TORONTO | Aura | 272 M / 893 FT | 78 FLOORS - Page 25

cruzin4u · #**481** Posted **Dec 25, 2011, 11:44 PM**

It looks pretty high quality to me. Taken today:

caltrane74 · #**482** Posted **Dec 26, 2011, 2:47 AM**

Don't worry with whippersnapper he is being a shitdisturber.

The glass looks very high quality.

shakman · #**483** Posted **Dec 26, 2011, 6:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Don't worry with whippersnapper he is being a shitdisturber.

The glass looks very high quality.

I like the glass. However there will be others who do not think highly of it.

WhipperSnapper · #**484** Posted **Dec 26, 2011, 10:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Don't worry with whippersnapper he is being a shitdisturber.

The glass looks very high quality.

It's like Trump. The materials and installation are there however, the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Look at all those mullions! It's got to be the longest continuous wall of glass in the city on one of the most diverse streets in the downtown. It's also the predominate colour you will find in any suburban office park.

caltrane74 · #**485** Posted **Dec 27, 2011, 9:07 PM**

This one continues to reach, higher and higher. Cranes are visible from Yorkville, and the tower can be seen easily standing at Dundas Square. In another month or two it will tower over Gerrard and Yonge, with only the Delta Chelsea out of reach (barely).

shakman · #**486** Posted **Dec 27, 2011, 11:33 PM**

Now it appears the super-structure is well past the podium, this should go up fast. Out of all of the Toronto towers under-construction, this is one is my favorite. When is this beauty suppose to be complete?

Davis137 · #**487** Posted **Dec 28, 2011, 2:35 AM**

Looks like it's upto almost the 10th floor already, including the podium...

cityenthusiast · #**488** Posted **Dec 28, 2011, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by shakman

Now it appears the super-structure is well past the podium, this should go up fast. Out of all of the Toronto towers under-construction, this is one is my favorite. When is this beauty suppose to be complete?

It's supposed to be completed about mid 2014, at least that's what i was told

Nowhereman1280 · #**489** Posted **Dec 28, 2011, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Don't worry with whippersnapper he is being a shitdisturber.

The glass looks very high quality.

I don't know how you are all drawing conclusions about the glass with only 1.5 floors of it up. The first row looks pretty wavy, but that's not something that is fair to judge until you've got at least 5 floors or so of glass up.

caltrane74 · #**490** Posted **Dec 29, 2011, 1:49 AM**

The fact is in Toronto, glass curtianwall is not something we are use to on straight condo towers like this. Very different from Vancouver, New York or Chicago where almost all condo towers go up with curtianwall cladding.

Here most towers are window wall, so you see where we are coming from.

steveve · #**491** Posted **Dec 29, 2011, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by cityenthusiast

It's supposed to be completed about mid 2014, at least that's what i was told

wow that seems like a long ways away.
but that's probably for full tower completion, in terms of the juiciness that we get, this one should be topped off and apart of our city skyline by spring 2013, with the other details to follow... and i think the podium/retail is set to open late next year as well.

...and LOL! shitdisturber! BEST WORD EVER!

caltrane74 · #**492** Posted **Jan 1, 2012, 12:09 AM**

By me

steveve · #**493** Posted **Jan 1, 2012, 1:50 AM**

this. podium. is. awesome. (in a John Malkovich voice)

caltrane74 · #**494** Posted **Jan 1, 2012, 2:51 AM**

I thought you would notice the tower pillars forming. That is an awesome sight.

caltrane74 · #**495** Posted **Jan 6, 2012, 8:29 AM**

By me

Davis137 · #**496** Posted **Jan 6, 2012, 1:02 PM**

So is the tower portion of Aura going up now? Looks like there are 3-4 levels of it already, judging by Caltrane's photo this morning...

caltrane74 · #**497** Posted **Jan 6, 2012, 1:26 PM**

Looks like the tower is almost the same size as the podium.

This thing is gonna be scary.

mr.sandbag · #**498** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 1:18 AM**

great addition to TO. The massing is perfect. Thanks for the updates.

caltrane74 · #**499** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 1:24 AM**

Thanx man, I do what I can with this phone.

KevinK · #**500** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 2:17 PM**

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.