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Well, that was the fastest I've gotten my bubble burst in a while.

Some Torontonians seem unaccustomed to ponds. Ponds, like fountains, are for admiring. A pond is not a splash pad, swimming pool, or bath tub. I thought this was obvious but I've lost count the number of Torontonians who think it is. I suppose it's just a matter of time before some...

Reminds me a little of the Selby. Vaughan's treatment of the centre meridian (arterial road) is noticeably nicer than what the City of Toronto typically builds . The planter walls are higher, painted white (far less drab than bare concrete), and they even textured the sides (stripes in one...

Good on Not Just Noodles for the investment., but it's a shame we can't get a complete overhaul for this end of the block like we did at the other end.

As the Yonge Street frontage isn't tied to this development (unlike 5ive Condos) and (I'm assuming) no high-rises are permitted to rise from atop them, there's little incentive to restore those heritage buildings beyond higher rents they could potentially command. I suppose they'll stay in...

It's one thing to leave just 1 exterior wall of a heritage building as a reminder of what once stood there but they didn't even bother to maintain the ceiling height on that second floor. The top third of that window is cut off. What counts as preservation in Toronto never ceases to shock me.

Take by force and then it's rightfully yours? OK, Vladimir. If we're to successfully co-exist together and move forward as a country, reconciliation needs to happen. That starts will acknowledging past misdeeds. We will never be able to put these things behind us with attitudes like yours.

We're wasting our money building beautiful green areas if we're only going to protect them for a few months. As soon as those temporary fences are removed, dog owners will be diligently getting those plants soaked in urine and sh*t. We should be bordering most of our grass/planted areas with...

Jarvis has so much potential but it can't be realized till the City starts viewing it as a great street rather than a transit corridor for people who don't live here. That 5 lane artery needs to be reduced to 2-4 lanes. 2 parks, quite a few grand houses have survived,, and there's even some...

The Sheraton Centre is one of the best buildings in the city, one of the finest examples of brutalist high rise architecture on the continent, and one of the last great examples still in existence. It's continually astonishing how many Torontonians are willing to destroy part of their...

Speaking of pedestrian volumes, Yonge will need to be re-designed as a 2 lane road with substantially wider sidewalks, sooner rather than later. It's not like it's being used as a 4 lane road anyway. The outer lanes are full of drivers who use it as a parking spot.

Now that's a properly designed sidewalk. All the trees, benches, lamp posts, etc. are placed to the side creating a linear buffer between the pedestrians and the cars. It's frustrating seeing how many times they scatter these things all over the place to create an obstacle course on an already...

Practically and visually speaking, glass has to be the worst materials to use on a balcony. It's way too sterile, provides next to no privacy, and there's no way on hell I'm stepping foot on a balcony with glass sides. You feel like you're dangling off the side of a building.

I'd rather wait 10 years for something great than 2 years for garbage we're stuck looking at for the next 50 years.

There's that but their logo is very similar to that Russian 'swastika' symbol shaped like the letter Zed.

It's a bit early to conclude that this area won't be pedestrian focused/walkable. What does European-style mean though? Cobblestones? Getting rid of roads entirely is not something practical. What we should be aiming for is how North America used to build before the auto age: generously...

Sheesh, Sheesh, could this block of sidewalk be any more grim, depressing, and lifeless? 100+ feet of glass and 100+ feet of concrete? It's not a place you'd want to spend a second walking on.

Can't wait for that bunker (Chelsea Hotel) to come down. It was awful the day it went up and we've been stuck looking at it for 47 years .......and counting.

That juxtaposition of 1979 vs 2023 highlights how stripped down and bland things have become. Even something mundane like a shopping mall floor used to be stylish. 1970s design aesthetics are slowly coming back into vogue (Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre) so maybe we're finally...

Excellent idea. They're on a subway line, soon to be on 2 subway lines. They should walk the talk and commute on TTC just like the rest of us. Same goes for those folks down at Queens Park. That parking lot north of the building needs to go.