Farhi proposes 32 storey condominium tower at King and Clarence

MolsonExport · #1 Posted **Apr 1, 2011, 1:42 PM**

Farhi proposes 32 storey condominium tower at King and Clarence

Poisson d'Avril

MrSlippery519 · #2 Posted **Apr 1, 2011, 2:28 PM**

I wish this was true...and there is a parking lot just sitting on the corner lol.

ForestryW · #3 Posted **Apr 1, 2011, 6:41 PM**

Lol.

Nice try...there was a flutter of excitement but I clicked the thread with skepticism.

bolognium · #4 Posted **Apr 2, 2011, 12:37 AM**

Farhi needs to get off his fat ass and build this thing:

ssiguy · #5 Posted **Apr 4, 2011, 4:17 AM**

Good one.............you had me going for a minute.
It's probably just as well it's not being built because knowing London it would just be another concrete monster.

MolsonExport · #6 Posted **Apr 4, 2011, 1:04 PM**

^or worse, stucco.

ldoto · #7 Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 2:00 AM**

LOL!!! I remember that day

QuantumLeap · #8 Posted **Apr 6, 2011, 8:28 PM**

ps farhi does not own a single property at the corner of clarence and king

joeymac · #9 Posted **May 8, 2011, 3:42 PM**

Re: Farhi owing property at Clarence and King.. Does he not own the Smugglers Alley property? Or at least part of it?

manny_santos · #10 Posted **May 8, 2011, 5:05 PM**

Farhi should have a 32-storey statue of himself built at King and Clarence.

MolsonExport · #11 Posted **May 9, 2011, 6:47 PM**

Just like Nebuchadnezzar

MrSlippery519 · #12 Posted **May 9, 2011, 8:39 PM**

^^^ nice I could see him building that haha.

Wasn't he going on about this in like 2005 or 2006...it's too bad it did not actually happen.

biggoalie · #13 Posted **Jun 16, 2011, 5:36 AM**

I'm curious, what would everyone think if this building, or something similar to it was build on a different property, say 100 Queens with a second tower proposed with it, but NOT twin towers, both have a similar podium all the way across but 2 towers with similar but different styles to them. i've heard rumours of a possible development from a developer out west for that area, with one tower being 34 storeys and the second possibly approaching the 40+ level if sales are strong enough.

just thought I would see what everyone else thinks of this actually coming true.

GreatTallNorth2 · #14 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 1:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by biggoalie

I'm curious, what would everyone think if this building, or something similar to it was build on a different property, say 100 Queens with a second tower proposed with it, but NOT twin towers, both have a similar podium all the way across but 2 towers with similar but different styles to them. i've heard rumours of a possible development from a developer out west for that area, with one tower being 34 storeys and the second possibly approaching the 40+ level if sales are strong enough.

just thought I would see what everyone else thinks of this actually coming true.

What would a bunch of London skyscraper enthusiasts think of a two tower project in downtown London? Hmmm, isn't the answer obvious? How did you happen to hear about this? Details please. People don't just stumble upon this type of information.

Kokkei Mizu · #15 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 3:50 AM**

Yeah don't tease us with information like this, and not deliver the goods. Give us some more details

ldoto · #16 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 4:17 AM**

Yes!!!!! more Info!!!

biggoalie · #17 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 9:44 AM**

only thing I have heard is a fairly new developer from Alberta has shown interest in downtown London and is looking to start developing within the next year. I over heard it from a contact of mine here out west, but they don't have all the details yet, as i know know i will post it! Only details he had were that the towers would be no lower than 30 floors, with the hope for have 34 and possible 42 as the levels for each in their first development downtown and depending on the level and quickness of sales, develop another property after that as well. Their only challenge has been financing at the moment but have said its only a matter of time before it comes together with their investors. I couldn't pull a name out of him but still great news to hear, hoping to know more in the next couple of months.

Dylan Leblanc · #18 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 10:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by bolognium

Farhi needs to get off his fat ass and build this thing:

What building is this??

ForestryW · #19 Posted **Jun 18, 2011, 11:43 AM**

That was Fahri's vision for the old London Public Library building.

Fahri's problem is he isn't a risk-taker, which is fair, except that it means his properties sit vacant and under-used. I remember when he first proposed the LPL tower he insisted that it was a vision and that the market just wasn't there. But you only have to look at the Tricar, Millennium, and other residential developments in the core to know how wrong he was.

MolsonExport · #20 Posted **Jun 19, 2011, 1:52 AM**

the vacancy rate for office space is very high...getting higher with Bell firings. We've lost all our HQ's to Tarana. The future looks bleak for officetowermanship. Condos are the only viable option for improving downtown.