greenleaf
Senior Member
I like it. This is going to look really sharp when all the black brick goes up.
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
Really? It looks bad?? Hmmm... could it be because it is not even half finished on the exterior? It is exposed unpainted concrete right now. Relax, in a few months that pic wont be recognizable....I mean COME ON....its half done!!!!!
agoraflaneur
Active Member
urbandreamer
recession proof
20 April 2011:
So far not impressed...will wait for black cladding/brick to make final judgement. The locals don't like it either...chatted to a few who saw me taking photos...they think it's too tall and too dull.
So far not impressed...will wait for black cladding/brick to make final judgement. The locals don't like it either...chatted to a few who saw me taking photos...they think it's too tall and too dull.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
lol
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yonderbean
Active Member
I hope the cladding helps, but it does loom over the neighbourhood. I wonder what will happen with that aborted project next door. And speaking of buildings covered in ragged tarps, there's another stalled project not far away at Bloor and Ossington. Anyone know what's going on with either of these?
urbandreamer
recession proof
12 July 2011:
Uncle Teddy
Senior Member
Cub Lofts looking good.
p5connex
Active Member
This is the first I have seen, since this building was merely a hole in the ground and I am sincerely disappointed. Sadly they had a great opportunity and well, they missed it. It doesn't even resemble a cube, or a series of them for that matter!
*sigh
p5
*sigh
p5
DC83
Senior Member
It's not bad. I think it fits in well with it's hood.
Has a dash of Habitat 67 in it (before the black)
Has a dash of Habitat 67 in it (before the black)
cassius
Active Member
This thing still isn't done?? It was under construction when I still lived in that area. I moved out about 3 years ago.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
There were serious structural issues before the building reached grade.
greenleaf
Senior Member
Why is it taking so long to build?
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/1...-is-it-taking-so-long-to-build-that-building/
Also, $250k just to remove a crane? No wonder it's hard to do mid-rise in this city. I presume the costs are the similar for a tower.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/1...-is-it-taking-so-long-to-build-that-building/
Also, $250k just to remove a crane? No wonder it's hard to do mid-rise in this city. I presume the costs are the similar for a tower.
neubilder
Banned
A shame they flattened out the relief of the projecting boxes to within a few inches. The end result doesn't have nearly the impact of the original concept. Freed's Thompson residences suffered the same fate - apparently Freed told S&P to reign in the original projecting boxes to save on construction costs as well as gaining floor area. Shame the bottom line trumps pure design in Canada`s building culture most of the time.
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junctionist
Senior Member
It's details like the emphasized boxes that made this building look interesting in the renderings. Such compromises can water down interesting infill to regrettable blandness. At the same time, builders and contractors need more experience in working in historic low-rise areas like this one to keep construction costs in check while maintaining quality.