Construction sites in your city/town. - Page 9

caltrane74 · #**161** Posted: **Apr 22, 2007, 5:36 PM**

Yonge and Dundas Square - Metropolis Contruction (pics courtesy of gbelan of Urban Toronto)

WhipperSnapper · #**162** Posted: **Apr 22, 2007, 11:30 PM**

^woah; the hoarding is actually no more!

newflyer · #**163** Posted: **Apr 22, 2007, 11:46 PM**

I really like how that Hydro Building is coming along. Its funny to see the Graham side becoming the focus.. but Graham is slowly turning into something special.

I also thought the Carlton and Graham corner to be a little more offset, but it looking like the building reaches the sidewalk.

alps · #**164** Posted: **Apr 22, 2007, 11:47 PM**

Here's Haliguy's photo of Gladstone Ridge (tower 1 of 2), not very impressive when compared to some of some of the other buildings here, but it's definitely an improvement to the toxic warehouse that used to be on the site. An identical tower is under construction just to the north (to the left of the picture, not visible), along with some houses and a 7-storey senior's residence.

Boris2k7 · #**165** Posted: **Apr 23, 2007, 11:40 PM**

Some new updates from earlier today...

Jamieson

Centennial

Five West II

Delirium · #**166** Posted: **Apr 24, 2007, 1:19 AM**

here;s a couple from vancouver (from flickr.com)

canada line construction and various commercial/retail/residential

convention centre expansion

2 harbour green

bentall 5 & melville. the lighting on the melville looks like a shard of light from this angle (centre)

shangri-la

Calgarian · #**167** Posted: **Apr 24, 2007, 1:32 AM**

The holes for Jamieson and Centennial are freakin huge!

mersar · #**168** Posted: **Apr 24, 2007, 1:47 AM**

Yep. Centennial has something like 4 or 5 levels of U/G parking, so its huge hole will be comparable to what The Bow's will be in terms of depth. And possibly in terms of overall size as well.

caltrane74 · #**169** Posted: **Apr 25, 2007, 10:14 PM**

baby minto is topped out.. - Big minto is rising slowly.

photo courtesy of Gr8BigC on flickr.com

The Chemist · #**170** Posted: **Apr 25, 2007, 10:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

Yep. Centennial has something like 4 or 5 levels of U/G parking, so its huge hole will be comparable to what The Bow's will be in terms of depth. And possibly in terms of overall size as well.

Except that it doesn't span across a busy street

I think The Bow's hole will be bigger, because it'll take up the entire block between 5th and 6th, as well as at least part of the block between 6th and 7th. It's going to be freaking massive, although Centennial's hole is pretty huge too.

WHISTLERINMUSKOKA · #**171** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 2:22 AM**

I think the Vancouver skyline looks denser then anything else in Canada. Sweet pictures!

newflyer · #**172** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 4:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by WHISTLERINMUSKOKA

I think the Vancouver skyline looks denser then anything else in Canada. Sweet pictures!

I would agree .. it also has an asian flare to it. Very nice!!

Calgarian · #**173** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 4:19 AM**

^ It looks like it, but it is actually kind of spread out. I would say Calgary has the densest skyline.

Canadian Mind · #**174** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyc

^ It looks like it, but it is actually kind of spread out. I would say Calgary has the densest skyline.

Its skyscraper sprawl... every lot is a highrise or is slated to become one.

Calgarian · #**175** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 4:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Canadian Mind

Its skyscraper sprawl... every lot is a highrise or is slated to become one.

Same here (for the most part anyway) downtown in both cities are going to become really comparable, aside from the fact that Calgary is mostly commercial and Vancouver is mostly residential.

SFUVancouver · #**176** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 5:34 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WHISTLERINMUSKOKA

I think the Vancouver skyline looks denser then anything else in Canada. Sweet pictures!

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyc

^ It looks like it, but it is actually kind of spread out. I would say Calgary has the densest skyline.

Spread out? I would say the opposite. Vancouver's high-rises are concentrated in the downtown core which is only a few square kilometres in size.

WHISTLERINMUSKOKA · #**177** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 1:14 PM**

^ That looks as dense or denser then Toronto and Montreal, JohnnyC c'mon you can't find an aerial photo of Calgary that shows us that kind of density. Calgary has a kick ass skyline but to call it the densest in Canada is just a typical my dick is bigger even though it's not comment to make. It's impressive but compact, where Vancouver's goes on and on and on. A skyline doesn't need a a few tall office towers to be great, it can be the best just by having a huge amount of mid and highrises. This is why Vancouver is one of the densest around.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you which skyline is best, to each there own, but when it comes to density, Calgary is not the hands down winner in this country by a long shot.

caltrane74 · #**178** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 1:33 PM**

Vancouver is soooo purdy...!

Calgarian · #**179** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 1:48 PM**

I stand corrected, i just remember it being a little more spread out the last time I was there, I stand by my statement that once the Beltline really starts to develope, Calgary and Vancouver (which have a similar sized downtown area) will have a really comparable downtown.

Calgarian · #**180** Posted: **Apr 26, 2007, 1:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by WHISTLERINMUSKOKA

^ That looks as dense or denser then Toronto and Montreal, JohnnyC c'mon you can't find an aerial photo of Calgary that shows us that kind of density. Calgary has a kick ass skyline but to call it the densest in Canada is just a typical my dick is bigger even though it's not comment to make. It's impressive but compact, where Vancouver's goes on and on and on. A skyline doesn't need a a few tall office towers to be great, it can be the best just by having a huge amount of mid and highrises. This is why Vancouver is one of the densest around.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you which skyline is best, to each there own, but when it comes to density, Calgary is not the hands down winner in this country by a long shot.

Calgary's Skyline IS very dense, it is about 9 blocks at the widest, and about 12 blocks at the longest. That is all changing though, TO definitely has the most deceiving skyline, and I'm not sure about Montreal.