TORONTO | Backstage | 117 M | 36 FLOORS

cruzin4u · #1 Posted **Apr 13, 2014, 8:04 PM**

Address: 5-7 Esplanade
Developer: Castlepoint/Cityzen/Fernbrook
Architect: Page+Steele

Rendering courtesy of Urban Toronto

March 10th by someMidTowner. Backstage taking the front stage as podium work is almost complete.

DrNest · #2 Posted **Apr 14, 2014, 1:57 AM**

I like this one. Am surprised there wasn't a thread for it before. Will look good next to L-Tower.

MolsonExport · #3 Posted **Apr 16, 2014, 4:15 PM**

Watch out for Fanucci if you go backstage.

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caltrane74 · #4 Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 10:47 AM**

Looks like the building is being built right into the tracks...

DrNest · #5 Posted **Apr 21, 2014, 1:16 PM**

As you pass on the GO it is very close to the tracks. I wouldn't want to be in one of the lower units.

Dwils01 · #6 Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 6:22 PM**

Backstage Condominium at The Esplanade and Yonge Street.

Pictures by me.

cruzin4u · #7 Posted **Oct 18, 2014, 1:13 AM**

October 10th, 2014 by MafaldaBoy

caltrane74 · #8 Posted **Oct 18, 2014, 8:21 PM**

I like the dark cladding, it's different. For sure.

DrNest · #9 Posted **Oct 18, 2014, 9:49 PM**

This is a good looking one for sure so far. It seems to be keeping a low profile under the radar, but is actually one of the ones I'm most interested in seeing the final project once completed.

Design-mind · #10 Posted **Oct 19, 2014, 2:29 AM**

I thought the rendering looked to optimistic, but this is turning out to be a gem!

isaidso · #11 Posted **Oct 19, 2014, 6:29 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrNest

This is a good looking one for sure so far. It seems to be keeping a low profile under the radar, but is actually one of the ones I'm most interested in seeing the final project once completed.

Same here. I'm very pleased with what I see thus far.

yaletown_fella · #12 Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 1:17 AM**

yesterday. 2:07 pm. by me.

DrNest · #13 Posted **Feb 7, 2015, 12:32 AM**

I was downtown the other day and got a good look at Backstage. I wasn't able to get any photos, but to the eye it's looking good. I do like the contrast of the dark glass against the much lighter blue in L-Tower.

Urbannizer · #14 Posted **May 22, 2015, 8:06 PM**

5/19

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/05/...ped-36-storeys

caltrane74 · #15 Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 4:06 PM**

another photo by me

DrNest · #16 Posted **Sep 23, 2015, 3:33 PM**

I take back most of the praise I've issued for Backstage. From a far it's ok, but up close the cladding is a disaster. It looks painfully cheap, and the white flecks really do not work with the black panels. I had thought this tower being black would look great, but sadly in its current state it is quickly forgettable.

Dwils01 · #17 Posted **Oct 30, 2015, 2:45 AM**

Backstage, 7 The Esplanade. 36 floors, 118m.

Pictures by me.

caltrane74 · #18 Posted **Nov 28, 2015, 9:34 PM**

From Marcanadian at Urbantoronto

caltrane74 · #19 Posted **Dec 20, 2015, 2:42 PM**

By me

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #20 Posted **Dec 26, 2015, 12:56 PM**

The black glass is a nice contrast to alot of buildings in it's vicinity, but I gotta agree those white specks look really redundant and just mess with the design.