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BSN Skeleton View from Broadview westward over the viaduct.

Construction progress. View facing east. P2 framing almost complete. First pour on Oct. 31, 2008.

Wellesley bike lanes Freshly painted as of Oct. 31, 2008.

I like the green colour. However, the building overpowers its site. It looks out of place, next its neighbours.

The ad for 77 Charles West had 3 misspellings.

Earsore Verve looks sharp. Turned out well. ...but what a racket at street-level on Wellesley! Tridel put an exhaust fan in arguably the worst location. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? It's a shame. It cheapens the building.

Construction progress.. P3 nearly complete. Framing for P2 underway.

From what I can see, unless people already live in the neighbourhood, they don't seem to be familiar with the goings on. They buy on marketing, geographical location, look of the building, etc. I wonder how many people buying into the CASA or BSN projects are aware of the periodic noise from...

Nuit Blanche October 4, 2008 6:52 pm to sunrise Without Persons, 2008 Luis Jacob - Toronto, Canada This multi-media installation is centred around two computer-generated (male and female) voices speaking about being-in-the-city and being-with-others. Accompanying the audio are two video...

Pouring cement for P4 on Saturday, Sep. 27, 2008. View of south-east corner.

One can only hope that eventually there is an understanding that such lanes can actually contribute to congestion, not alleviate it. Allegedly, the first bike lanes in Toronto, on Poplar Plains Road, were put in to control speeding, not to facilitate cycling. Not much has changed. Cyclists are...

View facing south. Notice scaffolding underway in the southeast corner (upper left) for P4. Last section of P6 poured today (Sep. 16, 2008). View of north-west corner.

Looks like exploratory drilling in the parking lot just west of the Pizza Pizza HQ building on Saturday, Sep. 13, 2008.

Sales office closing for start of construction... "The stunning model suite at Couture at Bloor and Jarvis will be shutting down next month to make way for construction of the 44-storey condo tower..." (Toronto Sun New Homes & Condominiums, September 5 & 7, 2008, page 4)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/05/26/daily49.html http://http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080822/CGY_housing_condo_080822/20080822/?hub=CalgaryHome

Bloor Street has never been more pedestrian-friendly. It actually was quite pleasant crossing from St. Andrew's Church to Park Road this morning, with traffic crawling in single lanes. :)

Ronald McDonald House (new location 240 McCaul St) See item 29A http://http://www.toronto.ca/planning/pdf/cofa_tey_agenda_b_10sept08.pdf City of Toronto Development Application (see last entry) http://www.toronto.ca/planning/development_portfolio/pdf/residential_monthly_march_2008.pdf

"Pedestrians in Toronto are No. 1, not car drivers," Rae said. "Pedestrians come first." (Toronto Star, 29 Aug. 2008, page A6) Really? Then explain why there is no crosswalk on the east side of Bloor at Parliament, forcing pedestrians to detour around the intersection. Here's my...

The park has very little green space. The local community has been shortchanged.

Suggestion for a "construction techniques" forum I wonder how thick floors (and walls) typically are. Imagine hearing an upstairs neighbour scrape their chairs every time they eat! What does the building code require? Obviously, a subfloor is key (e.g., plank, hardwood, engineered hardwood). A...