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On CP24... a brick wall under construction at the top of the tower was knocked down by high winds.
God, this site is CURSED lol
God, this site is CURSED lol
Toronto 500 Sherbourne | ?m | 34s | Times Group | Northgrave
sparky212
New Member
Photo taken July 4th, 2009
From this angle if it was done it would lok almost like a render
Johnny Kay
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/wall-of-building-collapses/article1210208/
Wall of building collapses
Two cyclists injured as bricks from structure under construction shower downtown street
Dakshana Bascararmurty
Two cyclists were taken to hospital Tuesday evening when the wall of a building in the midst of construction collapsed, sending hundreds of bricks raining down onto the street.
The bricks tumbled down 32 storeys from a building that was under construction on Sherbourne Street at Wellesley Street. Police said the wall was unsupported.
The two people who were hit by the falling bricks received only minor injuries, said Toronto police Staff Sergeant Jim Mackrell.
The road was closed to traffic after the accident, the asphalt coated by dust and littered with bricks.
Inspectors from the City of Toronto and the province's Ministry of Labour will visit the site to investigate why the wall collapsed.
“[They] will no doubt be looking at this [Wednesday] because walls shouldn't fall off buildings, and God help us if they do,†said Staff Sgt. Mackrell.
Wall of building collapses
Two cyclists injured as bricks from structure under construction shower downtown street
Dakshana Bascararmurty
Two cyclists were taken to hospital Tuesday evening when the wall of a building in the midst of construction collapsed, sending hundreds of bricks raining down onto the street.
The bricks tumbled down 32 storeys from a building that was under construction on Sherbourne Street at Wellesley Street. Police said the wall was unsupported.
The two people who were hit by the falling bricks received only minor injuries, said Toronto police Staff Sergeant Jim Mackrell.
The road was closed to traffic after the accident, the asphalt coated by dust and littered with bricks.
Inspectors from the City of Toronto and the province's Ministry of Labour will visit the site to investigate why the wall collapsed.
“[They] will no doubt be looking at this [Wednesday] because walls shouldn't fall off buildings, and God help us if they do,†said Staff Sgt. Mackrell.
confusion
Active Member
Wow, getting hit by bricks from 32 stories up and only sustaining minor injuries... Talk about lucky (unless you are a negative person, then being hit was unlucky).
From CTV:
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dt_toronto_geek
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Good grief. This could have been so much worse what with pedestrians and vehicles down below on a busy street. Thankfully no one was killed in this accident.
Roy G Biv
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I'm sure the developer will be sued and will settle out of court... I would definitely sue.
cdr108
Senior Member
two birds with one stone (pun intended) ...
they will give them couple of the remaining suites as settlement.
Roy G Biv
Senior Member
...fully furnished, courtesy of The Brick?
cdr108
Senior Member
maybe this was all a promotional tool for Times Group ...
THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING
ALL REMAINING SUITES AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES !
Tuscani01
Senior Member
New reason for wearing a helmet while biking?
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
July 9-09
What's left of 500 from King & Sherbourne and from above, respectively
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What's left of 500 from King & Sherbourne and from above, respectively
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KLAUS
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it blends very well in with St. Jamestown, doesn't it?!
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
To be fair that photo is a little overexposed from strong late afternoon sun even though I did pull it down a touch. The precast is actually beige (darker than 500's low-rise lofts in the foreground) which can be observed accurately when up close to the building. From a distance, the precast becomes much lighter presumably because the precast picks up off the gray cladding which is why I stated back a few pages that the building looks best from a distance.
Below is a closeup of the precast taken back in February which is an accurate visual representation of the beige precast.
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shelfun
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Took a couple of shots today at about noon. They are pouring some tar or gravel. Notice in the 2nd picture, tar/gravel pouring out of the container. In the 3rd picture, the workers noticed me & they actually sorta pose for a picture before letting the " empty container" go. lol...
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shelfun
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The roof top beige "precast" (sorry I don't know what it's suppose to be called) is done, I think. This is how the building looks as of noon, from the North side.
