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Old Posted Sep 17, 2013, 3:09 AM
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MNP's floorplate is actually one of the smallest in the country for the towers that height (140 meters+), if not thee smallest. No one said anything about that though, just about how stunning the tower is going to be.
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Old Posted Sep 17, 2013, 3:16 AM
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Old Posted Sep 17, 2013, 3:25 AM
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I made a comment based on the construction photos. It was based on functionality and not design and if the precedence towards design maybe hampering corpoate growth in GRVD. My apologies.
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Oh, it seemed more like a response. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I think in this case for this specific tower though, that the site it's on seriously limits the size of the foot print. It is literally sandwiched between two buildings and had to destroy an historic building (the University Club) to get underway.
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Toronto is building condos with larger floor plates than MNP. It's far from an efficient plate either. Developers are coping but, at the same time, the restrictive zoning must be hampering efforts in attracting tenants with requirements beyond boutique buildingsl.
The MNP floorplate is a response to the Vancouver market. It has actually been very successful and I would expect to see more buildings mimic it.

The tower would never work in Toronto or Calgary but in Vancouver it is a thoughtfully tailored offering to the needs of the tenants. There are a number of smaller mining companies who have the image need for a whole floor but not the demand for 15,000-25,000sf of space. This suits their needs perfectly.

Look at the most efficent floorplate building in Vancouver, the Nordstrom building, with 60,000SF floor plates, two light wells and prime downtown location. In Toronto this building would be a hot commodity for trading floors etc... but in Vancouver their size is actually a detriment.

It's a weird market.
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Old Posted Sep 19, 2013, 12:34 AM
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Now THAT is a nice project!
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Old Posted Sep 19, 2013, 5:39 PM
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One of the better tower projects, I've ever seen go up in suburban Toronto.

Hopefully, it's the start of a trend.
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Now THAT is a nice project!
Agree, it is very nice.
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Drove by Hullmark today, it looks even better in person. There's quite a significant skyline rising in that neighbourhood. I hope to see many more projects of this caliber in Toronto.
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Five Condos has gotten above the podium and is now starting on the residential floors. Speed should starting picking up now:



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So sad to see the nicest building over 150 meters under construction in this country fall into this list. Booo!
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