fashioned way. Keep in mind that if you want towers, 6 blocks south is Downtown.

[caltrane74]

At least they can remove the height restriction on downtown now....

[Coldrsx]

^yup... new zoning already allows (subject to NAVCAN) up to 200m from 150m.

[someone123]

Nova Scotia was painful, no joke about it. I'm never going back there.

In all fairness, the last time you complained about NS you said you were living in Sydney. That is like if I spent a winter in Chicoutimi and then started ranting on SSP that Quebec sucks. Really your complaint seems to be that Sydney sucks. A lot of people could have told you that before you moved there.

[isaidso]

^yup... new zoning already allows (subject to NAVCAN) up to 200m from 150m.

Why nothing taller than 200 m? What other problem is there to overcome?

[Coldrsx]

^realistically that is a height that most buildings would fit under.

You can always pursue a DC2 application for something taller.

[trueviking]

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/7668/ryerson.jpg

that is awesome....one of my favourite architects...this could be one of the coolest buildings in canada when its done.

well done teedot.

[whiteford]

wow! that's so amazing.

I really like that plan. - Still though, I wanna see some tall towers.

:P

even with no tall towers, this plan is bang on good. i really like this one.

[lake of the nations]

Starting in January 2012

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2011/04/201146-ryerson-sc-lead.jpg
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/04/ryerson_student_centre_set_to_transform_yonge_gould/

It looks like a larger, enhanced version of the 2-22 Ste-Catherine (in Montréal)!

http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/TMImages/09400-09499/09496/le-2-22-montreal-s-gateway-to-culture.jpg
©Société de développement Angus
The 2-22 of Quartier des Spectacles

[mhy]

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture3-18.png
Awesome. This project hits all the right notes, from the massing to the ecology, etc. If anything, the suggestion of tall towers sound really boring in comparison... "oh look we can't contain the greedy developers from dropping in their spandrel boxes"

[caltrane74]

Guy, do you have your Guy Fawks mask and sleeping bag ready for the protest tomorrow?

Lol!

[Travis007]

Edmonton's City Centre airport redevelopment looks impressive. Beautiful mix of fine modern mid-rise architecture and landscaping. Great way to plan a human scaled, urban neighbourhood.

Ryerson's new student centre is going to have a great impact on Yonge Street. Should initiate higher quality retail and redevelopment of insignificant buildings, like those silly two storey buildings just north of it.

[Travis007]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/10/14/cppib-oxford-waterpark.html

CPP, Oxford team up on new Toronto bank tower

CBC News Posted: Oct 14, 2011 10:25 AM ET

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2011/10/14/300-rbc-waterpark.jpg

Two of Canada's largest pension plans are teaming up to build a new office tower in downtown Toronto that's slated to be the headquarters for Canada's largest bank.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of OMERS will build RBC WaterPark Place, a 30-storey office tower on Queens Quay between Bay and York Streets in Toronto's financial district.

Construction is expected to begin by the end of the year and be completed by the third quarter of 2014.

The building will have 930,000 square foot and the Royal Bank of Canada has signed on to be the anchor tenant, headquartering its domestic banking business in the LEED-certified building.

RBC will occupy 550,000 or 60 per cent of the 930,000 square feet. Their space alone will house some 4,000 employees.

http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/14/rbc-trades-bay-street-for-bay-view/

RBC: On the waterfront

http://financialpostbusiness.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/1014rbc.jpg?w=620

Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s biggest bank, said Friday it is moving the headquarters of its domestic operations from a smattering of locations across the city to a sparkling new home on the north side of Queens Quay — outside the traditional Bay Street corridor bounded by Queen Street to the north and Front Street to the south.

The new 30-storey skyscraper to be developed by Oxford Properties, a unit of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will be just a few blocks south of the Royal Bank’s corporate headquarters at the storied intersection at Wellington and Bay Streets.

The tower will also have more than 50,000 sq. ft. for retail services and amenities and a view of Lake Ontario. It will be connected to Toronto’s PATH walkway system through an elevated, enclosed pedestrian bridge linked directly to the Air Canada Centre and Union Station.

Designed by Toronto-based WZMH Architects, construction of the tower is to begin in late 2011, which completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2014. Neither the cost of RBC’s lease nor construction costs were disclosed.

[Rico Rommheim]

Really? Doesn't RBC have enough office space in their two ginormous gold towers? That building looks rather ordinary and small, for the country's largest bank.

[isaidso]

^realistically that is a height that most buildings would fit under.

You can always pursue a DC2 application for something taller.

That few or no buildings will likely reach 200m or more isn't a reason to have a 200m height limit. That's like banning the construction of 50 m swimming pools because it's not likely to happen.

What's the real reason for the 200m height limit? So that no one will propose one?

[caltrane74]

Really? Doesn't RBC have enough office space in their two ginormous gold towers? That building looks rather ordinary and small, for the country's largest bank.

Don't forget RBC Centre at 183 meters built just 2 years ago.

[yaletown_fella]

I hate glass now!

[CMD UW]

I didn't mind the first rendering of the new RBC tower, but the second one looks boring. I am actually more surprised with the location they choose.

[G.S MTL]

i bet. it's really hard not to totally freak out and bug you all the time, but i know how it is.

still.... this is killing me. i look it up every day. i tell people at work about it.

tell people what?? whats going on?? is there a big proposal coming to MTL? i mean regardless if it is built downtown like near CIBC or LE 1000 it wont be more than 200m... i mean now if something like 260m or 300m was in the works then im very very interested!...dont get me wrong 190m to 200m ill take it lol but whats all this secret talk?...whats going on!!!!!? lol

[mike474]

the Edmonton redevelopment looks incredible. Is there anything else like this in North America?? Seems like a proposal that actually embraces the human scale of old rather than making a few pandering concessions. I'd take quality streetscape over towers any day.

[Coldrsx]

^sure, but not at this scale. Think olympic village on steroids, without the financial wazoo, and with more street interaction.

[rapid_business]

Landscape Arch. work on Olympic village was top notch. That is a make-or-break for a project like this IMO. With Perkins+Will at the rudder, I'm not concerned, but actual execution is another matter entirely.

[WhipperSnapper]

the Edmonton redevelopment looks incredible. Is there anything else like this in North America?? Seems like a proposal that actually embraces the human scale of old rather than making a few pandering concessions. I'd take quality streetscape over towers any day.

Downsview comes to mind.

[Chadillaccc]

Edmonton airport redevelopment is UNREAL! Love the idea. Add density, jobs, and relax the downtown height limitations. All the while, creating a pedestrian friendly neighborhood and an incredible park system. PLUS rapid transit is already under construction for the area! Can't wait to see this get realized!

[caltrane74]

Downsview comes to mind.


Also the East Bayfront Project, however that project has towers throughout.

[urbandreamer]

A beautiful project indeed!

http://www.nerocondo.ca/flash.php

Renderings: http://www.rawdesign.ca/#window/91

I'd buy here!

[Travis007]

Looks great! Dundas West has really improved in the past few years, becoming a hipster hot spot. This project will greatly improve the streetscape.

[urbandreamer]

Coming soon to Calgary, great Toronto-style architecture by the man who gets good design, Brad Lamb! aA or Core?

[Wooster]

Coming soon to Calgary, great Toronto-style architecture by the man who gets good design, Brad Lamb! aA or Core?

I've heard some rumblings about this. Good news! I really hope Calgary is able to attact some of the good Toronto developers like Great Gulf and the like. We currently have a couple active Vancouver developers like Anthem and Qualex Landmark.

[davidivivid]

A very nice condo sales office was recently installed downtown for the Europa project.

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Europa-StephaneGroleau-019.jpg

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Europa-StephaneGroleau-117.jpg

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/2011/10/15/bureau-de-vente-du-projet-europa/#comments

[canarob]

the Edmonton redevelopment looks incredible. Is there anything else like this in North America??

It's not a redevelopment, but Markham Centre (which includes developments by a few developers, such as Downtown Markham and Uptown Markham) is, I think, the biggest masterplanned community being developed in North America (correct me if I'm wrong).

Plan is for 41,000 residents and 39,000 jobs in 988 acres.

Downtown Markham:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8593/dscn1717xt.jpg
http://myepichome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MasterPlan.jpg

Uptown Markham (immediately to the north)
http://www.condosintoronto4u.ca/images-Condos-Toronto/River-Park-Uptown-Markham.jpg

Edmonton's plan looks great, BTW.

[Travis007]

Vaughan also going through a similar (although smaller) Metropolitan Centre Development, and will be serviced by the University-Line subway extension. Toronto's suburbs are finally growing up.

[ForestryW]

Uptown Markham (immediately to the north)
http://www.condosintoronto4u.ca/images-Condos-Toronto/River-Park-Uptown-Markham.jpg

The planned TTC subway extension is going to end here, n'est pas?

[lake of the nations]

There are no renderings yet but Laval has now a 60-story condos tower proposal!!!:banana:

Investissement Luc Poirier développe actuellement un important complexe résidentiel sur le territoire de Laval. Le projet vise la construction de plus de 2,000 unités de condos intégrées à une tour de 60 étages et à des immeubles adjacents.

Le projet est élaboré avec des partenaires majeurs sous la responsabilité desquels est placée l’intégration harmonieuse de différentes composantes commerciales et récréotouristiques d’envergure.

http://www.investissementlucpoirier.com/projets_laval.html

[Innsertnamehere]

the subway will end in Vaughan city centre, that is Markham city centre, and is quite a whiles away from a subway line.

[suburbanite]

There are no renderings yet but Laval has now a 60-story condos tower proposal!!!:banana:



http://www.investissementlucpoirier.com/projets_laval.html

That would be a huge addition to the Laval skyline, but it might look kind of awkward if they don't add some other towers in the 30-40s range.

[Travis007]

At 60 storeys, this could very well be Canada's tallest suburban tower. This is getting interesting! :)

[Vaillant]

That would be a huge addition to the Laval skyline, but it might look kind of awkward if they don't add some other towers in the 30-40s range.

they would need to build some 30-40s before getting this!

[Rico Rommheim]

And judging by Laval's current stock of frightfully ugly condo towers, maybe a 60 storey faux-classical, faux-mansard tower surrounded by parkinglot is not such a good idea.


This, times 3. :yuck:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5259066653_517f0e1710_z.jpg
photo by djipibi in flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5364829362_59cf52d51e_z.jpg
photo by comiquaze on flickr

[Dwils01]

:previous:
That is what I was just thinking.
I hope it's not a 60 floor building with a giant and ugly clock tower on top.

[MTLskyline]

Laval has got to be one of the ugliest cities in Canada. Who in their right mind would choose to live there? I honestly can't think of one attractive building in Laval that has been built since the 1950s. The developments that are being constructed there are pure garbage from an architectural perspective. The only good thing about Laval is that their mayor is good at getting what he wants (Metro extension, A-25 Bridge, etc.)

Longueuil is pretty ugly itself, but I'd take it any day of the week over Laval. At least it is somewhat urban and has an actual downtown.