MONTREAL | Altitude | 406 FT / 124 M | 33 FLOORS | T/O - Page 11

easy as pie · #**201** Posted: **May 27, 2012, 9:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rumors

the lighting standards, trottoirs and street furniture along réné lévesque are just horrible. if i were archon of montreal, i'd start some sort of dedicated fund that extracted funds from stakeholders and funneled a certain portion of the property taxes from the ville-marie borough into a proper renovation of our grand boulevard. i mean, come on.

Rico Rommheim · #**202** Posted: **May 27, 2012, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by easy as pie

the lighting standards, trottoirs and street furniture along réné lévesque are just horrible. if i were archon of montreal, i'd start some sort of dedicated fund that extracted funds from stakeholders and funneled a certain portion of the property taxes from the ville-marie borough into a proper renovation of our grand boulevard. i mean, come on.

Agreed. Though It is our main business street, it looks like it could be [insert secondary Russian back water]'s main drag.

The new towers are going to help a great deal. Also, nothing wrong with adding more restaurants / clubs / late night venues on a street that dies a miserable death after 5 o'clock.

Davis137 · #**203** Posted: **May 28, 2012, 12:45 AM**

Looks like it's shaping up to be a nice building, and a breath of fresh air for that area of the city...

MTLskyline · #**204** Posted: **May 28, 2012, 2:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisDVD (SSC)

Altitude, 33 floors.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=405

Rico Rommheim · #**205** Posted: **May 28, 2012, 4:28 AM**

Interesting how a mere 124 M can have a large effect on the downtown core. Now, let us just imagine a 150m or 200m tower

Martin Mtl · #**206** Posted: **Jun 14, 2012, 1:57 PM**

My pics (june 14th)

mtl514 · #**207** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 1:02 AM**

Rico Rommheim · #**208** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 7:21 AM**

Great pictures guys.

Is it me, or is Philips square rediculously underrated?

Martin Mtl · #**209** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 2:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Great pictures guys.

Is it me, or is Philips square rediculously underrated?

Underrated by whom ? In what context ?

MTLskyline · #**210** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 4:39 PM**

I think I preferred Philips Square better before Altitude was built. I liked being able to see Place Ville-Marie, a real skyskcraper designed by famed architect IM Pei. Now it's hidden by a generic condo building that isn't nearly as impressive.

Martin Mtl · #**211** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

I think I preferred Philips Square better before Altitude was built. I liked being able to see Place Ville-Marie, a real skyskcraper designed by famed architect IM Pei. Now it's hidden by a generic condo building that isn't nearly as impressive.

LOL - Didn't you have the same complain about District Griffin which will hide downtown from the Peel bassin ? That's the catch 22 of skyline: new buildings are needed to expand, but they will hide elements of the existing skyline in the process. Look at Toronto from the lake: before you had a well balance skyline with landmarks: the Royal York, the Toronto Dominion buildings by Mies, the CIBC tower by Pei, etc. Now they are all hidden by a forest of bland and generic green-glass towers that makes the skyline (from that point of view) not very beautiful or interesting, even though impressive in sheer size.

You are right that it was nice to see PVM from Phillips Square; it was a nice vantage point to admire it. But there are many others. PVM is very much omnipresent in the skyline.

MTLskyline · #**212** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 6:25 PM**

^Yeah, District Griffin bugs me a little as well, although I think if there was some variation in the heights (some 10 floor buildings and some 30 floors), and better architecture, it would be more palatable.

I think the perfect spot for Altitude would have been on De Maisonneuve (maybe the east side of de la Montagne). I think Le Crystal would have looked better near there as well, as 25-30 floors is the norm for that part of town. I think a sleek black tower of around 40 floors would have worked well in Altitude's spot. X Condos in Toronto is quite good, IMO. The architect, Peter Clewes, is originally from Montreal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X_...ronto_2011.jpg

I completely agree with you on the copy paste quality of some of the buildings along the lakefront in Toronto. The green glass thing works well for Vancouver, but not so much for an older city like Toronto or Montreal.

That said, I like the fact that most of Montreal's proposals are varied in terms of architecture. I think my favourite is the Ilot Overdale. I don't mind a little green glass, but in very small doses only.

MolsonExport · #**213** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

I think I preferred Philips Square better before Altitude was built. I liked being able to see Place Ville-Marie, a real skyskcraper designed by famed architect IM Pei. Now it's hidden by a generic condo building that isn't nearly as impressive.

more significant is the loss of the original "Olde Dublin Pub"

virtualtourist.com

I spent half my money in that place during my twenties.

Rico Rommheim · #**214** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 12:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

more significant is the loss of the original "Olde Dublin Pub"

virtualtourist.com

I spent half my money in that place during my twenties.

The new one, less than 20m away, has its own charm and dignity. I know this, but not because I've spent half my money there already in my mid twenties, or did I?

Rico Rommheim · #**215** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 12:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Underrated by whom ? In what context ?

In the sense that it is not a square talked about in the same vein as Saint-Louis, or Place d'Armes (I think it should).

Christopher DeWolf (Kilgore Trout) wrote an interesting little piece on it, actually.

http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/...illips-square/

Martin Mtl · #**216** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 5:14 PM**

My pics, from today.

Altitude rising on University

craner · #**217** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 6:43 PM**

^Very cool pictures - I like that street view.

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

I think I preferred Philips Square better before Altitude was built. I liked being able to see Place Ville-Marie, a real skyskcraper designed by famed architect IM Pei. Now it's hidden by a generic condo building that isn't nearly as impressive.

That was my exact initial reaction when I saw that picture as well.

I love new construction and glad to see so much happening/proposed/rumoured in Montreal. But as a vantage point to view PVM - that view from Phillips Square is now diminished.
(not sure if that made any sense)

mtl514 · #**218** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 9:46 PM**

I couldn't find the TOM condos forum, it is not on the forum now..That is why i decided to post some fresh pictures i took today of the model they have insde the sales office. You can erase my post after seeing the pics, or just place them in the right place...Enjoy

[IMG]http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg201/scaled.php?
server=201&filename=img06181h.jpg&res=landing[/IMG]

Sorry to post in the wrong place

Hope you enjoy the new pics

MTLskyline · #**219** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 10:02 PM**

^ It is listed as Tour Union, the moderators haven't changed the name of the thread yet. I took the liberty of quoting your post and placing it in the right thread.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=196470&page=3

Rumors · #**220** Posted: **Jul 2, 2012, 5:59 PM**

My photos:

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