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Thank you "Peepers". I tried to come up with something with a deeper meaning than the typical entry. I think we need to value our history, and the people that helped make Toronto the City we know and love.

O'Keefe Tower: This name was chosen as a tribute to one of our City's most famous and generous philanthropists, who was largely responsible for the construction of the O'Keefe Centre (Now Sony Centre) next door. I believe the legacy of the O'Keefe Brewing Company should be preserved in this...

Do a floor count and I believe you will find there are several floors left to go.

I notice a lot of vacant land used for parking / open space. Perhaps this is being reserved for future expansion.

I seriously doubt this will ever happen.

Holy Crap, I'm actually in this video with "Mayor in 2022" for a split second. We got our pictures taken with the green people right after these two.

Umm... I suspect that is not the entire footprint of the tower. If you look at the floor plans it seems as though quite a bit of space is missing from the tower on at least the north side. I don't think you could fit the intended units in that space.

Could you please elaborate? What urban design "policies" does the City of Hamilton use to "enforce" the creation of faux historic projects? If you mean design guidelines, they are hardly "policies" nor are they intended to be "enforceable" in the sense to which you are implying.

I agree. Has anyone seen the Tall Building Design Guidelines for the downtown? I'm not sure if it has been put through the full approvals process yet, but it lays out ranges for appropriate building heights for the CBD, surrounding areas including the entertainment district and the St. Lawrence...

Why don't they start by adjusting the traffic lights to allow people to actually cross the street in one go without having to speed walk. It is a physical and psychological barrier to people trying to move between the hospitals / rehab facilities between Elm and Gerrard St on either side of...

What are you talking about? Bazis is quite clearly among the shadiest developers discussed in this forum.

I like the idea of incorporating curves and shape in general into a building's form, but I agree that it appears awkward and chunky in this rendering. The building is still a box, and that is pretty clear from the rendering. Even if the use of balconies as a design element appeals to you in this...

The rendering has been posted on the project website. http://www.1bloor.com/

Personally, I've always associated Fairmont Hotels with 4-5 star quality. Do they build anything else?

Cladding Not sure if anyone has noticed this yet, but the ugly concrete residential building immediately east of this development on Elm Street appears to be in the process of re-cladding. At least a test piece has been mounted on the buildings west side. Sorry, no camera.

I just looked quickly on my way out the door this morning, but the digging is occurring on the northeastern portion of the site. It could be that they are just digging up the asphalt - I don't know at this point. One of the cranes was also active. The boom was mostly vertical. Sorry for not...

Yeah, that is what it looks like.

Digging! They are digging!

With that kind of mix my bet is that the application is for a significantly taller building. Just a shot in the dark, but my guess is 45-50.

Hi Johnzz, No live webcam, sorry. I'm in the market for a new digital camera, so I should be able to post some photos for you all soon.