TOBoy
Active Member
In my opinion, this project is the biggest disappointment in the downtown area. I had high hopes, but it looks nothing like the rendering.
Its unlikely that those balconies will be painted. Even the suites are coming with the raw underside slab finish as a "standard". Smooth drywall ceilings are an upgrade in this building.
what is this, Shanghai? And I'll echo the comments of a couple others... this building is a huge let down except for the podium facing King St.
I agree wholeheartedly......lately the tone of the forum has turned negative.....why?
This building is just as good as the vast majority of what went up during the current boom.....listening to the constant complaining from some of the armchair quarterbacks here has gotten to be just a joke...
I agree wholeheartedly......lately the tone of the forum has turned negative.....why?
This building is just as good as the vast majority of what went up during the current boom.....listening to the constant complaining from some of the armchair quarterbacks here has gotten to be just a joke...
+1 sunlover,
The rest of you go bloviate somewhere else.
Did M5V turn out exactly like the renders promised? Of course not (Aside from Quay West which had a single, abysmal drawing, which building in recent memory has?). It seems to me however, that enough of the original concept was translated into reality that it's hardly worth splitting hairs over what wasn't included. The coloured glass on the podium and north-elevation of the tower and the red mechanical box are far more daring features than many would admit, much less give credit for. But then for a couple of amateur, internet-terminal humping, skyscraper geeks to limply try and coin the phrase "M5Ved" (By the way genius, it would only be a single 'd,' not a full 'ed'), much less complain that this is the "biggest disappointment in the downtown area" just seems like more of the same ninnyhammer BS we have to trudge through every day. Grow up and use your words children.
Yes. Context has painted the balconies of some of their buildings. Spire, for example.Regarding the balconies. Yes, from underneath they do not look great. I feel this might be because the concrete needs to properly set and dry. It will hopefully look more uniform in the summer. Also, all condos with concrete balconies have that raw concrete unfinished look. Can anybody on here name a condo that has painted balconies?