TORONTO | Burano | 163 M / 535 FT | 48 FLOORS

[koops65]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Burano from the north, then the south respectively.

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Burano now above ground level by dt toronto geek. At UT

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[caltrane74]

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[cityguy]

^the bay street canyon just keeps getting deeper.

[isaidso]

This stretch of Bay may end up being salvageable after all. A similar make over as Bloor has gotten would do wonders for this area. Unfortunately, some architectural mistakes won't be fixable (the wall of banal uninspiring 1980-2000 condo towers).

[caltrane74]

Well this area of Bay Street is just a place where people live, it's not supposed to be a tourist attraction, although it may end up becoming one, as it is one of the greatest canyon streets on earth.

Comparing it to dufferin is probably more apt than comparing it to Bloor or Yonge Street.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Well this area of Bay Street is just a place where people live, it's not supposed to be a tourist attraction, although it may end up becoming one, as it is one of the greatest canyon streets on earth.

Comparing it to dufferin is probably more apt than comparing it to Bloor or Yonge Street.

So, only places where tourists go have to look good? Places where we live can look banal, ugly, and poorly designed? That's a really lame excuse and a bit of a hillbilly mentality: put the company in the nice room and hide the rest since we don't want them to figure out we're simple folk.

Some of us are expect it all to be designed well and look good, not just the stuff guests get to see. And designed well doesn't mean it has to cost a lot. You can tell how sophisticated a society is immediately by the minimum standard they will tolerate.

It was night and day when I traveled from northern Ontario to northern Minnesota even though they were living practically side by side. The people on the US side were infinitely more sophisticated right down to the colour they painted their out house and the ice fishing boots they wore. Yes, even in footwear there was a big difference in quality/colour/materials/variety/styling, but the people on the Canadian side were oblivious to it, of course.

It's not Bloor so it's ok that it's mediocre? That so many Torontonians continue to make excuses like this is a good indicator that we have a ways to go yet. Dufferin needs to be upgraded as well!

[WhipperSnapper]

The service retail behind the colonades is an easy remedy should it evolve into higher order retail. The architecture isn't that bad for being almost entirely residential and the eras it was built. Actually, I think it makes Bay Street a unique experience in Toronto. There aren't too many places where you have the concrete brutalism of the 60s and 70s, the lighter brick and glass of the 80s, the Post Modernism of the 90s, the return to brick, concrete and glass in the early 2000s and the neomodernist glass towers of the late 2000s.

Toronto's condo market is geared towards the affordable side. Curtainwall, stone, terraces, or twists and turns do cost extra. Of course, you are probably of the mind that people should be willing to pay for these cosmetic luxuries eventhough most can't afford it.

[Traynor]

^ Yes however, it is that exact sense of entitlement that makes what Toronto builds to be of lower standards.

In other World-class cities only the rich live in exclusive downtown centers, but in our society we all think we are owed the right to "Have it all".

"It is my right to have a Condo downtown, an SUV, every electronic gadget and three tropical vacations a year."

No, it is not your right... It is a privilege. A privilege afforded by a high income.

If these people you speak of can't afford the

Curtainwall, stone, terraces, or twists and turns

then they should stay out of the market. By making the desired areas "Affordable" you are defeating the cachet of buying there in the first place. The whole urban lifestyle gets diluted by the lower-middle-class rising above their station.

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by isaidso

So, only places where tourists go have to look good? Places where we live can look banal, ugly, and poorly designed? That's a really lame excuse and a bit of a hillbilly mentality: put the company in the nice room and hide the rest since we don't want them to figure out we're simple folk.
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I never said that....!!!!

[isaidso]

Alright. Let's move on.

[caltrane74]

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[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by Traynor

^ Yes however, it is that exact sense of entitlement that makes what Toronto builds to be of lower standards.

In other World-class cities only the rich live in exclusive downtown centers, but in our society we all think we are owed the right to "Have it all".

"It is my right to have a Condo downtown, an SUV, every electronic gadget and three tropical vacations a year."

No, it is not your right... It is a privilege. A privilege afforded by a high income.

If these people you speak of can't afford the then they should stay out of the market. By making the desired areas "Affordable" you are defeating the cachet of buying there in the first place. The whole urban lifestyle gets diluted by the lower-middle-class rising above their station.

That's why we have Yorkville, as our superrich Condo Mecca. If you're rich then this is where you need to live. It's big enough to support many more condos till after we're dead. - Superrich don't need to be allover downtown.

[caltrane74]

holy crapola! two months since weve gotten an update on this one. well ill leave a half hour early to catch some shots of it. It must be moving a bit faster now. I mean I hope so.

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[caltrane74]

Construction has now begun on the lower levels of the towers floorplates, and we should see it rising above the podium shortly. This one has taken a long time and its nice to see it moving smoothly again.

[caltrane74]

Burano from Torontovibe

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[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by Jasonzed

from today...

from Jasonzed at UT

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by dt_toronto_geek

Here's another update from today. The south end of the Burano site and the north end, respectively

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from dt toronto geek at www.urbantoronto.ca

[caltrane74]

Burano video

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