Canada's Tallest U/C #11 - #30

[Ramako]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Out of anything that is topped out/completed or at least have cladding on them, they are the only ones I think are actual quality towers and not clones. Though I really do love X condo and should have added it to that list for sure.

Telus is terrible. Sorry but I just hate it. I also kind of like the look of the college park twins but from what I've seen the materials look pretty low quality.


and I totally overlooked One King West. That is probably one of my top 10 favorites in the world. Very beautiful elegant building for sure. Just forgot about it as it was one of the first ones built in this boom.

Fair enough. Since we're on the topic, my personal favourites of the current boom that are nearly topped out/completed are:

1 King West
Four Seasons
Shangri-La
Telus House
Casa
X Condo
One St. Thomas
Montage (yes, of CityPlace)
Market Wharf

There are other towers that I consider good, quality designs, but the ones I listed can stop me in my tracks.

[Travis007]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Out of anything that is topped out/completed or at least have cladding on them, they are the only ones I think are actual quality towers and not clones. Though I really do love X condo and should have added it to that list for sure.

Telus is terrible. Sorry but I just hate it. I also kind of like the look of the college park twins but from what I've seen the materials look pretty low quality.

and I totally overlooked One King West. That is probably one of my top 10 favorites in the world. Very beautiful elegant building for sure. Just forgot about it as it was one of the first ones built in this boom.

and what the hell? Why the accusations of taking a swipe at Toronto? Just because the developers there put up cloned boxes doesn't mean I'm hating on the city. Obviously I was talking about "our towers" in the context of Toronto, since I currently live right outside the city(moving to Calgary tomorrow), and this entire conversation is about Toronto and whether or not at least half the towers built in this boom there are shit boxes. You guys don't think they suck, I do. The end?

Just because I don't like the shitty design standards(which isn't only centered on Toronto of course) doesn't mean I hate this mega-boom. Regardless of anything, a new residential/commercial building is better than a brownfield or a parking lot.

I've seen to other cities around the world with large amounts of residential highrises such as Hong Kong, other Chinese cities, Manila, Vancouver, Miami, Panama City, Brazilian cities, etc. When you have many (ie. hundreds of) towers going up at the same time period you're bound to have design element similarities and repetition. Every one of those cities I mentioned feature repetitiveness so when put in context I personally don't find what is going up in Toronto to be that bad.

It's fine if you don't like them, but for the most part I find the "boxes" to be of fair consistent quality. I've enjoyed much of the construction boom in the past decade, and how it has enhanced the downtown area and urban realm.

I study and record Toronto's current developments extensively so I know which architects and developers are good and bad. There is generally a noticeable difference in quality between the standard stereotypical box (ie. Casa, Burano) and the green glass condos that litter the waterfront. The main problem I have with recent new additions are cheap faux historicism creations and crappy suburban green glass schlock like this being built downtown: http://www.emporis.com/building/wate...toronto-canada

[caltrane74]

by me 300 front

[Travis007]

Brad great work, but that's the wrong building. That is a photo of Fly Condos.

[caltrane74]

And all this time I thought this project was 300 Front.

Guess that project is further east.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Just because I don't like the shitty design standards(which isn't only centered on Toronto of course) doesn't mean I hate this mega-boom. Regardless of anything, a new residential/commercial building is better than a brownfield or a parking lot.

Therein lies the problem. I have the utmost confidence to say that you are deluding yourself when it comes to your design standards. You tend to dismiss quality over it not being "note-worldy". Any plebeian shares a similar manufactured stratospheric standard.

[koops65]

11 - 30 tallest U/C diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=54653988
Burano, Absolute World North and Star Tower are topped out.

[Dwils01]

I was surprised to see the top ten first but then I realized you had to go to the next two pages. But it's still nice work Koops.

[koops65]

Not sure how I screwed that one up, but it's fixed now...

[Dwils01]

Some pictures from April.
Burano




U Condo's






Couture


Waterpark Place 3


Cinema Condo


Southcore Delta Hotel


300 Front




All pirctures by me.

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by cruzin4u

Taken today.

from cruzin4u at UT

RCMI - Residences at Royal Military Institute

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...eidler)/page43

[WhipperSnapper]

11. EAP 2 - (Calgary) 177.1 meters
12. Hullmark Centre (Toronto): 168m/ 551ft
13. Burano (Toronto): 163m/ 535ft
15. West Lake Village 1 (Toronto): 162.3m/ estimated
16. Five (Toronto) 161m/ 528ft
17. X2 (Toronto) 160.1m/ 525ft
18. Southcore Delta (Toronto) 160m/ 524ft
19. Three Hundred (Toronto): 157.9m/ 518ft
20. Theatre Park (Toronto): 157m/ 515ft
21. Sovereign (Burnaby) 155.8m/ 511ft
22. U Condominiums I (Toronto): 154m/ 505ft
23. Star Tower (Toronto): 151.5m/ 497ft
24. Residences at the RCMI (Toronto): 145.8m/ 478ft
25. Cinema Condominiums (Toronto): 142.8m/ 469ft
26. West Lake Village II (Toronto): 142m/ estimated
27. Emerald Park I (Toronto) 141.6m/465ft
28.Couture Condominiums (Toronto): 141m/ 463ft
28. Metroplace (Burnaby): 141m/ 463ft
30. Waterpark Place 3 (Toronto): 140m/ 459ft

[Andrewjm3D]

I remember when the 11-30 thread was made to get more cities other then Toronto in a list.

[caltrane74]

I wanted to get Montreal and Edmonton on the list.

oh well. Just the big 3 for now.

[Chadillaccc]

Big 4 including Burnaby, since they are just beginning to enter a Mississauga-style boom, even though they're less than a third the size.

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

I remember when the 11-30 thread was made to get more cities other then Toronto in a list.

Agreed. That's why I created the construction and proposal lists for Canada outside of Toronto... as it's kinda lame the all we see is 90% one city in such a vast country. Those lists include 5 - 6 cities and everyone can still see Toronto everywhere else.

Then everyone freaked out on me for wanting to see a tiny bit of... diversity? Meh.

[Ramako]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Agreed. That's why I created the construction and proposal lists for Canada outside of Toronto... as it's kinda lame the all we see is 90% one city in such a vast country. Those lists include 5 - 6 cities and everyone can still see Toronto everywhere else.

Then everyone freaked out on me for wanting to see a tiny bit of... diversity? Meh.

Those threads are still around. I'm genuinely curious as to why people don't post in them more.

[Chadillaccc]

People usually don't look past the last 20 most recently active threads. That's prolly why.

[Metro-One]

I tried posting in them a couple times, I liked them.

The 11 to 30 is kind of a funny list right now, it is all Toronto, except 1 Calgary and 2 Burnaby, just strikes me as kind of funny that Burnaby is one of only 3 cities on this list, and twice.

[Andrewjm3D]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Agreed. That's why I created the construction and proposal lists for Canada outside of Toronto... as it's kinda lame the all we see is 90% one city in such a vast country. Those lists include 5 - 6 cities and everyone can still see Toronto everywhere else.

Then everyone freaked out on me for wanting to see a tiny bit of... diversity? Meh.

That's why I created the Canadian City proposals thread. It doesn't need to be tall to be posted.