[sammo]

one of toronto's 'inside the box' projects, uptown (and crystal blu on the left)
by sammo.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3837208373_da26442e0e_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

If you're gonna make a box.... make a damn good box.

[WhipperSnapper]

Crystal Blu is getting up there so where's the glass. I'm curious if it will be actually blue or the green as some have mentioned. The strange glass crystals embedded in the limestone are blue.

[yyzer]

nice shot of MLS and Telus, posted by Redroom Studios at UT...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3840088938_e33f4fd23d_o.jpg

[caltrane74]

redroom took that shot..

but I invented that angle..

Since I took that shot, there three UT'ers have taken a photo from that exact spot on the esplanade.....

I must admit, it's a sweet angle to take a picture of MLS and Telus...


here is my shot from about a week and a half ago...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3805320646_91dc521669_b.jpg

[koops65]

redroom took that shot..

but I invented that angle..

Since I took that shot, there three UT'ers have taken a photo from that exact spot on the esplanade.....

I must admit, it's a sweet angle to take a picture of MLS and Telus...


If you 'invented' that angle, you should have 'patented' it, that way whenever other photographers take pics from your 'invention', they'll have to pay you royalties... :frog:

[caltrane74]

royalities... interesting...

here is one from drum118 at UT ( this one is getting interesting now...)


http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_19/IMG_aug-19-09-0005.jpg

[sammo]

If you 'invented' that angle, you should have 'patented' it, that way whenever other photographers take pics from your 'invention', they'll have to pay you royalties... :frog:

ya? well if Cal can patent and get royalties from that special shot then i have a few of my own -like from the gardner.
i'm like an athlete. i'm risking my life for those babies (and pissing off alot of other drivers, lol).
money would be acceptable compensation.:)

[caltrane74]

ok.. here is a good one from flickr.com

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3841921016_4ed12d8f0b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3841918372_d7860e9386_b.jpg

landing page is here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29787993@N03/3841921016/sizes/l/

by http://www.flickr.com/photos/29787993@N03/

[caltrane74]

ITS GOOD!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/3845298993_c751f712c6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3845360609_ae24cc37b4_b.jpg

from Marcanadian at UT

[caltrane74]

from matrixelement at UT

I love this building....!!!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/3844546154_f57c7d1740_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

An iconic and new Toronto Landmark in the making..

That view which is posted above is a couple of pictures..
can and may very well be the new face,
of a new and modern toronto
Toronto International Film Festival be damned..
.. We came here for this building see..
not salma hayek, eva mendes...
or even anganlina joliee.....
Get use to the new and pretty face..
around the world in 16 days..
luxury in film to showcase

[caltrane74]

from dt toronto geek at UT

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/Murano9_Aug22-09.jpg

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/X4_Aug22-09.jpg

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/X7_Aug22-09.jpg

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/X8_Aug22-09.jpg

[caltrane74]

from torontovibe at UT

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/torontovibe/CHINATOWNFESTIVALAug23-09001.jpg

[sammo]

thanx for the updates Caltrane.

[caltrane74]

Taken August 24, 2009.

Tower 5 above ground.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3854832591_b5498d64da_o.jpg

Storing the old forms on top of the lofts?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/3854832923_dc92196e2e_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3854833009_1b0cb79233_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3855623332_c97e50b7d3_o.jpg

From Hurontario @ Matthew's Gate:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3855623426_6a8f42bba0_o.jpg

from khristopher at UT

[caltrane74]

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0145.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0139.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0133.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0146.jpg

maple leaf square and Telus from drum118 at UT

[steveve]

Hey!!! i found another thread :)

Hey Guys... Here is the promised update for the Yorkville area... Went down there TODAY so these are fresh photos... This might be one of my last updates before school starts because I'll be busier :(... But I still will try to get some shots whenever possible... I promise to get you guys some updates of the Financial District are (ex. Trump, Ritz, etc...) later on this week or the next...

Enjoy :) - steveve




Here is a shot of Murano/College Park from the Varsity Stadium... This location has AMAZING views of the whole skyline... I totally recommend this spot for panoramic shots!!!!!! - it's very smoggy there a lot of the time though... So always check the whether...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3856437449_c84456bb39_b.jpg

Here is a shot of the financial district skyline also from the Varsity Standium... Look closely and you'll see the Ritz!!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3857226002_5310b8d825_b.jpg

Here is One Bedford on Bloor... It's getting really tall...

**PS.. Exhibit (by Bazis) has a sign on a building right beside Museum House Condo... I guess they plan to demolish that Mcdonalds and other restaurants across from the ROM... so sad... And isn't Bazis screwed from 1 Bloor??? lol

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3856431385_c33d69ce94_b.jpg

Here is BSN... it's almost done... Look closely in the bottom right corner and hey... There's X Condo!!!... (X condo is about 35 stories up already)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3857228708_dacf2df97c_b.jpg

Casa and BSN...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3856427831_3606ef7c17_b.jpg

BSN:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3856440101_490143bc50_b.jpg

*** One Bloor looks more and more dead...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3856428573_c9df8a5d53_b.jpg

Here is Uptown Residences and Crystal Blu... Crystal Blu is looking really tall now.... And Casa is in the background :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3857219100_0bff3d3736_b.jpg

Crystal Blu:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3857228028_294b4b2848_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3856438153_5e097d9653_b.jpg

Here is a nice shot i took of Manulife, Crystal Blu, and Uptown... It really shows how tall Crystal Blu is and how congested that area is gonna be when they are completed... Gotta love it :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3857218394_71cf2d3081_b.jpg

Last but not least Four Seasons... A large chunk of the site is above ground as seen in this picture...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3857219784_86e27a42fe_b.jpg



I hope you all enjoyed this... And i'll have the other half (financial district) ready soon... Let me know what shots you like and ones you don't... And any suggestions :)



All photos by me: steveve :)

[caltrane74]

from tgam at UT

It's starting to look a little like Chicago down here:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3843624709_636b76b734_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3843624605_cdf1d9cd5a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3843624441_14825ec7b5_o.jpg

Phase 2:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3844413914_dc3d7dc6de_o.jpg

[caltrane74]

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0186.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0187.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0193.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0194.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_08_24/IMG_aug_24-09-0203.jpg

from drum118 at UT - Cityplace Parade Project

[vanman]

What is that the Berlin Wall rising behind Cityplace???

[Ramako]

What is that the Berlin Wall rising behind Cityplace???

That's a retaining wall. It was my hope that they make it into an art piece for train passengers... or at least ad space.

[WhipperSnapper]

What is that the Berlin Wall rising behind Cityplace???

I guess it's step one in eventually decking over the rail corridor.

[vanman]

That could be a long process. In the meantime maybe they should just cover it in adspace, or even just a wrap covered in Concord logos.

[WhipperSnapper]

I'd rather see it let alone then covered in ad space. There are too many billboards along the rail corridor already.

[caltrane74]

by me


http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1459/sany1151.jpg

[steveve]

Nice shot of the podium Cal :)

In my opinion this building is to large for that intersection... It towers over everything else in the area and it seems too close to street level... Just saying... (in my opinion)....

**But it's gonna look good in the skyline!!!... (and that's all that matters... he he he)

[O-Town Hockey]

Nice shot of the podium Cal :)

In my opinion this building is to large for that intersection... It towers over everything else in the area and it seems too close to street level... Just saying... (in my opinion)....

**But it's gonna look good in the skyline!!!... (and that's all that matters... he he he)

I think that once the hoarding is gone it will look a whole ton roomier on that sidewalk.

[caltrane74]

me personally..
I love that the podium destroys the street with it's size.

It's a nice change from timid podiums.. to have a podium totally overpower a street. And the Glass!!!! wow!!

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5070/sany1150.jpg

[caltrane74]

casa from greenleaf at UT

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3866432686_018bbf4eb8_b.jpg

[steveve]

Nice shot of Casa...

I've always thought of Casa as a cheap looking building architecturally... Wrap-around balconies on every floor is older architecture and it's just a rectangle which makes it even worse.... It reminds me of the recently built Pulse Condos in North York City Centre which were an architectural disaster (in my opinion) as the wrap around balconies looked old.... But Casa being tall and slim (plus the cool roof) makes it look good in the skyline, but the glass only looks good weather-depending.... But it looks great in the skyline and thats all that matters...

Thats just in my opinion

Here is Pulse Condo's below in North York.. The architecture was old and boring, the glass turned out bad, everything went wrong in this one... And it was only built last year and it already looks like an old building with old design...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2680920087_8cce24298a_b.jpg

The point is I don't like this cheap-looking, old-school architecture...

Anyone else agree?...

Peace :)

**PS. I am not a Casa Hater... and what's the top floor of Casa (the one below the rooftop) gonna be used for???... Observation deck?... Facilities???.... Mechanical???

[rapid_business]

/\

Here is where I disagree. From an esthetic perspective, perhaps. But from a functional perspective, and individual usable space, I love it. The whole smokers nook patio that is 4ftX4ft is pretty lame, and non-functional. Where as a larger patio like this creates an extension of the units into an outdoor living area. With appropriate patio furniture, plants, area rugs, etc. these usable spaces are a growing selling feature for high-density residential units. Check out the show suite for Clear Spirit in the Distillery District and you'll see what I mean. With the great weather we get for 4-5 months of the year, having individual space to enjoy it is always welcome.

[steveve]

Casa still looks good in the skyline :)

[sammo]

x condo is at about 31 stories.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/3866414790_74ff17f513_b.jpg
from greenleaf at ut.

[caltrane74]

I didn't realize X condo was so transparent. Looks good!

[caltrane74]

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/Murano_sunrise_Sept1-09.jpg

from downtown toronto geek.. at UT

[steveve]

Man... X Condo's glass is already looking old... The black is too dull for my liking but at least it will be a great skyline filler :)

Nice shot of Murano... It's looking good!!!


Here's a shot by seekdes on Flickr (he posted the photo in my group "Toronto Skyscrapers and Skyline):

**the shot may be a couple weeks old but it's still a great shot***

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3727739495_01f019344f_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

wow! that thing is tall...

[steveve]

wow! that thing is tall...

What thing is tall? Casa?

[caltrane74]

yeah casa!!

(here is another shot from dt toronto geek at UT)

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/Casa_sunrise2_Sept1-09.jpg

[steveve]

WOW!... that's a rare shot of casa!!! Very Nice!!


That shot will look amazing with crystal blu and uptown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


MAN!,.... Uptown Res. will be SKINNY!!!

PS. Cal, you do your homework... you always seem to find shots of everything!.... how do you find these shots man!

[caltrane74]

Have you joined UT yet? - do it, and you'll get enough pictures.

Fasure, eh!!

_________


from dt toronto geek at UT

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/th_x1_Sept1-09.jpg (http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/x1_Sept1-09.jpg) http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/th_x2_Sept1-09.jpg (http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/x2_Sept1-09.jpg)[/QUOTE]

[steveve]

No... I haven't joined UT yet.. Is it easy to join and if so, is it similar to skyscraperpage?... Is it necessary to get it?

***PS.. X Condo is looking skinny now!!!! - not to mention tall :)

[sammo]

steveve, you're gonna love ut! :yes:

[steveve]

I just got an Urban Toronto account!!!!... it's good so far but now it kinda sucks that I have another thing to check on everyday besides skyscraperpage... lol

[caltrane74]

theres one more...

it's called skyscrapercity. but don't set up an account until you master the two accounts you already have.

[steveve]

I've checked out some skyscrapercity forums and it looks kinda dead to me.... Out of skyscraperpage, urban toronto, and skyscrapercity which is the most popular and busy?

Thanks and peace :)

[caltrane74]

Skyscrapercity and UT have the most active toronto forums....

Skyscraperpage is more for Americans and Western Canadians...
But we Torontoians have a job to represent up in here...

[Ramako]

UT is the prime destination for me. It's got all the insiders, and a lot of people with an eye for architecture, though slightly pretentious.

[sammo]

ut is great for the local stuff and specific buildings -in the infrastructure section -just love the 400' + list.
ssc is great for local projects too and more 'relaxed'.

my preference has become ssp only because i can keep abreast of construction/projects, opinion, etc. nationwide. i think i know/understand the torontonian mindsets. now i'm learning quite a bit aboot my fellow canadians and their cities.

[caltrane74]

End up with a few hours to kill on Tuesday after a meeting was cancel and since it was a real nice day, decided to do some photo shooting.

The 2nd tower core should be pour next week for the 2nd floor since all grade level work is finish.

By November, the first tower will be making a real statement look from various location I have shot from as well a few I have not.

I have place all the photo's (50) I shot up on youtube and can be seen here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTShyfI8iNE). A few of them are below.

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_09_01/IMG_sept-01-09-0030.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_09_01/IMG_sept-01-09-0028.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_09_01/IMG_sept-01-09-0133.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_09_01/IMG_sept-01-09-0044.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/aug/2009_09_01/IMG_sept-01-09-0076.jpg


from drum118 at UT

[steveve]

Absolute world is looking great!!!... This project seems to "unique" for a smaller city like Mississauga... It's strange that such an awesome project was put in Mississauga... I guess they deserve something to brag about :)

Nice shots!

[caltrane74]

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9747/img7411.jpg

Glass is up to 6th floor.
Podium building is up to level 19th floor, electrical?
Tower building is up to level 19 floor. Seems like they're adding 20th floor.

Parade from AKS at UT

[sammo]

^great pic.

check out the couple on the balcony on the upper right! great view for them.

-is parade in the canada top 11-30 list?

[caltrane74]

yes it is...

but Panorama and 500 sherbourne are not..

[sammo]

then here's parade (in cityplace complex).
by sammo a week ago.
i'm guessing it would be the building on the right.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/3887186643_328b6589bc_b.jpg

[steveve]

Okay... Time for some of my updates... They were taken yesterday so they are fresh as can be :)

Here is Murano:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3887891816_c0ed851f28_b.jpg

This is the only shot i could take of Casa... It was wedged in between 2 buildings...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3887891044_ce499c4fb3_b.jpg

Festival Tower has steady progress:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3421/3887889072_af33c6593d_b.jpg

Here is boutique Condo:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3887082523_784500506d_b.jpg

Here is (i think) VU condo taken from the MET condo... i don't really know much about this one but here it is...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3887869206_088b5d8bde_b.jpg


Here is X Condo... It's really tall and skinny now!!!.... I am gonna do a before and after since I took a similar picture a little while back...

This shot of X Condo i took on July 30th, 2009:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3777720909_dc56e60eb6_b.jpg

Here are shots from Yesterday:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3887060695_1a4a59a969_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3887072749_c7b0da33d6_b.jpg


I hope you enjoyed :)

Let me know how I did and what you think....


All photos by me: steveve


***PS... I you want to see more of my photos from yesterday of the Ten Tallest U/C then go here...

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4441017&posted=1#post4441017

Peace :)

[sammo]

^you've been a busy little boy! good job.

[koops65]

then here's parade (in cityplace complex).
by sammo a week ago.
i'm guessing it would be the building on the right.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/3887186643_328b6589bc_b.jpg

The whole thing is Parade, and whats been constructed so far is only half of the the complex, the eastern half. The western half is kind of a mirror image except for the tall tower which will be round instead of square, and joined to the square tower (the part on the left in your pic) at the 26th floor I believe by a 2 floor high skybridge.

[koops65]

Great update steveve! Keep it up...

[sammo]

^^ thanx for splaining parade koops.

[koops65]

Anytime sammo... I wish the diagram section was operational, a look at my drawing of Parade would make it clear...

[steveve]

I know!!... It's so annoying that the skyscraperpage diagram section has been down for almost 2 weeks... I love those diagrams!!!! SO ANNOYING!!!!! FIX IT!!!!

Peace :)

***PS. What program do you use to draw the skyscraperpage diagrams? thnx

[koops65]

paint and paint.net

[steveve]

I read that Paint.net is only for Windows.. is that correct?

And how would you make your skyscraper diagrams to the correct scale?

Is Paint.net the only program you can use to draw it?

Thnx and peace :)

[sammo]

some sharp pics of casa, toronto.
from drumm118 at ut.
http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_02/IMG_sept-02-09-0320.jpg
http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_02/IMG_sept-02-09-0283.jpg
http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_02/IMG_sept-02-09-0321.jpg

[steveve]

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_02/IMG_sept-02-09-0320.jpg


I never really liked Casa from this angle.... To me it looks really fat and chunky and architecturally "cheap" with all of those wrap around balconies...

But from a distance it looks pretty legit....

[koops65]

TIFF - pix from the inside of the building...

http://www.ctv.ca/gallery/html/TIFF_bell_lightbox_20090831/photo_0.html

[steveve]

Man... that podium is freakin huge!... But it looks like a huge mess right now...

[caltrane74]

oh damn!!!

Casa looks so good!!!!

[caltrane74]

Steveve.. this is a great shot.
Toronto doesn't even look like toronto in this shot.....
very cool
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/3887060695_1a4a59a969_b.jpg

[steveve]

Yeah Cal, I've always thought that whenever I see that view (north east view)...


The skyline looks so different from that angle because there are little to no monumental toronto skyscrapers in that area... Also we don't see it a lot because it is more to the east... X Condo (and couture, if built) will hopefully change that and add some height to the area :)

Too bad it was a smoggy day... next time I'll get a better shot...


Funny because on the other side of the building (the one I took the shot of X from) you get this view... it's pretty much the opposite:

Here's a shot I took from the other side (south facing) of the condo tower a couple months ago:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3560700910_6c2db69499_o.jpg

And here's the view to the North West... Again, totally different... It's the bloor/yorkville skyline:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3560700748_3520cdd736_o.jpg

And here's a shot again of the North East view a couple months ago... Without X condo and I got Verve in the frame...:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3392564814_d850fd0889_o.jpg


I'll definitely get some updated shots from these angles with 500 sherbourne right behind Tower Verve...

photos by me: steveve (ps. srry for lower resolution than normal... it was my old camera)

Peace :)

[raggedy13]

Some pics I took of Patina last weekend:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3895447360_f712462ab6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3894703711_d1689173b5_b.jpg

[sammo]

mls in toronto monday labour day.
by me, sammo.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3897975103_af3e3c5f18_b.jpg
and parade, cityplace.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/3898756284_a2032240f5_b.jpg

[steveve]

Great shots of MLS!!!

Can't wait to see the top of MLS!

[caltrane74]

from dt toronto geek at UT

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/X1_Sept7-09.jpg

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/X3_Sept7-09.jpg

X Condo

[sammo]

^ i wish x were a solid 60 storeys.

[caltrane74]

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090272.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090285.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090292.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090402.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090403.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090419.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090447.jpg

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090448.jpg

drum went crazy today..
here is his update at Parade
drum118 at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

[caltrane74]

http://davidfisher.biz/photo/2009/sept/2009_09_05/IMG_sept-05-090271.jpg

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Luna Vista from drum118 at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

and TIFF also from drum118 at UT

From Bathurst St
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[steveve]

Luna Vista looks AWESOME!!!

Great photo updates guys!

-steveve

[caltrane74]

The exterior of the south podium is nearly complete now, having been in a patchwork state for many months where parts of the cladding, glazing, and columns were done and others weren't. Pictures from this evening around 5pm.

1. Looking east from the west end:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/3901344001_4ac4c4631c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901344001/

2. Looking west from the east end:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3901343421_0015504989_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343421/

3. Looking up at the south side, with Maple Leaf Square towers reflection:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3901343657_ec33b7af4b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343657/

4. Full view of south side from Maple Leaf Square:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3901343237_ee516aa837_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343237/

From MatrixElement at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

[sammo]

great pics.

will telus get the antenna? will it? will it?

[LeftCoaster]

I really like Telus, simple yet sharp... especially the fins.

[sammo]

yes, sharp, but way short.
would have been spectacular at twice the height. -maybe 1.5X's.

[LeftCoaster]

^Sure some height could have helped, but I dont find it to be too disproportinante at its current height.

[steveve]

I totally agree with Sammo....

Telus is WAY too short!... It looks short, fat, and ugly.... It looks even shorter beside MLS... But maybe the spire is gonna help it out a bit :)

***Nice shots of Telus though- ***

[caltrane74]

steveve... do your homework!!

hehe!! lol!!

[steveve]

schools just started!... it's pretty slack so far... I'm just chillin for the time being...

New ipods came out today... I might get a 32 gig touch...

[vanman]

Toronto is no fan of setbacks eh? (referring to the last page)

[steveve]

Man... Telus looks SO similar to the New York Times tower in NY...

The fins at the top of the building are so similar (except telus cladding and missing fins on east/west side).... But the spire (if built) will make it NY times towers little sibling ;)

BA is almost similar but not quite (only the little fins resemble it a bit)...

[sammo]

steveve, one more post and you're at two hunj! another benchmark! :tup:
any big plans? any comments, all encompassing thoughts...?
-or just keep it low key?

[sammo]

Toronto is no fan of setbacks eh? (referring to the last page)
ya, but it's more noticeable in pics than just walking around. streets become cozy shady valleys. i think it's a good trend.

[LeftCoaster]

Posted by Vanman in the Local section.

Woodwards essentially completed. Move in for most tenants has already occured and I believe all that is ongoing are final touches and work on the podium and lowrise.

Nice shot of Woodwards from flickr:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/3757243142_f654025e9c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98399468@N00/3757243142/sizes/l/in/set-72157617977818766/

[caltrane74]

from MatrixElement at UT (www.urbantoronto.ca)


Luna and Parade..... at Cityplace
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3913596943_6c0247c96f_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3913596943/sizes/l/

[caltrane74]

Toronto is no fan of setbacks eh? (referring to the last page)


Ya, the city wants massive streetwalls..
say goodbye to sunlight here!!

[caltrane74]

yyzr posted this yesterday

Lights, camera, construction at Festival Tower

September 12, 2009

Gale Beeby
Real Estate Editor


George Clooney and Clive Owen, Oprah Winfrey and Miranda Richardson. These are just some of the stars who will be gracing various red carpets around town during this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

And, if all things go as planned, next year TIFF will be welcoming the world's glitterati under one roof – the Bell Lightbox, the new home of what has become the world's most influential film festival.

Located in the heart of the city's entertainment precinct at King St. W. and John St., the Lightbox opening will no doubt be spotlighted during next year's festival and, when the cameras are turned off and the stars go home, some won't have far to travel.

That's because sitting atop the leading-edge theatre and movie complex is the Festival Tower, a 46-storey (153.6-metre) condominium where several Canadian celebrities,, including producer/director Ivan Reitman (Kindergarten Cop, Twins, Animal House, Ghostbusters), have purchased units.

Reitman is not only a condo owner, he was also the driving force behind the Lightbox/Festival Tower project. So expect to see him and his equally famous son Jason Reitman – nominated for a best director Oscar in 2008 for Juno – walking around the Festival Tower lobby.

Other celebrity purchasers are hush-hush, of course, but rumours are rampant that Donald Sutherland, who already owns a small waterfront condo in Toronto, Academy Award-winning director Norman Jewison, and funny man Dan Akroyd have, or will soon, buy a Festival Tower condo of their very own.

Talk about a building having star appeal. And the story behind the complex is worthy of a Hollywood script.

Ivan Reitman's parents, Clara and Leslie, postwar immigrants from Czechoslovakia, scrapped together enough money in the 1960s to buy the land at King St. W. and John St., first running a dry-cleaning business and then Farb's car wash at the site. When they retired, the site became a parking lot. After his parents died, Reitman and his sisters – Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels – wanted to honour them, so they donated the land to create a permanent home for TIFF.

The Daniels Corp., with John Daniels at the helm, was chosen to produce the project, for good reason. In 1975, Daniels supported the fledgling film festival – he being one of the festival's founding "angels."

Daniels is no stranger to big projects. The builder has created more than 18,000 homes and condos across the GTA, and the Daniels Corp. is the guiding light behind the revitalization of Regent Park.

There's no doubt the Lightbox/Festival Towers project will be the star of the Theatre District once it's completed. And the building is taking shape quite nicely, according to Tom Dutton, a senior vice-president with Daniels.

Being the permanent home of TIFF, the Lightbox will have lots of movie theatres, which will show films during the festival.

"There will be seven theatres in total: five festival theatres, one private theatre, and a theatre exclusively for condo residents," says Dutton.

The largest of the theatres will offer seating for 550 people and will feature old-fashioned balconies and loges. The theatres will have deep stages, so live performances, small orchestras or corporate events can be hosted in them as well.

Condo residents will also be treated to private screenings in their own 55-seat theatre each year during the festival. TIFF will also create a film program for residents that will run throughout the year, and there will be early access and special pricing to more than 100 festival events, and direct access to the festival for Tower residents.

The Tower's amenity space will be fit for Hollywood royalty.

The "Pool House" will be a glass pavilion overlooking a landscaped terrace, where residents can catch a few rays or enjoy lounging in one of the private cabanas. Located on the 11th floor, the pool will feature a cascading waterfall, which will separate it from the whirlpool.

Overlooking the pool, the sports centre will be furnished with the latest fitness equipment and be decked out with flat-screen televisions. As well, it will feature a billiards table and a bar.

The Festival Tower spa will be worthy of any five-star hotel and will offer several state-of-the-art treatment rooms, as well as yoga, Pilates and dance studios, all overlooking a meditation garden, which will feature a sculpture by noted Canadian artist Peter Powning as its centrepiece.

The grand staircase on the outside of the building, that leads from the 10th to the 11th-floor amenity space, was based on a set of stairs located in the famed Casa Malaparte in Capri, Italy. The latter was featured prominently in the 1963 movie Le Mépris (Contempt), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring the unlikely duo of Jack Palance and Brigitte Bardot.

The aim of the Festival Tower is to treat residents like stars – complete with five-star-inspired hotel service that includes everything from arranging housekeeping, to dog walks, to ordering dinner from two Oliver & Bonacini (they of Jump, Canoe, Auberge du Pommier and Biff's fame) restaurants that will set up shop in the podium.

One of the two culinary attractions will be located on the second floor and will offer an artisanal fine dining experience (a little less than Canoe, but a step up from Jump). On the first floor, a more casual 140-seat market café that will stay open late, is on the menu.

The first-floor facility will also offer takeout food for residents on the go, and will feature a 70-seat terrace.

All this sounds like it might carry a small-budget-movie price tag. But, in fact, a recent release of suites hand-picked by Reitman himself and dubbed "The Director's Edition" start from the $400,000s (for 568 square feet) and top out at $2 million (2,289 square feet).

Most B movie productions cost more than that.

The Director's Edition will be sold on Sept. 19, by appointment only. You can register online at festivaltower.com.

The public has not been forgotten in all this planning. Noah Cowan, TIFF's artistic director, says the complex will feature a film library in the atrium which will be open to movie buffs and students alike.

For more information on the film festival go to tiff.net. For more on the Bell Lightbox and the Essential 100 Film Collection, go to belllightbox.ca. For information on the Festival Tower and to register for the Director's Edition sale, go to festivaltower.com.

[caltrane74]

X Condo

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Casa

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From Harbord & St. George Sts., then Hoskin Ave. & Devonshire Pl.

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from dt toronto geek at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

[caltrane74]

from dt toronto geek at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/Blu2_Spet13-09.jpg

Uptown and Crystal Blu

[theman23]

This video realates to the Maple Leaf Condo development

yhtepyYl1ko

You get some a small preview of the still under construction Maple Leaf square and the new screen overlooking it.

[steveve]

Man... Casa looks bad from this shot:

http://s770.photobucket.com/albums/xx341/scullydog259/Casa7_Sept13-09.jpg

Since the underbellies of all the balconies are all bare concrete so the building looks all concrete and it overpowers the blue glass...

Just saying-