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WooWah
New Member
some pictures from yesterday:
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
Good pics, thanks! Its gettin up there, street wall looks decent!
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
good stuff! that third pic is an angle I dont think we've seen here before....
ganjavih
Senior Member
That glass looks ultra-sweet.
caltrane74
Senior Member
January 2008
Construction continues on schedule. Concrete slabs will be poured for floor levels 13, 14, 15 and 16 in the tower area. Forming and pouring of the ground floor slab in the south half of the podium will continue. Forming for the second floor slab in the north podium area will commence this month. The area south of the podium does not continue above the street level but becomes a paved Courtyard. Elevator installation will begin with the installation of the first rails in the shafts. Preparation will start for installation of the floating floor system on the 11th floor mechanical rooms. The installation of the base building permanent lighting will continue throughout the parking levels. The adjacent Ritz-Carlton project will continue forming and pouring the ground floor slab.
from Skybean on SSC - (PCL website)
In the first photo you'll notice the podium has topped off on the tower portion of the building. I walked by yesterday and it is quite noticeable. And the podium is rising.
3Dementia
Senior Member
This one will suprise everyone when complete.
Once the tower emerges from the podium, shrinking its north/south footprint.... and we see the very thin/small east/west footprint @ 600 feet plus lantern... and we see a substantial tower like B of A (Simcoe Place) dwarfed by this little newbie by nearly 10 storeys (114 feet or so)....... we'll all be dancin'.
This one will soar much beyond its render. Quote me later.
Once the tower emerges from the podium, shrinking its north/south footprint.... and we see the very thin/small east/west footprint @ 600 feet plus lantern... and we see a substantial tower like B of A (Simcoe Place) dwarfed by this little newbie by nearly 10 storeys (114 feet or so)....... we'll all be dancin'.
This one will soar much beyond its render. Quote me later.
Bogtrotter
Senior Member
Yah- I'll wait for the finished product but your enthusiasm is refreshing 
JasonParis
Moderator
caltrane74
Senior Member
That picture makes me want some tea.
At least those guys in the CBC building get a nice perspective of the Ritz and RBC going up.
At least those guys in the CBC building get a nice perspective of the Ritz and RBC going up.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
not for much longer though... they'll soon be staring at a wall. If anyone watches CBC, you know they are quite fond of doing rooftop reports with the bank towers as a backdrop... I wonder if they'll be forced to rethink that with RBC and Ritz essentially blocking out that view. Maybe CBC should have went for more height originally and scrapped the atrium?
current
Active Member
Photos taken February 4, podium glass is being installed.
Close-up of a glass panel that is ready to be installed and you can see the reflection of Roy Thompson Hall in the background.
Looking west at the newly installed podium glass with Metro Hall in the background.
A render of the building and in comparison with the newly installed glass visible behind the render on the top right. I thought that they were going to use concrete or metal panels so I was surprised to see the glass being installed. Eventually near the top will be a large RBC logo.
Northeast corner of the building at Simcoe and Wellington.
From Union Station looking west, Royal York Hotel to the right and Simcoe Place to the left of the RBC Centre with Metro Hall behind it.
Close-up of a glass panel that is ready to be installed and you can see the reflection of Roy Thompson Hall in the background.
Looking west at the newly installed podium glass with Metro Hall in the background.
A render of the building and in comparison with the newly installed glass visible behind the render on the top right. I thought that they were going to use concrete or metal panels so I was surprised to see the glass being installed. Eventually near the top will be a large RBC logo.
Northeast corner of the building at Simcoe and Wellington.
From Union Station looking west, Royal York Hotel to the right and Simcoe Place to the left of the RBC Centre with Metro Hall behind it.
billy corgan
Active Member
Great update! Thanks
The glass looks impressive so far. Only thing that bothers me is the three mismatched panels on the podiums north east corner. I hope those were simply test windows and they will be replaced with the appropriate colour.
The glass looks impressive so far. Only thing that bothers me is the three mismatched panels on the podiums north east corner. I hope those were simply test windows and they will be replaced with the appropriate colour.
MisterF
Senior Member
Looks like the podium will reinforce the scale of the streetwall on Wellington. Most of the street will have a consistent scale from University to Spadina. The Ritz is going to be the odd man out.