MONTREAL | Altitude | 124 M / 406 FT | 33 FLOORS | T/O - Page 12

Robertpuant · #**221** Posted **Jul 12, 2012, 4:00 AM**

Altitude, 33 floors, 124m, taken from today:

MTLskyline · #**222** Posted **Jul 12, 2012, 4:52 AM**

Thanks for the photos. I'm still completely undecided on Altitude. I don't know if I like it or not. On the one hand, it is not tall enough and is somewhat bland. I'm also not sure if "the annex" works. On the other, it is completely unlike anything else downtown, and the cladding is growing on me a little. I'm just glad we don't have about 30 of these going up! One is ok.

MTLskyline · #**223** Posted **Jul 15, 2012, 7:27 PM**

Just saw Altitude from the SW corner of University and René-Lévesque. It has a blank wall on the southern part of its lower floors. They are covering this wall with bright red brick (which does not match the rest of the building).

MTLskyline · #**224** Posted **Jul 16, 2012, 11:16 PM**

Altitude
2012/07/16

(my photos)

Davis137 · #**225** Posted **Jul 17, 2012, 12:44 AM**

Lookin pretty Deece now...

Robertpuant · #**226** Posted **Jul 17, 2012, 1:07 AM**

Thx for the pictures! The tower that started it all is about to get top-off.

Rumors · #**227** Posted **Jul 17, 2012, 1:20 AM**

My photos from the other day.

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isaidso · #**228** Posted **Jul 17, 2012, 1:40 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

I'm still completely undecided on Altitude. I don't know if I like it or not. On the one hand, it is not tall enough and is somewhat bland. I'm also not sure if "the annex" works. On the other, it is completely unlike anything else downtown, and the cladding is growing on me a little. I'm just glad we don't have about 30 of these going up! One is ok.

That's precisely how I view this project.

MTLskyline · #**229** Posted **Jul 17, 2012, 4:40 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumors

Thanks for the shots Rumours.

I'm wondering what's with the blank red brick wall in this photo? Why didn't they use the same material as the rest of the base?

Martin Mtl · #**230** Posted **Jul 19, 2012, 8:39 PM**

Today by me.

Robertpuant · #**231** Posted **Jul 19, 2012, 11:18 PM**

Yeah buddy! I'm liking that last shot.

MTLskyline · #**232** Posted **Jul 20, 2012, 3:30 AM**

Thanks for the pics. I love the effect of Altitude from its thin side next to the short pudgy art-deco-esque University Tower. I'm not a fan of the "phase 2 annex" though, it looks like a tumour.

Despite TOM condos being mediocre architecture (and the least exciting condo project downtown, IMO), I think they are needed to balance out things out and plug the gap between Altitude and the Telus Tower from Phillips Square.

I preferred the old design of TOM, with the Louis-Bohème cladding to the new one. More urban.

Martin Mtl · #**233** Posted **Jul 20, 2012, 1:53 PM**

By me

MTLskyline · #**234** Posted **Jul 25, 2012, 4:24 AM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shamson...n/photostream/

G.S MTL · #**235** Posted **Jul 25, 2012, 5:40 PM**

wow altitude looks hot!!!

MTLskyline · #**236** Posted **Jul 26, 2012, 12:47 AM**

Seen from René-Lévesque Blvd. West near Union Street.

Seen from the corner of University Street and René-Lévesque Blvd.

Seen from the corner of University Street and Cathcart Street. (my favourite angle)

Seen from the corner of University Street and De Maisonneuve Blvd.

(my photos)

G.S MTL · #**237** Posted **Jul 26, 2012, 2:32 AM**

7 more floors to go?

Robertpuant · #**238** Posted **Jul 26, 2012, 4:38 AM**

More like 1 or 0.

Vaillant · #**239** Posted **Jul 27, 2012, 1:23 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robertpuant

More like 1 or 0.

more like 3!

MTLskyline · #**240** Posted **Jul 27, 2012, 6:29 PM**

After studying the plans a bit, I think there are 2 floors left. I am basing this on my shot from the René-Lévesque and Union, where the large balconies on the side seem to have stopped 2 floors from the top of what's currently built. According to the plans, there should be 4 floors at the top without balconies on the south side (30, 31, 32, 33). 30 and 31 are built, so that leaves 32 and 33. Of course in reality, this is a 32 floor building since there is no 13th floor, so 30 floors of 32 have actually been built. There will also be what looks like a mechancial floor on the roof as well as the ornament.