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Losing a lane? I was also struck by this: "The proposal also incorporates a public north-south lane located at St. Joseph Street. An application to Transportation Services to close the lane has been submitted. Closure and transfer of the lane requires a decision by City Council." I'm...

A few more stories - and cladding Some pics from Sunday Oct 25. They've continued to add some of the pre-cast cladding on the north side of the building, including the first few panels which will feature the distinctive striping visible in the renders. As mentioned above, they've also...

Trees on Bay: update I live on Bay, just south of College, and so I've been keeping an eye on the state of the trees on Bay as the summer progressed. And while there are a few that are doing well, many are still struggling and many more are just plain dead. I took a camera with me on my...

National Post adds a green-roof pic In the "better late than never" file, the National Post added a pic of the green roof that's in progress at City Hall to their story about the project. It's not a great pic, but at least it's something...

National Post story: "City Hall awash in a sea of green" There was a story in the National Post today on the new green roof going on the podium at Toronto City Hall -- see below for the text and a link to the story. I just wish there were some pics to go with it. Does anybody have any...

Oct 10 update A few pics from Saturday Oct 10th -- some from below, some from above. As for updates, the building continues to climb skyward at a good clip. The crew has been working most weekends lately, but there was no sign of anyone yesterday on the Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekend...

Heh heh... Lumiere's the best subject from this vantage point for now, but I'll cetainly try to get some shots of Burano as it goes up. It'll require some leaning out over the railing of my balcony, but it's all for a good cause, right? And if/when the Sick Kids Research Tower starts to go...

Lumiere from above - Sept 27 Long time lurker, first time poster, blah blah blah. Figured it was time to start posting a few pics, since I spend enough time on here... At any rate, here are a few pics with a new perspective on Lumiere, taken Sept 27th, looking north from the 28th floor of...