Toronto DUKE Condos | 25.91m | 7s | TAS | BDP Quadrangle

[EddieL]

Pronounced "duKAY", I presume.

I asked TAS's president and CEO, Mazyar Mortazavi, about this on Monday, and he said its pronounced as normal (i.e. like the G.I. Joe character). This is probably why they have all their promotions spelling it in all caps ("DUKE") such as to not cause confusion.

 

[egotrippin]

I really like the prospect of white brick, I can't think of any recent condo that's used white brick. I wish Quadrangle was always on point like this, West Harbour City could've been really unique if they took its classic massing and applied this sort of patterning and geometric stacking to the design (as opposed to a lame Art Deco knock-off).

 

[interchange42]

There's a new front page story up about DUKE's green features.

 

[Davidackerman]

New story on Bild Awards

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/03/duke-condos-picks-11-nominations-34th-annual-bild-awards

 

[interchange42]

…and a new story here, featuring the development's recently released live-work units.

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[grey]

The white brick here is great. It fits the context of the white brick salvation army right across the street, which is probably the most prominent building in the immediate area until this is built.

 

[interchange42]

Glad to see this one has broken ground. The Junction is only getting better, and Duke should be a great addition, bringing the revitalization to the area east of Keele.

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[Marcanadian]

Some additional photos from the ground breaking on Saturday:

Daniel Botelho, Paul Johnston of Unique Urban Homes, TAS CEO and President Mazyar Mortazavi, Quadrangle Architect Richard Witt and Jessica Myers of the Junction BIA:

 

[drum118]

Dec 15

 

[urbandreamer]

Frozen yogurt chains in the junction? Yuck... May be time to move on to another grittier neighbourhood--currently rather like Browns Line & Lake Shore area architecture.

 

[AlbertC]

^ Speaking of Lake Shore, 850 Degrees Pizzeria in Long Branch is one of the best kept secrets in the city.

 

[urbandreamer]

The crane went up a week ago. Last night:

 

[Froggy]

From yesterday:

I hope this project brings more life to the area, it always strikes me to see how many storefronts are for rent and/or just sitting empty. The Junction is a beautiful neighbourhood with some really great shops, but yet the streets are very quiet sometimes (at least during the day).

 

[drum118]

Aug 31
This building will not be 100% at grade until mid Oct. Should be top off early Jan 2016

 

[urbandreamer]