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Curious to know if , during the planning and approval stages, any studies were done to assess the potential of bird collisions, and if any design elements were required by the City to mitigate fatalities. Though having no special knowledge in this area, it seems to me that this slab tower, right...

Couldn't agree more. This looks delicious and ought to be applauded. If developers could be held financially accountable for reality not living up to renders, the majority would be bankrupt.

From the 56th Floor, TD Centre

This is too good for Toronto. TAKE IT DOWN.

I appreciate the logic and the sincerity behind this rationale, but its a reductio ad absurdum argument akin to saying that because we no longer use the Lower Bay Station, we should demolish it. There's nothing wrong with a new tower here; it should have been built on top off, not in place of...

Biggest problem: the landmark building on the corner. There shouldn't be a building there at all, as it acts like a barricade to this 'district' approaching from the city core, as many people will. Instead, there should be a open-air gate (could be covered) which invites people in the heart of...

Crap-tastic. I grew up on Huntingwood but man am I glad I now live in Europe. What a disastrous built-legacy we're leaving for future generations.

Does someone have an up-to-date render if Albert's link above isn't the right one? Thanks!

I'm liking the green and design - but I fail to see how this building will be in any way energy efficient.

I totally agree. Sure it's beautiful as far as Toronto architecture goes, but ultimately its just another example of mafiosi developers looking to maximize profits. The tower might have been just as striking had they used bird friendly design....but of course, that costs money.

Yes! This means they're filming another season of 'suits'! Such an awesome show....filmed at the Bay Adelaide Centre, too.

No qualms with the towers... ...but really, has there ever been a less-appealing entry to a high end property? No proportion, no grace, no sensibility to basic human aesthetic values. Even more off-putting is that the whole space is illogical. That awning does nothing to protect guests (as...

Any lawyers out there? Couldn't new residents still sue Redpath for the tort of nuisance? Despite the contractual terms, aren't there certain things that you can not contract for under Canadian law, such as loss of amenity?

Fair points: But I would say that while 'we all know' was a bit of hyperbole, I was earnestly appealing to your/our collective common sense - ICE and the others are super cool and all but their gratification is momentary. If we grew a pair of balls then maybe we could make them exciting now AND...

If you'd have read the New York Times article I posted (and used your common sense), I have to hope you wouldn't have posted such a banal diatribe. 1. Why make a distinction between migratory and urban birds? While Daniel Klem, quoted in the article, suggested that city birds are more prone...

For all of you who underplayed the seriousness of Toronto's problem in relation to glass towers and migratory bird migrations when I last posted here last year, here's another article from the New York Times...

This guy can't take the wait any more http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUjrrxbUs3Am-L5PsyxRUOSA&feature=player_embedded&v=VcJhVx58hYA

Yeah: shit all.

Can someone please bring me up to speed as to why the parking isn't below ground? This thing is an affront to even the most basic aesthetic sensibility. That precast, while motivated by an interesting artistic idea, already looks dated, dirty, and downright cheap. I hate to be negative but we...

about 9 million birds die in Toronto per year from shiny windows (FLAP statistic). The issue isn't highrise construction, its material selection. The City has identified the problem - why doesn't it stick to its guns? Below is a portion of the birds that died in Toronto during last year's...