JasonParis
Moderator
A few shots from CityPlace from the other week...
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CityPlace random shots
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Ronald
Active Member
Fantastic shots, Darkstar! The last one is my favorite.
City place looks great.
City place looks great.
Canuck
Active Member
That grass is always so damn green on the other side!
billy corgan
Active Member
Thanks for the pictures.
The underside on the West one amenity floor needs to be painted, otherwise the project turned out Ok.
Didn’t take long for these trees to bite the dust.
The underside on the West one amenity floor needs to be painted, otherwise the project turned out Ok.
Didn’t take long for these trees to bite the dust.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
They could try some tall shrubs instead of biennially dying trees.
Is that neat sculpture + fountain at the base of HVE along Bremner? I can't quite place it.
Is that neat sculpture + fountain at the base of HVE along Bremner? I can't quite place it.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
With the concrete planter covers prevening the tree from getting moisture properly, their fate is a foregone conclusion. Like honestly, I want to know who it is in the city that had that bright idea.
Incidentally...this is happening in Kensington:
http://spacing.ca/wire/?p=2115
AoD
FutureMayor
Active Member
Dead Trees along Spadina/CityPlace
That entire line of trees along the east side of Spadina north of the Gardiner have been dead for over a year. I notice them everytime I enter downtown Toronto. It appears they aren't even going to bother planting trees on the west side of Spadina.
At my last board meeting at the CNE I complained loudly to staff the newly planted trees that are already DEAD around the National Soccer Stadium, they told me the trees come with a one year warranty and they want to wait a while to see if they take root and grow. I'm like are you kidding me? Once a tree is dead, its gone why bother waiting?
Louroz
That entire line of trees along the east side of Spadina north of the Gardiner have been dead for over a year. I notice them everytime I enter downtown Toronto. It appears they aren't even going to bother planting trees on the west side of Spadina.
At my last board meeting at the CNE I complained loudly to staff the newly planted trees that are already DEAD around the National Soccer Stadium, they told me the trees come with a one year warranty and they want to wait a while to see if they take root and grow. I'm like are you kidding me? Once a tree is dead, its gone why bother waiting?
Louroz
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
They're not dead, they're pining for the fjords.
Observer Walt
Senior Member
If they were pine, they probably wouldn't be dead 
Who are we fooling with these trees? They won't survive in these conditions.
Who are we fooling with these trees? They won't survive in these conditions.
Jdot
Active Member
Actually, there is very little grass left in CityPlace - at least in HVE where many of those photos are taken. Over the past 2 weeks a lot of the grass has been ripped up and a tonne of shrubs and plants have been added. Too bad they didnt concentrate on replacing all the dead shrubs and plants in the existing gardens before adding more.
The grass that does exist in front of the amenities building is almost all dead from the dogs that are constantly walked there. There are now notices up that dogs are not allowed there. The developer installed a dog run in the back.
The sculpture in the "fountain" (I dont like using that word since there is a lack of water movement) is not on Bremner. It is in front of the Amenities building, along Merriner Terrace, at the end of Navy Wharf Court. You can see it from Bremner, but is best experienced once you entre the HVE complex.
brettrobinson
New Member
Thanks for the pictures.
The underside on the West one amenity floor needs to be painted, otherwise the project turned out Ok.
Didn’t take long for these trees to bite the dust.
it was my understanding that all new buildings in the city were to provide tree irrigation systems so the trees would not die.
gei
Active Member
the trees along front street in front of apex/matrix are doing just fine. look quite nice actually.
the "rosa nautica" sculpture in front of west one is looking quite terrible though... didnt take long for it to get all rusty. you cant really tell in the pictures
the "rosa nautica" sculpture in front of west one is looking quite terrible though... didnt take long for it to get all rusty. you cant really tell in the pictures
It may very well be meant to get all rusty and orange. Sculptors generally know the aging behaviours of the media they work with...
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