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This is a good example of beauracracy overriding common sense. When a delay of ONE YEAR would clearly be a win in itself for one side and impacts the security and housing needs of thousands of people, exceptions must be made to rule on an appeal quickly.

Side-by-side of original vs revised for easier comparison

Not to take this thread off-topic, but that's bang on. With the rental rates today, I'm curious to see what the value proposition is of a landlord posting a unit on Airbnb and dealing with third-party managers/cleaning services vs. simply renting it and cashing a cheque every month.

December 4 - core is at approx 40% of its total height now (updated with better lighting conditions).

Scotiabank paid $800 million to MLSE, not the City of Toronto. The City has an obligation to its residents to regulate the size of signage so it's limited to branding a building and not a neighbourhood. It's particularly bizarre that the city rejected a larger TV, but approved a slightly larger...

I'm all for bigger TVs, but the massive S logo is pretty awful. They're significantly reducing the animation and light that the glass extension provided in favour of saturation advertising. Reminds me of Kramer and the Kenny Rodger's Chicken Roaster sign.

Walked through this morning for a tea - decent crowd, about 30% full at 10am.. a few laptops.. outlets were being happily used.. I'm guessing it'll serve as a natural touchdown for business visitors coming off the UP. Tim Hortons said their mobile pickup should be ready soon. Bangkok Buri was...

November 22

November 15 - nothing has really changed except for the jump.

Nov 12 - demo has begun

From a couple of days ago, forgot to post:

November 7 - they’re adding to the framing on the west side now

October 23 - the core is on a roll, but it’s still hard to image glass installation starting in December (though I’m sure they will.) Also, looks like the light tubes are being removed/replaced for both Scotiabank logos.

Agreed - the post-game Leafs and Raptors munchies crowd should justify "game day hours" at least.

Funny enough, I will also be in Italy for the next couple of weeks. Lots of cameras on this build though!

October 17 - tables and chairs and storefronts oh my

Can confirm they’re red for Raptor games. The same colour switch happens all over the arena.

October 12 - a third floor of glass further reveals this building’s neat trick: a preview of the CN Tower when exiting Union from the south.

October 12:

Sidewalk almost done