TORONTO: North York - Best NYCC Skyline Pic Ever!!

WZ1 · #1 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 5:22 AM**

While a new job means a new office, and that means new views! I got a job on the 14th floor of the Don Valley Office Park. Here are some amazing NYCC pics from the 14th!

Don Mills/Eglinton Ave E.

Part of the office complex

PJs

slabs

Condos

Foresters

NY Towers in the Back.

Some Random Infill

Slabtastic

Slabs line York Mills/404/DVP junction

NYCC is getting SOOO Big!! - Watch out Edmonton, Winnipeg, Tampa...

One Mother of NYCC Pano!!
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Larger File:

(URL) http://upload.pbase.com/mattshaver/i...65463/original

Hope you all enjoyed!! Comments?

J. Will · #2 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 5:42 AM**

North York alone has more 12+ story buildings than many entire metropolitan areas of 3 million +. The urban growth up there is incredible, and contrary to what some idiot (who had obviously not been there in years, if ever) told me, it is not just a bunch of towers-in-the-park (he was claiming it was less than Washington D.C.'s suburbs).

DrJoe · #3 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 3:00 PM**

Whoa! Look at that skyline.

caltrane74 · #4 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 10:36 PM**

Massive skyline, massive city.

North York is the Shinjuku or Shinoba of Toronto.

WHISTLERINMUSKOKA · #5 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 10:45 PM**

NYCC is getting massive, T.O's best urban suburba by far.

MolsonExport · #6 Posted: **Dec 19, 2006, 10:48 PM**

One of the most linear skylines in North America

caltrane74 · #7 Posted: **Dec 20, 2006, 2:07 AM**

Linear because it follows yonge street up the spine.

Imagine when the massive Hullmark Centre is built. it will finally have a couple of peaks. like mountains standing up in the clouds.

-GR2NY- · #8 Posted: **Dec 20, 2006, 3:01 PM**

The few times I've spent time in greater Toronto with a car cruising the freeways, North York area didn't look anything like that. The density doesn't really exist when you are actually IN that vicinity. There is density here and there, but no mini-manhattan jutting up. Must just be a good angle you've found. btw, nothing against the area. I LOVE it there.

caltrane74 · #9 Posted: **Dec 20, 2006, 3:39 PM**

I guess it is slightly deceptive from ground level. But I like the fact all the buildings are so new, feels like you walked 15 years into the future everytime I go there.

All of these skyscrapers were once suburban residential homes not even 30 years ago.

WhipperSnapper · #10 Posted: **Dec 20, 2006, 4:04 PM**

"The few times I've spent time in greater Toronto with a car cruising the freeways, North York area didn't look anything like that. The density doesn't really exist when you are actually IN that vicinity. There is density here and there, but no mini-manhattan jutting up. Must just be a good angle you've found. btw, nothing against the area. I LOVE it there."

I disagree, several blocks of North York City Centre definitely gives off a downtown-esque impression with the addtion of some 40 highrises (few under 20 storeys) over the past 5 years

Don Mills is more tower-in-a-park'y' though

wlyyl · #11 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 1:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Linear because it follows yonge street up the spine.

Imagine when the massive Hullmark Centre is built. it will finally have a couple of peaks. like mountains standing up in the clouds.

How tall is it?

caltrane74 · #12 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 2:24 PM**

I think it will be 170M or 600 feet. ( I'm not good on the conversion to standard)

North York Centre has hieght issues, as it is in the path of the Toronto International Airport. So you will never see really really tall buildings. But its still a good distance away.

-GR2NY- · #13 Posted: **Dec 21, 2006, 3:54 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by goodlookin'

"The few times I've spent time in greater Toronto with a car cruising the freeways, North York area didn't look anything like that. The density doesn't really exist when you are actually IN that vicinity. There is density here and there, but no mini-manhattan jutting up. Must just be a good angle you've found. btw, nothing against the area. I LOVE it there."

I disagree, several blocks of North York City Centre definitely gives off a downtown-esque impression with the addtion of some 40 highrises (few under 20 storeys) over the past 5 years

Don Mills is more tower-in-a-park'y' though

Fair enough.

zerokarma · #14 Posted: **Dec 26, 2006, 5:38 AM**

Got to love the commie slabs

Ex-Ithacan · #15 Posted: **Dec 27, 2006, 3:53 PM**

I think Miketoronto gave myself, DonB and Alex a tour of the area the day before the official TO meet last spring. Impressive is an apt word. Good stuff WZ, thanks for the pics (especially that pano).

samne · #16 Posted: **Dec 27, 2006, 4:22 PM**

awesome shots!

pano's great and really like #3 and 4.

I know Flemo' or Flemigdon City. Thorncliff Pk., accross the bridge in East York is very similar. Both make interesting urban studies.

Quote:

Flemingdon Park was first proposed to North York (now Toronto) City Councillors in 1958. It was touted as Canada's first completely planned "apartment city", and was based on similar developments already built in Europe and Scandinavia.

more... http://www.torontoneighbourhoods.net...hyork/106.html

steveve · #17 Posted: **Jul 26, 2009, 2:09 AM**

I believe North York City centre has one of the best skylines in Canada. It's kinda scary that there are fairly big city centres emerging out of nowhere SO close to downtown Toronto... For example North York City Centre and Scarborough City Centre all have emerging skylines...

In my opinion it beats Mississauga's skyline any day... It looks great because it is such a long skyline that runs a long Yonge St.

Wait a couple of years and you'll get some pretty tall ones...

Hullmark Centre
Emerald Park
Gibson Square

tdawg · #18 Posted: **Jul 26, 2009, 11:19 AM**

It really does remind me of Atlanta's Buckhead. The skyline, the way it follows the major street (Yonge=Peachtree) and a transit spine. I guess the major difference is that Buckhead's center is two giant malls. Here's Buckhead for reference:

photo by joe f. steele

AnDerRew · #19 Posted: **Aug 16, 2009, 4:23 AM**

My friend lives in that "random infill" thing of new houses amongst the office buildings and near flemmington.

my other friend lives in that white slabtastic building..flemmo isnt that bad and its fairly easy to get downtown from there by transit.

jodelli · #20 Posted: **Aug 16, 2009, 7:04 AM**

I like that Sheppard and Yonge is not far from the city via subway, taking advantage of both worlds.

Nice vantage.