Toronto 4 The Kingsway | ?m | 8s | North Drive | Richard Wengle

[TheKingEast]

Nicely done.

 

[Jonathan Carruthers]

Impressive and solid looking project. Major points for North Drive and Richard Wengle in my books.

Official Website of North Drive - Specializing in contextually responsive urban developments with a commitment to creating legacy buildings.

Site description

northdrive.ca

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Due to its placement at high elevation compared to the Humber valley, this is quite prominent from a distance:

 

[interchange42]

All tidied up, yesterday evening:

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[someMidTowner]

All tidied up, yesterday evening:

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Comparing the skeleton and the finished product, for whatever reason:

OG images by @interchange42

 

[Towered]

Now if only the buildings to the west almost to Prince Edward would get demoed we could get a decent streetwall here.

 

[interchange42]

The t'other side (as my Aunt Gracie would have said*)

*Hey, it's Thanksgiving, time to be a bit nostalgic!

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[junctionist]

It's a well executed neoclassical building that enhances the sense of place here. It's too bad it didn't include more custom details like ornamental panels. More use of copper trim would have also added interest.

 

[Towered]