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With the material palette here apparently tossed in the bin🗑️, sure looks like the cladding order for this was placed with the same supplier as 3XN's Aqualuna... too bad they didn't just go all the way with the same coppery balcony guards. Siblings.

I think I'm getting over that monstrous turd at Church and Dundas ('SOCIAL')... this is next level.

Since I'm not living near CityPlace... I grudging have to compliment the lighting design plan (I think it was called "Warm By Night') because a) it looks great from a distance and b) it still works. Can't believe I paid that joint a compliment. The complainers about 160 Front W/TD Terrace...

To be fair to the architects... those 2 towers in the first rendering are definitely having a conversation: 40 storey tower: "damn you're looking butt ugly" 36 storey tower: "we're practically twins so... I'm rubber and you're ... ummm.... a jerk"

I should have concentrated on the Jays issue with Mr. Rogers... 2 minutes ago Springer's lead off double against the Yankees (he moved to 3rd with just 1 out)... wasted by the Jays sigh again. Same script. It's rather like being a Leafs fan already.

Easy Fix: I spoke with Edward Rogers and explained the problems with 19 Bloor West and he called Reserve Properties... they agreed to swap the 19 Bloor West and 30 Scollard sites (includes some ca$h to Reserve). A larger version of Gabriel Calatrava's Scollard design will be built beside...

Hopefully someone will pick up the costs of a promenade (it's huge)... but the only walkable/bike-able attraction here would be my (brilliant ;-) idea of a big split-screen video wall on the exterior showing what's happening inside the studios . I realize there's a thousand legal reasons this...

I believe the spandrel... but not the render magic on those gleaming, coppery faux wrought iron balcony guards. Not a chance.

Looking forward to see if the Jays can actually muster some hits (maybe a run or two ;-)... in this great make-over. ;) .

I thought the Conservatory Group family feud was going to save us from this dreck...

Thanks @Paclo for those amazing elevations! So is this a colour in the elevation UT tournament?

Gee whiz, since this grew 16 metres.... no elevations?, renders? (or a complete redesign ;-). :(

^ Nice shot. That dumpster gave me hope that Fartistry Condos was going to end up where it belongs.

For Giggles: here’s a cropped UT map looking just from Adelaide north to Dundas, with Church Street as the spine of activity. Summary: 11* active construction sites, 5 of which are more than 150 metres tall (a *12th in site prep/heritage retention @ 57 storeys/186 metres, QueenChurch) and...

I no longer like this... so I've given notice to a-A and I am replacing them with BDPQ, who will work with terracotta tones for the final material palette. The foot of Yonge Street sorely needs a splash of colour which will book-end the stunning terracotta of Aqualuna to the east. I'm thinking...

Another from Elysium's site: Weston and Finch elysiuminvestments.ca What looks like faceted curtain-wall at grade. elysiuminvestments.ca

⛰️!! Transit: 🚠

My favourite colour (terracotta) on my favourite building... it had better age well, at least while I'm still around 👴. Great set @NiceForWhat! and @hawc!

The swans 🦢are pretty of course, as are the crane reflections... but with @skycandy behind the lens... even a pile of big rocks looks great. 🙃 https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/attachments/img_9092-jpeg.552262/

Any time I see Studio JCI as the architects I follow the thread. They consistently manage to achieve really good results despite often having to answer to less than stellar developers (like this one ;-). Don't know how they do it. Hope their winning track record with 26 Hounslow continues...