TORONTO | Ice Condominiums | 234M | 202M | 57 + 67 FLOORS

[FrumYid]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Why can't we build 1 great building instead of 3 or 4 quite forgettable ones?

Probably has a lot to do with tight pockets but mostly lack of imagination and possibly lack of vision.

This may be a dumb question but does the city of Toronto, or any city government have a say on the exterior design elements of a tower. From the little bit I have read here, they regulate height. What else do they manage? Can they nix a design or force exterior adjustments to conform with say a pre determined `Toronto vision`?

[caltrane74]

From Bremner

ICE

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Dale

Actually, it's looking like WTC may be getting a couple of stumps, at least for the next few years. And the only two towers guaranteed are arguably the two least inspiring.

2 buildings with a roof height over 400 m are stumps? Telus must be a bump in the road then. I'd gladly take those 2 New York stumps, as you call them.

[LeftCoaster]

No buildings 2 and 3 will likely be capped off at grade because Silverstein has yet to find tenants.

Hence 2 stumps.

[caltrane74]

York and ICE

[caltrane74]

Looking up at the competition!!!

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by FrumYid

This may be a dumb question but does the city of Toronto, or any city government have a say on the exterior design elements of a tower. From the little bit I have read here, they regulate height. What else do they manage? Can they nix a design or force exterior adjustments to conform with say a pre determined `Toronto vision`?

That's an interesting question, to which I don't know the answer.

[Andrewjm3D]

The City of Toronto Design Review Panel was approved by City Council as a pilot project in June 2006 and made permanent in November 2009. The Panel is an important voice for the promotion of design excellence within Toronto, and plays a significant leadership role for design professions within the development approvals process.

The Design Review Panel assists Council in fulfilling Official Plan objectives by providing City staff with professional design advice on public and private development. The Panel's goal is to improve people's quality of life by promoting design excellence within the public realm, including the pursuit of high quality architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and environmental sustainability. The Panel also plays a significant role in engendering an informed, public debate about the importance of good design within our City.

http://www.toronto.ca/planning/designreviewpanel.htm


Though they could be doing a much better job. Providing they don't restrict designs so much that you end up with slight variations of the same design as seen in other cities.

[caltrane74]

Grand Trunk in the House!!!!

[kjeet]

Nice Project..................

[SoaringSkylines]

I'm very amazed at the architecture of these two towers! They're certainly going to make an impression on the skyline of Toronto!

[caltrane74]

thanks for updating the thread with the right heights Leftcoaster, but you forgot to update the floors. 57/67 floors.

[LeftCoaster]

Whoops I did, thanks for the heads up.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

York and ICE

It's finally starting to look like a real city street down there.

[caltrane74]

Just a few years ago it was all parking lots, before that wasteland, and before that railway tracks, before that swamp and marshland?

[SoaringSkylines]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Just a few years ago it was all parking lots, before that wasteland, and before that railway tracks, before that swamp and marshland?

Hahaha! Pretty much!

[caltrane74]

By me

[Innsertnamehere]

drove down the Gardiner today, and boy will it be an amazing ride in 5-10 years once all the current proposals are built out.

[SoaringSkylines]

My parents are already looking into buying real estate in this complex when it's completed. I'm very thrilled!

[isaidso]

Are they Torontonians?