TORONTO | Aura | 272 M / 893 FT | 78 FLOORS - Page 26

Gresto · #**501** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 6:25 PM**

Great view. Thanks!

caltrane74 · #**502** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 6:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinK

New to the site here as I found it by browsing an interest of mine, which is obviously large buildings

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Thought I'd contribute. Cell pic taken of Aura from my offce this morning. Sorry about the glare. Will try to keep this thread updated from my view as the construction continues.

Yes, you can see the tower will be huge!!

Thanks for the picture.

Davis137 · #**503** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 9:24 PM**

Great to see another vantage point photo!

caltrane74 · #**504** Posted **Jan 8, 2012, 12:22 AM**

By me

Backside photo

caltrane74 · #**505** Posted **Jan 8, 2012, 3:50 AM**

Looking down Yonge Street

caltrane74 · #**506** Posted **Jan 8, 2012, 10:47 AM**

From the park

caltrane74 · #**507** Posted **Jan 8, 2012, 11:26 PM**

Beasting on Yonge Street

caltrane74 · #**508** Posted **Jan 11, 2012, 11:29 AM**

By me

Davis137 · #**509** Posted **Jan 11, 2012, 1:46 PM**

That last daytime shot by Caltrane really shows the scale of this building's footprint...

caltrane74 · #**510** Posted **Jan 11, 2012, 3:08 PM**

The scale of the tower's footprint to be more accurate.

This tower is easily the biggest tower built in Toronto since the 1990's.

Innsertnamehere · #**511** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 1:19 AM**

i still stand by my opinion that for the casual observer, this will appear as an office building.

caltrane74 · #**512** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 2:29 AM**

Aura is going to 78 Floors!

You heard it here first!!!

Dale · #**513** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 4:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Aura is going to 78 Floors!

You heard it here first!!!

Will this increase the actual height though or are they just squeezing the extra floors in ?

Innsertnamehere · #**514** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 4:20 AM**

I doubt they would squeeze floors in. I think there are rules to making that major of a change after the unit sells, as the units value would decrease due to shorter ceilings. (and the purchasers would want some form of compensation for less home value than they originally purchased)

caltrane74 · #**515** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 1:13 PM**

These floors will not be squeezed into the existing height of the building.

78 Floors, and between 275 and 280 meters.

Dale · #**516** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 8:31 PM**

900 feet!

koops65 · #**517** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 9:01 PM**

3 metres per floor, times 3 floors = 9 extra metres, plus the original 264 metres = 273 metres, still less than 900 ft. Just a guess of course...

WhipperSnapper · #**518** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 10:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

I doubt they would squeeze floors in. I think there are rules to making that major of a change after the unit sells, as the units value would decrease due to shorter ceilings. (and the purchasers would want some form of compensation for less home value than they originally purchased)

Squeezing floors in happens all the time. The developers leave a ton of leeway in the purchase agreements. That doesn't negate a redesigned mechanical penthouse for the extra floors.

I'd be more concerned over elevators and bulkhead placements than a couple inches off the ceilings. I've seen buildings increase from 300 units with three elevators to 370 units with the same three elevators. I've also bulkhead run straight through the middle of livingrooms with six and a half foot clearances. Makes one question the meaning of nine foot ceilings.

steveve · #**519** Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Beasting on Yonge Street

AMAZZINNNGGG pic! wow. this thing is HUGE AND TALL!!! what happened to time!

whiteford · #**520** Posted **Jan 13, 2012, 1:08 AM**

this tower give me good ol fashioned goose bumps.78 floors! lol