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Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy
I've been wondering this for quite some time. What is it with the obsession that Toronto has with balconies? I feel they make a building seem temporary looking. not sure why. Just makes them seem almost cheap.
I don't see this going in in Chicago or New York...but maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. Just seems Toronto has more than its fair share.
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I totally agree. Except in rare circumstances, balconies just look tacked on and ruin the aesthetic of a tower. That's why I prefer wraparound balconies or inset balconies (or ideally none at all).
I don't think you see balconies in New York or Chicago so much because most of their skyscrapers are office towers, whereas Toronto's boom is happening in a time when residential skyscrapers are becoming more common.