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Yes, now I remember. On the way to work, not school. Agreed that no extra lighting could’ve prevented that, but I suppose it would give a sense of security to people using that entrance.

That entrance was where a foreign student on his way to school was fatally stabbed (or was it shot) by a stranger some 2 1/2 years ago (completely random). No doubt that incident prompted the safety enhancement.

As long as they keep buying, why not increase the developers’ profit with cheap materials? And no, the type of buyers here would not have to live on the streets if they refuse to buy units in grey-spandreled buildings. They’re probably downsizing from their Rosedale, Forest Hill or Bridlepath...

Ugh! Even a high-end boutique condo can't escape the grey spandrel curse!

Ridiculous prices! I know the Thai stall there offers a 20% discount after 2 pm (not 100% sure about the hour, but 2 pm sounds right) if you show your Presto card. Maybe other stalls too. The food hall is like a ghost town after the office lunch crowd leaves.

About 10 years ago when I was looking to buy a condo, I checked out a unit in a building on King, just east of Spadina. I think it’s next to the Bulk Barn. The 1 BR had 1 bathroom, not ensuite (understandable for a 1 BR, as you don’t want your guest to go through your bedroom to use the...

Actually a lot of big American cities have really nice public realm downtown and in select areas. Trees, beautiful parks, interesting public art, sidewalks that are not just poured concrete. Of course, their less desirable areas are REALLY bad - they make Dundas & Sherbourne look good. I'm not...

Classic chicken-and-egg problem: while I’m tempted to say we should make developers be accountable for their design by refusing to live in an ‘ugly’/bland building, if we do that, there’ll be a LOT more homeless people in our city.

Quality-wise probably the best in CityPlace (one hopes anyway, given the hype in their marketing). Architecturally, debatable if it's CityPlace's finest. In any case, both are not saying much.

Yes, but if you tell them that they will dismiss your concern by saying China uses slave labour. Yup, because in places that DON’T use slave labour it’s perfectly normal to complete a 5 storey building in 15 years!

Look at the renderings

Oh well, there goes the incentive. I’m sure TD wouldn’t be bothered with a little thing like blown out lights when they have bigger worries like the money laundering scandal of their American operations.

Too much to hope. The nearest equivalent to One North will be the tallest tower in the Canada Square redevelopment project at Yonge & Eglinton.

Yup, Sky Tower is essentially One South

Since this is a commercial building, I think they'll have more incentive to maintain the light feature. Tenants won't be happy to have a space in a tower with half on - half-off light feature. Especially in the next few years, when the office rental market is likely to be soft. Unless it's...

I wonder when they're going to start testing the 'maple leaf' light feature

900 sq ft? Nowadays it's more like 800 -850 sq ft for 3 bedrooms, unless it's a luxury (real, not marketing-speak) project.

Now THAT is classy and what our waterfront needs!

Great job! So tall that you didn't include the top!

You hit the nail on the head there - developers will usually not care once they’ve completed the building and condo boards are often too cheap to spend on anything that’s purely aesthetics. Look at Aura’s crown lighting - the strips are dying a slow death, and no one’s bothered to replace the...