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A primary entrance is a main entrance with a lobby and elevators. CTBUH would not consider retail as a primary entrance. However, the primary residential entrance is just two doors to the left of this lowest door.. You have measured from the secondary podium office entrance.

Is symmetry that hard to do?

The units sizes are consistent with what I see in other recently completed developments (designed 5 to 8 years ago) presuming the 1200 square foot 2 bedrooms at $5000 a month come in a limited quantity

Same here on rental condominiums. Makes no sense. Developers started it and the public latched on (similar to exposed structural concrete walls and ceilings being an upgrade)

These prices are consistent with the rest of the downtown and much of Toronto for new build rental condos. There are redevelopment opportunities to build more large scale rental around and adjacent to the Annex. Aren't there a bunch of tall buildings proposed around Walmer. Prehaps Spadina too...

Almost impossible to build more? In Toronto? The 5 towers and over 800 units headlining this thread is it?

A Massey museum with a brew pub in the basement some of the asphalt looks like it belongs to the 2000 era townhomes.

The rents seem on point with the market for never lived in with what I've seen. Some are actually lower than market and others appear higher. Included amenities matter in defining rentals perhaps more than some extra square footage. Toronto is just an expensive city. The rest of Canada isn't...

Nothing. The Chinese developer is liquidating its Canadian assets.

Popcorn is probably worse than concrete. It's not sealed plaster. Spray it with water and it scrapes off easy. The very hard part is getting seamless drywall joints on the ceiling. I'm seldom seen orange peel walls in Canada. I dislike those more than popcorn ceilings. They apply quickly and...

As long as I can remember, job security and benefits were always better in the public sector. The sacrifice was lower wages. Full benefits are now non existence in the private sector and most of the wage growth is in the public sector. It's not an ideal economic situation for Canada. Several...

The CGI advertisement behind home plate is better than the faux stone panels. LOL Box seats right behind home plate is par for the course nowadays as is split faced stone. I find the CGI advertisement in Leaf broadcasts more distracting than the ones behind home plate even though they are less...

Mandating developers. That a way to get them to build more. 19 Bloor represents a beast that crosses all political lines and at all political level which they will not approach as its suicide. Your best opportunity is to find a corner of Canada the beast has yet to add to its territory.

What is Ford going to do over everyone having to turn on their lights at 3PM today? My guess nothing!

Bit of a table top action going on. The Burg Binghatti would rectify that situation. It's either tacky or ugly or both. It's damn tall