greenleaf
Senior Member
I wonder what the zoning is on 2 Bloor West. The city is not going to want to lose a office tower here.
Toronto Cumberland Square | 253.92m | 75s | KingSett Capital | Giannone Petricone
taal
Senior Member
How is this good news .....
Looking over 400K of office space, that'll surely NEVER be replaced ... there has not been a single new square feet of office space built in this area in a decade+
400K can house at least 2000 workers.
Looking over 400K of office space, that'll surely NEVER be replaced ... there has not been a single new square feet of office space built in this area in a decade+
400K can house at least 2000 workers.
junctionist
Senior Member
The tower looks great, but aA's podiums may be declining into the cold, overly repetitive and sterile treatment of the street that plagued so many Modern buildings from the 1950s-1970s. It started with 4S. Here, we see big blank walls by the street, with large anonymous panes of glass and a completely anonymous second floor. Lots of street frontage is wasted for dead zones. There's too much repetition for a fairly large block. It's boring to walk by buildings like this one.
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taal
Senior Member
hmm on the previous page, back in May:
DarkSideDenizen
Senior Member
Yes, I saw that also taal. That would be a good thing.
A quick glance at the renders and it appears the east tower could be around 1000' tall. Looks to be about 150' taller, or thereabouts, than 1 Bloor.
A quick glance at the renders and it appears the east tower could be around 1000' tall. Looks to be about 150' taller, or thereabouts, than 1 Bloor.
taal
Senior Member
I took a really close look at the render ... without a doubt it illustrates the office building being replaced, there is no way it works out otherwise.
One thing two keep in mind though, the second condo, not the one at Yonge and Bloor, will be smack behind the holt renfrew tower.
Anyway, here's to hoping they leave the office building alone ... or ... replace all the space.
One thing two keep in mind though, the second condo, not the one at Yonge and Bloor, will be smack behind the holt renfrew tower.
Anyway, here's to hoping they leave the office building alone ... or ... replace all the space.
DarkSideDenizen
Senior Member
Can't wait to see an updated 3D model of this area with this project included. Should be killer!
innsertnamehere
Superstar
quick rough in assuming 265 and 290 meters:
Taal, the Bay & Cumberland tower appears to be positioned directly south of Minto's Yorkville Plaza towers, and northwest of the Holts 50 Bloor West tower. That would put the Bay & Cumberland tower north of the 8th storey outdoor garden at Holts.
Regarding the replacement of the office tower, keep in mind that we know very little about this proposal at this point, and the City will have something to say about that.
Regarding the podium and street realm, keep in mind that the Planning Department and the Design Review Panel will each have a lot to say about that, and that would include the proposed path through the mid-block heading up to the Yorkville Firehall tower.
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Annnnnnnnnnnnnd the page is dead. The mystery continues. Did anyone manage to save the JPEGs in time? Repost?
waterloowarrior
Senior Member
urbandreamer
recession proof
aAwesome 
But is it just another fantasy?
But is it just another fantasy?jje1000
Senior Member
aAwesome
I hope so.
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Superstar
How so?
DarkSideDenizen
Senior Member
Wow, that was quick. Thanks for the great work as always.
Yorkville will have a taller, sharper skyline than all but a few North American cities.