TORONTO | The Uptown | U/C | 518 FT / 158 M | 48 FLOORS

caltrane74 · #1 Posted **Jul 5, 2009, 8:27 PM**

The Uptown - Toronto Yorkville

RISING IN YORKVILLE

The Uptown Residences delivers unsurpassed elegance in the heart of Bloor-Yorkville. This classic 48-storey Art Deco-inspired tower offers impeccable suite designs and superb fitness amenities, all just steps from Toronto’s most fashionable shopping dining and entertainment. Exceptional available suites from 905 to 2,110 sq. ft.

• Exquisite atrium lobby with 24-hour Concierge service
• Grand balcony or terrace with spectacular views
• Exercise room, yoga/aerobics studio with Pilates area and steam rooms
• Virtual golf, party room and multi-media theatre lounge
• Custom kitchen cabinetry with extra height uppers; glass-door and full extension drawers
• Granite kitchen counter top
• Bosch stainless steel kitchen appliances
• Granite or marble bathroom counter top with white Kohler undermount basin
• Electric fireplace
• Pre-finished hardwood flooring for living/dining and den

Now rising at Bloor and Balmuto, The Uptown Residences is well under construction, and is destined to become a platinum address

Photos from Sir Novelty Fashion at www.urbantoronto.ca / http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=464&page=4

Pictures above from July 2007

Picture from Casaguy - www.urbantoronto.ca / http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=464&page=16

from May 2008

From Current at www.urbantoronto.ca / http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=464&page=29

March 2009

From Solaris at www.urbantoronto.ca / http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=464&page=35

Picture is from June 2009

yyzer · #2 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 2:45 AM**

Thx for starting this thread, Cal....Toronto is under-represented on SSP, it's good when someone spreads the word....

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Jonovision · #3 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 2:50 AM**

I'm very excited to see this one rise. I think it will become a great addition to the area.

vandelay · #4 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 3:08 AM**

Another new art-deco inspired tower for Toronto. I hope this and 1 St. Thomas start a trend!

JACKinBeantown · #5 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 2:21 PM**

Me likes.

djvandrake · #6 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 5:19 PM**

From the render this looks awesome. Classic style. Beautiful.

WhipperSnapper · #7 Posted **Jul 6, 2009, 5:28 PM**

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Another new art-deco inspired tower for Toronto. I hope this and 1 St. Thomas start a trend!

There's too much art deco inspired crap in Toronto and I certainly wouldn't count on this one being on par with One St Thomas. Fingers & toes crossed though as the last thing Bloor Yorkville needs is 50 storeys of your typical Pemberton (developer) excellence.

Wheelingman04 · #8 Posted **Jul 7, 2009, 1:11 AM**

I definately like it.

yarabundi · #9 Posted **Jul 7, 2009, 2:04 PM**

I love it so much !! Of all the buildings u/c in Toronto it's the one I would have like to see rising in Montréal !!

caltrane74 · #10 Posted **Jul 22, 2009, 11:16 PM**

from dt toronto geek at www.urbantoronto.ca

steveve · #11 Posted **Aug 25, 2009, 9:02 PM**

Here's some photos i took earlier today...

This shot has Casa in the background:

Here's a shot of Manulife, Crystal Blu, and Uptown Residences... It really shows how tall Crystal Blu is and how congested the area is gonna get... Gotta love it!!!!

Here are some shots of Crystal blu:

All photos by me: steveve

Enjoy!

yaletown_fella · #12 Posted **Aug 27, 2009, 12:48 AM**

Excellent update. I love the setbacks of Uptown and how Crystal Blu animates what would otherwise be a boring street.

steveve · #13 Posted **Sep 1, 2009, 2:46 PM**

By dt Toronto Geek at UT:

Can't wait to see Uptown and Crystal blu...

Uptown residences is gonna be super skinny!!!! holy crap!

Roaming · #14 Posted **Sep 1, 2009, 3:16 PM**

Cool. Quite a cluster!

caltrane74 · #15 Posted **Sep 17, 2009, 5:17 PM**

Uptown and CrystalBlu

from drum118 at UT
www.urbantoronto.ca

steveve · #16 Posted **Sep 17, 2009, 8:41 PM**

thnx for keepin the threads updated Cal (as always

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I have respect 4 u bro!

Davis137 · #17 Posted **Sep 18, 2009, 1:15 AM**

Wow, I'm amazed at how much that area of Younge has been/is being developed...looks nothing like what it did even 5 years ago...

caltrane74 · #18 Posted **Sep 18, 2009, 2:10 PM**

Still lots more stuff coming down the pipe...

Number 1 Bloor, and Four Seasons to name just 2....

steveve · #19 Posted **Sep 18, 2009, 10:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Still lots more stuff coming down the pipe...

Number 1 Bloor, and Four Seasons to name just 2....

Well... 1 Bloor is dead so I don't know what Great Gulf Homes is gonna call whatever they put on the site... THEY'D BETTER PUT SOMETHING FREAKIN TALL ON THE SITE OR ELSE I'M GONNA KILL SOMEONE -maybe

I want to see a 200m+ building AT LEAST on that site... But I have a feeling if Great Gulf Homes is gonna put anything on the site they'd stick with a 150m building just because they haven't done anything tall yet... They might play it safe that way...

But four seasons is gonna be good but it's kinda sad how FS is in the outskirts of the skyline and is not surrounded by very dense areas (it doesn't have anything to back it up with

Uptown Res. is really gonna change the overall appearance of the area... it seems really Manhattan Like and is gonna feel that way... It's really hard to picture a finished Uptown Residences in the area... I wanna see how it's gonna look in "real life"...

I SERIOUSLY envy New York's version of density... I was there last year and every street you take has massive street canyons, density and skyscrapers.... In many cases the average height would be like 150m for each building... And I love how all the buildings look right next to each other and match in height, shape, etc... and how they are so close to each other... But of course it's unfair to compare toronto with da big apple.

NY density with Bank of America Tower (look at that MASSIVE steetwall/canyon) when r we ever gonna see somethin like this in TO

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Gresto · #20 Posted **Sep 19, 2009, 2:52 AM**

^^We have a few canyons like that in T.O., just not nearly as many as N.Y., a city whose density of skyscrapers is unrivalled.

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Originally Posted by steveve

Well... 1 Bloor is dead so I don't know what Great Gulf Homes is gonna call whatever they put on the site... THEY'D BETTER PUT SOMETHING FREAKIN TALL ON THE SITE OR ELSE I'M GONNA KILL SOMEONE -maybe

I want to see a 200m+ building AT LEAST on that site... But I have a feeling if Great Gulf Homes is gonna put anything on the site they'd stick with a 150m building just because they haven't done anything tall yet... They might play it safe that way...

The infuriating scuttlebutt emanating out of Great Gulf is that people like us shouldn't get our hopes up. It'll more than likely be something a lot more modestly-sized than 1 Bloor. Over at UT, forumers are speculating perhaps two towers in the range of 65 and 55 storeys. Nothing to sneeze at, but not the breathtaking tower that befits this important intersection.