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After quite a long pause, the first of the upper section glass is going up on the south tower:

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Are we basically topped off on the south tower? Is the roof line gonna be flat afterall? (or a compromise of a flat, swiss-cheese roof?)

Final form?:

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I believe it was originally planned to be taller, but was ultimately chopped down by city hall. Remember, their job isn't to ensure that buildings have correct proportions, just the skyline - when viewed from certain angles. I think it's a fair trade overall to sacrifice building aesthetics in our city so that people looking at the skyline from their living room in Etobicoke can appreciate its resemblance to a pyramid.
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If you actually took a moment to review the initial staff report on page one, you'd notice that there was no reduction in the number of floors for either towers. Your belief is quite irrelevant - frankly you are trolling about this in quite a few threads. Give it a rest already, shall we, it's getting really old and stale.

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Your final picture is one of my favourite views of the buildings. There is a compression and density mixed with the height of the building which makes it feel like something we haven't seen before in Toronto. At the same time you don't get the sense of 70s vintage apartment blocks, corporate housing in Seoul or Dubai marina, there is fantastic vibe to it all. On the way back from the car show in February I stopped there and was struck by the view. The final floors and the big brother will only improve the sense of mass.

Thanks for sharing the photos.
 
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