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  1. Parkdalian

    Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

    The headline is a little confusing - the article makes it clear. This is meant to be an event space when it opens - hence, the selling of beer and wine (it will likely have a bar license). I'm not sure that many people will want to get wrecked at an Indigo on an ordinary Tuesday, but maybe...
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    Toronto IMMIX | 131.06m | 38s | QuadReal | a—A

    Micah Lexier posted about his artwork that is going into this condo: Here is what the caption for the video says: "Sneak peak- here is some footage that @freydonia took of my upcoming public artwork City of Letters that features a wonderful text by @derek_mccormack, documented while it was...
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    Parkdale Village

    Maggie from Skyline has purchased it, and it will be reopening as a new restaurant/bar combo! I believe she is going with The Marilyn Bell.
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    UrbanToronto is Celebrating 20 Years

    I would argue that only the ROM, AGO and OCAD had starchitects: internationally known architects chosen for their "out of the box" designs - Libeskind, Gehry and Alsop. Four Seasons had Diamond Schmitt and the rest were done by KPMB - not starchitects by my estimation. It was a big time for...
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    UrbanToronto is Celebrating 20 Years

    My join date says I started in 2009, but I lurked for years before officially joining. I probably found the site in 2006 or so. The vibe was very different on the forum in the 2000s - Toronto's building boom was just starting, and people seemed concerned that it could end at any moment (no...
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    Toronto 1304 King Street West | 78.31m | 21s | KingSett Capital | BDP Quadrangle

    I couldn't find an existing thread for this proposal. Please merge if there is one already created! I received a notice in my mail and my email about a proposal for this site. There will be a meeting on Wednesday, August 30th about it. I have taken a photo of the card so you can register if...
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    Finch West Line 6 LRT

    I doubt they'd move the bus depot, as it is currently right next to the main campus entrance. Moving it next to the LRT station wouldn't really benefit anyone who is at Humber, and they are the main beneficiaries of the depot. Years ago, I thought I saw some plans for additional buildings on...
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    Toronto QRC West Phase 2 (Queen Richmond Centre West) | 35.96m | 7s | Allied | Sweeny &Co

    I think ProjectEnd got the wrong link. There is a regular "Queen Street West" Heritage Conservation District: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-5172.pdf
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    Toronto QRC West Phase 2 (Queen Richmond Centre West) | 35.96m | 7s | Allied | Sweeny &Co

    Yeah, I figured as much! It is interesting that Parkdale's Main Street is officially from Dufferin to Lansdowne? I guess it's fitting that I live on the side of Parkdale that is so Parkdale that it's not officially anything.
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    Toronto QRC West Phase 2 (Queen Richmond Centre West) | 35.96m | 7s | Allied | Sweeny &Co

    Really think this extension should have been taller - seems very "why bother" at this height.
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    Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    The priority of any governmental infrastructure project should be safety. I think things can be done to improve signal priority, but I can definitely understand their concerns about intersections. Let's face it, if the LRT hits someone, that's going to *really* slow down the corridor.
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    Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I'm all for high speeds on the Eglinton LRT, but I don't know if an LRT barrelling through an intersection is compatible with safety considerations. We don't want the LRT hitting pedestrians crossing against the light, for instance.
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    Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

    It's bananas that they are still not halfway to its final height!
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    Toronto EQ Bank Tower | 105.18m | 23s | First Gulf | Sweeny &Co

    You may wish this were taller, but we gotta appreciate our short kings.
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    Toronto The Carvalo on College | 21.94m | 7s | Clifton Blake | Studio JCI

    Today. Pic of the open sidewalk:
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    Toronto East Harbour | 214.2m | 65s | Cadillac Fairview | Adamson

    As someone who has lived in a converted industrial space, I can say that it is not all that great - sound transference was a huge problem, as was literal material transference. The floors were not entirely plumb with the brick walls, so the cat in the apartment above would kick its kitty litter...
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    Toronto Garden District Condos | 99.97m | 32s | Hyde Park | a—A

    I'm generally a fan of this building, but such a weird trend for buildings lately where the top is larger than the bottom - it feels like this building is holding its skirt up to show off its little Victorian house feet.
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    Toronto Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Great photos! Uhhh...the changeover has produced some wacky traffic situations. It appears drivers are using the northbound lanes to drive southbound because of that van?

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