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I passed by the Riu Plaza a couple days ago. The lobby was buzzing, hotel must be popular.

I wonder how much the rent was before the building was vacated. I know some tenants in vintage buildings like this are paying just around $1k per month in rent. That would mean the developer has to pay a rent subsidy of at least $1k/ month while the tenants live elsewhere. Delaying...

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So many years without a supertall then bam, 2 supertalls within 4 months or so.

Is the box on the crown meant for the Tuned Mass Damper?

This is a rental right? Presumably they'll start construction soon after the current tower is gone?

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Ah, so that's what JdV stands for. I think I heard some years ago they were no longer independent (although couldn't remember who bought them). I stayed at a Joie de Vivre hotel in SF over a decade ago, when they were still independent - it was great, kind of affordable luxury boutique hotel.

Huh? There’s no spandrel, so far anyway. It’s glazing (curtain wall I assume) and that shiny billowy cladding that’s going to make this tower stand out.

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Today. Saving the best for last (cladding)

I believe there were apartments above the former Rexall, so they may have been occupied after the Rexall had shut down. I moved to the area in August 2014 and the Rexall shut down less than year later. I know there's a proposal for this area (in fact, there have been several, including the...

This is happening too many times in Toronto. Or, even more often, leaving a commercial building without tenants (not even attempting to lease it) and letting it rot for years. The building at the NW corner of Church and Wellesley has been vacant since at least 2015.