Leslieville Town Manors (1183 Queen Street East at Rushbrooke, Manorgate Homes, 3s)

urbandreamer · Dec 7, 2012

Mods can't find a thread and since I photographed these stunningly posh THs under construction, here it shall be.
http://manorgatehomes.com/Register-Leslieville.cfm

14 units of stunning modern design...err not:

from Spring Realty aka Toronto Realtor.

Embarrassing.

christiesplits · Dec 7, 2012

Really? On such a prime Queen East site? Yeesh how did this slip through City Planning.

flonicky · Dec 7, 2012

compared to manorgate's usual architectural atrocities, this should be considered 'dodging the bullet'

anonymous0024 · Apr 6, 2013

From today"

AlbertC · May 27, 2013

https://flic.kr/p/ev3t5W

UrbanFervour · May 28, 2013

How does s*** like this get built anymore? It boggles the mind.

ducati0000 · Jun 1, 2013

Wow it looks great....... maybe in 1970....what a mess.........

investican · Jun 1, 2013

This was originally a Hallstone project, what do you want?

junctionist · Jun 1, 2013

ducati0000 said:
Wow it looks great....... maybe in 1970....what a mess.........

Jack Diamond and Barton Myers did much finer work in the 1970s than whoever put this pile together.

urbandreamer · Jun 1, 2013

To tell you the truth, they almost got the design right. Ditch the beige trim, use brick on the pitched roof and simplify the dormers and you've got a gorgeous Dutch Modern-style residence.

A quick sketch to illustrate what I mean:

urbandreamer · Nov 5, 2013

5 November 2013: While staring at this eyesore I imagined it was NimbyTect's building in its place.

junctionist · Nov 7, 2013

The mansard roof looks awkward. The facade looks modern with some Georgian influences. The mansard roof is too big, the dormers facing Queen Street look cheap and the pipes look out of place. I like the Juliette balcony dormers facing Rushbrooke, though.