[Skorji]

Yeah, the city didn't enjoy the idea of a 75 storey tower on that corner. My guess is that it'll be built in a couple years with approx. 55-60 stories. I live on this block and I'm pretty happy about this actually. It just means there'll be less overshadowing. Also, it looks as though the developers could be looking to build another smaller tower next to Aura. I read something about that in a report at one point. Who knows.

[lobbby]

People on the UT forum are suggesting setbacks as the tower rises...to offset a particularly bad shadow

Toronto is so height-phobic...I hope its height is not reduced

[Big Daddy]

Trump, Four Seasons, Shangri-La, 1 Bloor – been on the radar screen for quite some time, only Ritz under construction.

And what happened to the Signature tower? :cool:

[borgo100]

Absolute has started.
Aura is in the appeals process, and will probably be built in some modified form.

like as in Height modification?

[borgo100]

Trump, Four Seasons, Shangri-La, 1 Bloor – been on the radar screen for quite some time, only Ritz under construction.

And what happened to the Signature tower? :cool:

Is'nt Signature a Vison, not a proposal?

[lobbby]

Signature's a proposal...but theres not much of anything going on right now :(

[Big Daddy]

Is'nt Signature a Vison, not a proposal?

No - it’s a proposal - or at least it was a proposal. Does anyone know when and why it was removed from the "Proposed" list? It doesn’t show up anywhere now not in the “Stale Proposals”, the “Cancelled”, the “Vision” sections or anywhere else.

Signature Tower (http://www.sustainability.ca/Docs/Signature%20Tower.pdf?CFID=26406889&CFTOKEN=97877451)

Toronto Proposed (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=12&statusID=3)

[lobbby]

Don't forget RBC and Bay Adelaide U/C!!!

[Big Daddy]

Sorry, you were right - it was moved to the "Vision" section. I guess another one bites the dust. :(

[caltrane74]

It hasn't bit the dust. Signature Tower is the last project in cityplace..so its start is at least 3 - 4 Years away.

[caltrane74]

RBC Ritz & BA moving like gangbusters!!!!

Pictures courtesy of Funky Technician of Urbantoronto.ca


RBC
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7426/picture003ev3.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2397/picture006ty0.jpg

Ritz
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1678/picture005on5.jpg

Bay-Adelaide
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3729/picture008ow6.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2117/picture009pa8.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3979/picture010vx0.jpg

[Canuck]

Trump, Four Seasons, Shangri-La, 1 Bloor – been on the radar screen for quite some time, only Ritz under construction.

And what happened to the Signature tower? :cool:
Four Seasons, Shangri-La and the new 1 Bloor have not been around for a while. I'm not sure how fast you expect projects to move forward, but so far all indications are they'll be starting work soon (except for 1 Bloor which hasn't entered sales).

The Signature Tower was at one time talked of being developed before CityPlace started work on their lands on the west side of Spadina, but it was decided to leave it till the last phase of the project. It's going where the sales centre is, but not until the individual projects have progressed far enough - projects such as Montage, Luna, Parade, and a couple more future phases. Expect to see it in sales in a couple of years.

[WhipperSnapper]

[quote]Toronto is so height-phobic...I hope its height is not reduced/quote]

then it should be a piece of cake for you to name ten proposals that were rejected by council over the past 5 years

[WhipperSnapper]

Aura at 700 feet appears even fatter than its shorter stalky sisters - don't let some artistic impressions fool you. I'd gladly lose 50 to 100 feet (not necessarily the case) for a much better looking tower

[caltrane74]

240 Meters sounds nice. It could end up being the Rockafeller centre of Toronto?


FAT AND TALL!

[lobbby]

[quote]Toronto is so height-phobic...I hope its height is not reduced/quote]

then it should be a piece of cake for you to name ten proposals that were rejected by council over the past 5 years

Who said anything about council height rejections...I certainly didn't....Toronto height-phobia is the result of a lot of factors....including developers and Torontonians themselves...thats way we have a skyline of primarily 20-30 story office towers (with the exception of a few buildings in the cbd)

[Skorji]

A buddy of mine from University works construction part-time on the Concord Adex CityPlace project. He told me that Signature Tower is still being proposed, its going to be the final tower to go up in the project.

[borgo100]

A buddy of mine from University works construction part-time on the Concord Adex CityPlace project. He told me that Signature Tower is still being proposed, its going to be the final tower to go up in the project.

then why is it a Vison?

[WhipperSnapper]

Who said anything about council height rejections...I certainly didn't


"I hope its not reduced" certainly implied it

A buddy of mine from University works construction part-time on the Concord Adex CityPlace project. He told me that Signature Tower is still being proposed, its going to be the final tower to go up in the project.


I think its quite clear something tall will be built on the sales centre site but probably not the same Signature Tower we've all shared a few laughs about. However the notion that some part-time construction worker would know the future plans for Cityplace is a tad ridiculous. I doubt the general contractor hired by Concord Adex to hire the dozens sub-contractors needed to get the building built on time and budget would have the foggiest idea (not that he would care to know in any regard)


It's will remain a vison (at least for me) until I see some sort of confirmation on Concord's intentions regarding 'the phallus' that satisfies me

[JanneClaude]

St. Michael's College Redevelopment

http://www.toronto.ca/planning/stjoseph.htm

Some updates:

The prefered development concept is now for two towers with street-wall buildings north of the church and extension of the open space north of the church.

Development concept includes:

Street-wall Buildings
Three-storey street-wall buildings along Bay Street and St. Mary Street, and a row of townhouses north of Cloverhill Wing. Use of roof for amenity space.
St. Mary Street built form could be more of a domestic feel with raised landscape beds and a few steps up from street to residential units.
Bay Street built form could include non-residential uses and with entrances flush with sidewalk. Materials include stone and wood trim.

Towers
Proposed west tower (45 storeys) south of St. Mary Street.
Proposed east tower (55 storeys) on the Bay Street frontage.
Both towers have 750 square metre floor plates and are set behind street-wall buildings.
East tower could have a high, transparent ground floor to permit views between the park to the south and the proposed courtyard area to the north of the tower as well as from Bay Street.
Towers could be light via the use of glass.

Open Space
Open space extended to the north of Cloverhill Wing. A green wall feature could be incorporated into the base of the east tower’s south elevation.
Opportunity for a green feature along the base of the west tower’s west elevation facing St. Michael’s playing field.
Pedestrian movements through new open spaces and an entrance along the Bay Street frontage.

Access Options
Vehicular access from St. Mary Street to internal courtyard with a high quality ground treatment (e.g. granite).
Access point to St. Joseph Street using the existing ceremonial driveway in front of St. Basil’s Church. This access point could be incorporated into westerly edge of open space to screen it from Bay Street. Conceptual at this point, detailed design not done.

Other interesting points

The proposed towers are approximately 40 metres apart. Tower footprints are off-set to help maintain views from buildings.
Green roofs will be considered in conjunction with the use of the roof space for amenity areas.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6379/stm2ai6.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/93/stm3vw4.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4738/stm4fa2.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7664/stm5sx5.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9407/stm6db2.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1705/stm7pe5.jpg

[caltrane74]

awesome!

[Snashcan]

Has Construction started on the uptown?

[Skorji]

"I hope its not reduced" certainly implied it




I think its quite clear something tall will be built on the sales centre site but probably not the same Signature Tower we've all shared a few laughs about. However the notion that some part-time construction worker would know the future plans for Cityplace is a tad ridiculous. I doubt the general contractor hired by Concord Adex to hire the dozens sub-contractors needed to get the building built on time and budget would have the foggiest idea (not that he would care to know in any regard)


It's will remain a vison (at least for me) until I see some sort of confirmation on Concord's intentions regarding 'the phallus' that satisfies me


That part-time construction worker is now a city planner for Toronto, as am I. And I wouldn't take what you see on Emporis as the absolute truth either. Anyway, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. The topic was mentioned, and I brought up my limited knowledge on the subject.

[WhipperSnapper]

That part-time construction worker is now a city planner for Toronto

that's pretty impressive going from part-time construction worker/university student to city planner in a matter of days (RE: "A buddy of mine from University works construction part-time on the Concord Adex CityPlace project.")


And I wouldn't take what you see on Emporis as the absolute truth either

What's Emporis?

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=12


the developer has indicated a while ago there was quite a bit of backlash from the design in the marketing campaign - one of a number of reasons it was pulled for another phase

[borgo100]

Any news on the L tower?

[caltrane74]

Brokers wait for piece of condo action (Toronto Star)
Tempers flared yesterday as some waited 24 hours for the chance to buy into a hot housing development

July 27, 2007
Thulasi Srikanthan
and Tony Wong
business Reporters

About 150 real estate agents and brokers camped out, some for more than 24 hours, for the chance to buy units at a much-hyped waterfront condo in a waiting game some called "survival of the fittest."

Tempers were volatile and personalities clashed as some agents tried to scare off others to get a piece of the west-end Beyond the Sea condominium project.

"It's a battle," said Sofia Hassan, a sales representative for Royal LePage who said her brother was almost chased out when he seat-sat for her. Agents were looking to make quick commissions on the condo units, arguing buyers could hope for healthy gains in the value of the properties in coming years.

The camp-out, an increasingly common sight at some well marketed condo projects, is a sign that Toronto's real estate market is not slowing down even as the housing recession deepens in the U.S. Analysts yesterday predicted an economic slump for the rest of the year and stock markets suffered another nasty pullback.

At the Beyond The Sea project, many spent the night asleep on lawn chairs, cellphones by their sides, or subsisting on diets of coffee, doughnuts and pizza.

The development, near Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Parklawn Rd., is set to open in 2010 and has been heavily advertised. Prices for the phase two project range from $169,900 to around $1 million.

"We are going to take home $20,000 for 24 hours," said Hassan, referring to commissions. She started camping out at 9:30 Wednesday morning for yesterday's opening.

"Rapidly declining affordability in the housing market – due to both price increases and rising interest rates – has pushed more buyers into the condo market," said Douglas Porter, an economist with BMO Capital Markets. "And while Toronto's economy is only so-so, persistently strong population growth is also providing underlying support."

While overall home building activity has been softening in Toronto since the peak in 2003, Porter noted condominium construction is still holding up well.

According to the latest figures from Urbanation, a quarterly that tracks the high-rise market in the GTA, the first quarter of 2007 saw condo resales hit a record at 3,100, the highest ever for that quarter.

Some 3,400 new apartments sold in the first quarter, making it the third highest number on record.

"The market is still buoyant on the high rise side, and it has been amazingly resilient," said economist Peter Norman, vice-president of housing analysts Clayton Research Associates Inc.

Jane Renwick, executive vice-president of Urbanation, said once second quarter sales are added in, condo sales in the Toronto census area are on track to beat the first six months of last year.

One reason for what's being seen as a much stronger second quarter is that only eight projects were released in the first quarter, compared to 35 in the second, said Renwick.

"There was some pent up demand which was met in the second quarter by some really high quality projects," said Renwick.

Still, despite strong condo sales, some analysts have been warning that over the past year or so the market has seen an influx of investors – buyers who either plan to flip units immediately for possible gain, or rent them out. Estimates of investor activity range from 25 per cent to 40 per cent at some buildings. One big risk is that a downturn in the market can cause investors to panic and start dumping their units, causing a price drop.

"Investors are out in force, sowing their own future disappointment" said Toronto analyst Will Dunning in a recent report.

In the meantime, lineups like those seen yesterday have not been unusual in the hot condo market.

Agents lined up for up to three days in June to purchase a unit at Concord Park Place in the Leslie St. and Sheppard Ave. area, says Dennis Au-Yeung, CFO for Concord Pacific Group Inc., one of Canada's largest high-rise builders.

"It was our first project outside downtown, so there was a lot of demand,"said Au-Yeung. "The market in Toronto has been strong."

That's something Michael Yang, a sales rep with AimHome, has seen first hand. Yang, who received the elusive first ticket yesterday after waiting 28 hours, once was involved in a 48-hour condo camp-out.

"There is a lot of demand, especially for nice ones," he said.

The lineup allowed agents to do their work while they waited and even catch up on reading.

Remax sales rep Jason Hughes got a chance to finish the final book in the Harry Potter series during his 25-hour wait.

Hughes said demand for condos has been helped along by the increasing congestion downtown.

"The roads are getting worse, and people are getting tired of the commute," he said.

While affordable projects are usually the beneficiaries of lineups not seen since the '80s, even high-end properties have seen the phenomenon.

When the ultra-luxury Ritz Carlton Toronto property went on sale two years ago, several agents slept in the sales centre to be first in line for the suites.

Though an overnight camp-out is not the norm at condo sites, it is common for developers to hand out a number to those in line so they can come back at another time, said Renwick.

"That's usually quite common and it helps with the traffic flow so the staff don't become deluged."

[Canuck]

Has Construction started on the uptown?
Yes, excavation.

[borgo100]

Any Updates on anything?

[caltrane74]

Here you go borgo

Malibu at the Toronto Waterfront.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/IMGP6182.jpg

Minto ( at Yonge and Eglinton)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7325/minto2kj5.jpg

Stern building moving along in Yorkville

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/965912359_c3009e891d_b.jpg

picture courtesy of Mike in To www.urbantoronto.ca

[caltrane74]

ROCP 1 and 2

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/856320016_5b428c6d77_b.jpg

again courtesy of Mike in To www.urbantoronto.ca

[caltrane74]

More Midtown

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/48/minoto3vp1.jpg


http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/1271/minto4py8.jpg

[caltrane74]

So you like Construction?


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1411/947027553_41f5d38ddc_b.jpg


courtesy of beemphoto on flickr.com

[giallo]

Toronto's new architecture is really something.

[caltrane74]

In it's totality...it is nice.

You gave me some new perspective, giallo.

Thanks

[colemonkee]

Great updates!

[borgo100]

Here you go borgo

Malibu at the Toronto Waterfront.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/IMGP6182.jpg

Minto ( at Yonge and Eglinton)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7325/minto2kj5.jpg

Stern building moving along in Yorkville

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/965912359_c3009e891d_b.jpg

picture courtesy of Mike in To www.urbantoronto.ca

thank u :tup:

[caltrane74]

np.

[koops65]

Here are a few pix I took of the skyline while at the Beer Festival On Aug. 11

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/1133760454_2251ea1a24.jpg?v=0
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1106/1133690664_1e5851be74.jpg?v=0

First try at posting photos, lets see if this works...

[caltrane74]

RBC Centre - up to the 4th or 5th floor

picture by Bisonblight at SSC

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1202/1130586125_8c1df91ac3_b.jpg

[caltrane74]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/1133760454_2251ea1a24.jpg?v=0

koops65 your photo?

[koops65]

yes I took that photo... after sampling many, many beers! lol

[Coldrsx]

i was amazed at how much better architecture has become in toronto in the past 3-5yrs.

[caltrane74]

The market demands it. People are paying so much money for their closet apartments, the least they can expect from the developer is an attempt at style and sophistication.

[caltrane74]

More Construction

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/spmarshall/Waterfront/CityPlace.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

Look at how the three Royal Bank towers in Toronto are all pretty much the same height.

1. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/20300.gif 2. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/41136.gif 3. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/3432.gif

1. Royal Trust Tower - 183 m
2. RBC Centre - 183 m
3. Royal Bank Plaza - 180 m

[borgo100]

Look at how the three Royal Bank towers in Toronto are all pretty much the same height.

1. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/20300.gif 2. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/41136.gif 3. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/images/3432.gif

1. Royal Trust Tower - 183 m
2. RBC Centre - 183 m
3. Royal Bank Plaza - 180 m


hummm if i was the Royal Bank i'd build a 400-500 meter tower, and just sell those three off for office space. some one should tell them they'd be more organized if they only had 1 tower :yes:

[Dylan Leblanc]

I think each building houses mostly separate companies which just happen to come under the RBC/Royal Bank name.

[caltrane74]

And none of the towers is taller than Place Ville Marie in Montreal.

grief.


anyways..........








.....

..

Here is some construction at Bay Adelaide

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6246/baycondojx0.jpg

[caltrane74]

maldive posted a new toronto rendering, with all the latest proposals on u/c buildings.

[clarke]

where is this rendering, is it a newer one than previous?

[caltrane74]

courtesy of Maldive

http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/change5years.jpg

http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/additions.jpg

http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/5yearcompare.jpg

[ajldub]

Maldive your work is absolutely fantastic. So what year am I looking at Toronto here? 2015?

[vegeta_skyline]

Y'kno, I think I actually prefer the 'before' photo...






















Just kidding.

Nice render Maldive, though I did notice some of the buildings do seem to be somewhat exaggerated in height, but it nice to see it all in one compilation none the less.

[Maldive]

I don't think there is any exaggeration... I guessed at 1 Bloor East but given it is nearly 30 storeys taller than Manulife (plus a huge crown) it's probably not far off... (Manulife has short ceiling heights).

And from this angle, the north/south skyline rises with grade so 500' at the lake is much shorter than 500' at St. Clair.

Even Aura isn't out of scale from this angle. If you look at the financial district, all new buildings are fairly proportionate to existing tower like Scotia @ 900 feet.

Trump even had it's foreskin removed...

[caltrane74]

Maldive what is that big building, just south of Aura?

[Maldive]

If you are talking about the one equal in height to Aura... I mentioned in my original post (no-one reads of course, just gawk!) that this was my only indulgence... the rumoured 50 storey office tower (my design) on University Ave. Just looks so tall there (dwarfs One City Hall Phase 2) I couldn't resist.

Almost everything else is of course underway or will be within a year or so.

[Dylan Leblanc]

which corner will have the reconstructed heritage facade? the left or right corner?

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/527/level2no2.jpg

[asher11]

The north-west corner - the right side of the photo (where the small crane on the truck is now). The facade should face both west and north for the 13 floors of the original building that stood there.

[Maldive]

Here's a "compilation" render I did for the Canada section... a skyline created of only new projects in Toronto... seems appropriate for this thread.


http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/onlynew.jpg

[LFRENCH]

awesome guys, spent my first time in toronto this past january. went in with a idea of it and was blowen away. Planning to move here, if all goes well and it looks like this, i'd be glad to call it home.

[Maldive]

If you liked it in January, you should really give April thru October a try. ;-)

[caltrane74]

amazing!

[BTTO]

wow.. a skyline to rival any city in the world!

[caltrane74]

And excluding the CN Tower, nothing over 1000 feet. Unless changes are made to Trump (unlikely) or 1 Bloor E (maybe).

[Waterlooson]

And Maldive's composition only shows new projects for the city of Toronto... and nothing for the surrounding burbs.

[Big Daddy]

Hi folks. I was just wondering, there are a lot of cool buildings on the "proposed" list that have been "proposed" for a long time - and I still don't see any activity at Trumps's site - Saphire is now gone the way of the Dodo bird - Signature has become a "Vision" - Aura is on hold. Anybody with some inside info??

[LordMandeep]

saaphire is dead

Trump is starting next month...

Signature will be built but in some other form it appears. The developer has built like 8-10 buildings with like 4 u/c and with two-three in sales. Then they will build whatever signature will be. Actually the project for building these 16-20 some buildings has gone quicker then expected.

Aura was a massive 75 stories and the city really were not happy with it being so tall especially if it was on yonge street.. They are now dealing with each other.

[Wheelingman04]

What an amazing skyline.

[Big Daddy]

Trump is starting next month...


I hope you are right, but I will believe it when I see it.

Also, I feel very badly for the investors in Sapphire as they have lost a great deal of money. This kind of issue can make other potential investors very wary and next thing you know, no one is investing in condo towers.

[caltrane74]

Signature should be close to going into sales at the end of 2008 to early 2009. Construction would likey start shortly after as this project is supposed to be complete by 2010.

[brettrobinson]

I hope you are right, but I will believe it when I see it.


Adelaide Street will have lane reductions between Sept 4 - 7th. Sales office to start to come down shortly after that.

[MORRO]

what about new Union station awning ? have you a project fotos ???

(soory for my english)

[caltrane74]

Toronto skyline poll.


http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136812

[LordMandeep]

i read in the Toronto star or sun (i forgot)

that NEw condo sales have already reached 10,000 by July 31.

[Big Daddy]

There was a picture of the TIFF building in the Star on Saturday. I didn’t realize they were planning to cover the exterior of the building with balconies. I was shocked frankly since you cannot convince people not to use their balconies for storage - the building will potentially look like crap one or two years after opening. Great advertising for the TIFF! (and don’t tell me there will be bylaws disallowing storage on balconies - it hasn’t worked elsewhere why would it work here?)

[LordMandeep]

i don't usually see boxes in balconies.

Usually BBQ's and such..

[caltrane74]

Another one has finished up ( or is damn near close to it)

http://www.ghettoshots.net/david/Photos/107/WebFullSize/West_One_August_22.JPG

[Tony]

September council agenda:

6 Lloyd Ave. (S-E corner St. Clair & Keele)

2 8-Storey, 1 18-storey (55 m) & 1 21-storey (65 m) tower, likely going to OMB.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/toronto_projects/6_Lloyd.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-6074.pdf

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1-17 Anndale Dr., 31-35 Bales Ave., 22-70 Glendora Ave.

23-storey (65 m) slab.

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-5891.pdf


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7 & 9 Tippet Rd.

12-storey (39.6 m) mixed-use building 6-storey & 9-storey wings.

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-6063.pdf

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5270 Yonge St.

17-storey (55 m) mixed use

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/toronto_projects/5270_Yonge.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-6433.pdf

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Corporate Dr. @ Consilium Place

2 36-storey, 2 40-storey (120 m)

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/toronto_projects/Corp_Cons.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-5950.pdf

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18 Lower Jarvis St.

46-storey (145.35 m)

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/toronto_projects/18_Jarvis.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-6001.pdf

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351-369 Lake Shore Blvd. E.

50-storey (150 m)

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-5998.pdf

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300 Front St. W.

58-storey (183 m)

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/toronto_projects/300_Front.jpg

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-5951.pdf

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306 Richmond St. W.
19-storey (59.1 m / 64.1 m (w/ mechanical))

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-5952.pdf

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Minto Pottery (1042 Broadview Ave.) <- Starting Construction
25-storey

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-6405.pdf

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770 Bay St. <- Starting Construction
30-storey

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-6287.pdf

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[LordMandeep]

wow three 40-50 story condos appear and its like yeah whats next...

things have changed.

also TRUMP HAS FINALLY STARTED!!!

the area is fenced off and the sales office is coming down.

[Tony]

^ well the agenda has 2 40-storey, 1 46-storey, 1 50-storey and 1 58-storey.

[Maldive]

The land at 45 Bay Street (east of the Air Canada Centre) was recently purchase by a Montreal financial company and they are looking at developing an office tower up to 50 storeys in height... would contribute nicely to the southerly extension of the financial district, along with Telus, 151 Front etc.

[borgo100]

^ was'nt there a rumor of a 1000' footer there once?

[caltrane74]

yup!


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oh well...50 stories is not bad.


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on another note...

Shoring Equipment at Trump

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8230/trumpbumpja6.jpg

[caltrane74]

300 Front Street West is 200 Meters to top of Mechanical Roof.

[lawsond]

wow three 40-50 story condos appear and its like yeah whats next...

things have changed.

yeah. 10 years ago, i would have been excited if a 50 storey building got off the ground.
now, it's just - myeh - not another one.
it's like eating peanuts...you just keep willing more storeys onto every new project proposed.
there's a vacant lot at the corner of front and simcoe that would be perfect for a signature 1000 footer.
trump shda gone there and it would have stood out.
shda wda cda.

[JanneClaude]

http://cormier.bassoburo.com/project/300-front-street/

http://cormier.bassoburo.com/photos/projets/11/27_01_img_1.jpg

Urban landscape for a 58-storey luxury condo tower

We collaborated on the urban landscape surrounding a new condominium tower in the monumental centre of Toronto, located at the foot of the CN tower and Rogers Centre (formerly known as the SkyDome) and in the midst of the city’s burgeoning International Film Festival district. To give the building a signature presence, we inscribed its address – 300 – directly into the design. The roadways and sidewalks of the site make up the digits, clearly visible from the high vantage points in the nearby surroundings.

Like the logo on a Fendi purse, the site-integrated icon is woven through with an intricate network of paving. A picturesquely layered crisscross of paths, luxuriant vegetation, and a sprinkling of street trees evoke the atmosphere of a park on the scale of a garden and undermine the formal order of city codes and regulations. Accessible to condominium owners and neighbourhood residents alike, the park serves as a link between private and public zones in the metropolis.


http://cormier.bassoburo.com/photos/projets/11/28_01_img_2-3.jpg

http://cormier.bassoburo.com/photos/projets/11/29_01_img_4.jpg

http://cormier.bassoburo.com/photos/projets/11/30_01_img_5-6.jpg

[koops65]

300 Front St. looks like it will have quite an impact, more than I originally thought. Any news on 151 Front St. or on Trump? Anything new on 1 Bloor, Shangri-La, Four Seasons or L Tower?

[Canuck]

300 Front St. looks like it will have quite an impact, more than I originally thought. Any news on 151 Front St. or on Trump? Anything new on 1 Bloor, Shangri-La, Four Seasons or L Tower?

Trump is starting excavation (see picture a few posts up).
151 Front has no direct news, but the office market is tight right now indicating more office construction is possible.
1 Bloor has signs up advertising an upcoming sales centre.
Shangri-La is excavating an old building on their site. Will take a couple of weeks to photograph, dig up, and remove.
Four Seasons and L Tower have no direct news, but sales have been strong at both so we should be hearing some good things in the near future.

[Canuck]

Double post

[koops65]

Thanks for the info Canuck. Remember Caltrane 74 had a survey a while back about whether Trump or Four Seasons would begin construction first? Who voted for FS? Also sad to hear CN Tower has been dethroned, but you'll get ZERO speculation form me about Toronto having a WTB again in the future...

[caltrane74]

. Remember Caltrane 74 had a survey a while back about whether Trump or Four Seasons would begin construction first? Who voted for FS? .


That survey was partly in "jest" as Trump has taken so long to break ground.

F/S will begin construction by spring or before spring of next year, I have little doubt.

[caltrane74]

College Park 3 has been approved.

[borgo100]

College Park 3 has been approved.

and?

[Skorji]

According to the Urban Toronto forum there doesn't appear to be any more detail at this point.

[Jared]

College Park 3 has been approved.

at what height?

[JanneClaude]

New renderings from the condo guide. I like it, and looks like an improvement over the previous design. The base does indeed look reminiscent of Bell Lightbox.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/1bloorz2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/1bloorz.jpg

[caltrane74]

at what height?

The city and the developer have been sworn to secrecy by the OMB regarding the details of the agreement.

We'll find out eventually, I guess.

[caltrane74]

The Latest Rendering... 1 Bloor East

http://www.ccnmatthews.com/docs/1bloor.jpg

[caltrane74]

The steel has been added to the ground floor levels of the Bay Adelaide Centre

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6789/thesteelqh0.jpg

[Maldive]

Isn't great to live in a city... where folks actually want to live in the city??