Toronto 550 Wellington West and 1 Hotel | ?m | 15s | Freed | a—A

[SP!RE]

A few questions about mullion free glazing?

1) Is it really that much more expensive?
2) Is there a big downside, such as difficult maintenance? etc.?


550 just has incredible glass glazing. It adds so much to the project.

 

[ProjectEnd]

It is more expensive, but I'm not sure about the effect it would have on maintenance.

 

[MikeMang]

 

[drum118]

Oct 16-18

Oct 18

 

[Nebakenezer]

too much glass i think

 

[khris]

Definitely one of the better mid-rise projects in the city. I really love the staggered balconies.

 

[urbandreamer]

18 October 2009 photo update

I think I see a baby (jesus?) in the white tarp over the former crangle's facade. Do you see it?

 

[MikeMang]

I found this website which I think answers all those questions earlier about what the retail is going to be in this building (spoiler alert: the answer is "nothing yet").

http://www.avisonyoung.com/freed

 

[joel in to]

Not so - there are three retail spots in 550 wellington as far as I know and this web site only mentions one being available. Last I heard a Keg was going in as one of the tenants...

 

[Tewder]

The Keg just doesn't seem to make sense for this hotel chain, does it?

 

[grey]

I hope that's not true. The Keg is awful.

 

[Team Me]

I found this website which I think answers all those questions earlier about what the retail is going to be in this building (spoiler alert: the answer is "nothing yet").

http://www.avisonyoung.com/freed

None of these people exactly look comfortable in front of the camera, and both the cheese factor and use of the word "lifestyle" are high. But as a marketing tool, this pretty genius with all that retail coming on to the market. It lets them give a sales pitch to people beyond just the Toronto market...this looks like it's built as much for a guy in New York who has never heard of King West as retailers that are based locally.

 

[joel in to]

I also hoped it wasn't true about the keg when I heard that. It doesn't seem at all in line with the image of this hotel... although the source was fairly reliable so I guess we'll see.

 

[Parkdalian]

I found this website which I think answers all those questions earlier about what the retail is going to be in this building (spoiler alert: the answer is "nothing yet").

http://www.avisonyoung.com/freed

The video is interesting. (That Anthony guy is HOT.) One of the not-so-attractive ones said that "280,000 people work or live in the King West Neighbourhood." What could he possibly be talking about? Doesn't that seem like a ridiculously overinflated number?

It's also a little outdated. Gansevoort?

 

[BobBob]

Doesn't that seem like a ridiculously overinflated number?

It does, because it is.