Torontovibe
Senior Member
^^ I completely agree!
Does every building need a retail component? Sometimes I think some people go too far in expecting a retail in every condo.
Having a luxury condo with a lobby to rival that of a high-end hotel should be encouraged in the core.
For the prices of these units, I would like to have private lobby if I could afford them as opposed to sharing my entrance with shoppers.
It's a wall of spandrel and some wavy fritted balconies.
Don't recall where I read it but I'm pretty sure they will be using curtain wall, at least on the north wall.
With the exception of one (or maybe two) suites, all are very well designed.
To say this building is “run-of the-mill” is ridiculous. Let’s see, 4 BILD awards including the coveted “Project of the Year” award and “High-Rise Building Design” award.
City Place is average. Massey Tower? I don’t think so…
A little off topic.. But I originally shared your views on Cityplace. But after much reflection, the buildings to the west of Spadina (including Parade) are some of the better examples of new architecture in the city. If you put them in the core or downtown west beside the rest of the stock built in the last 5 years they would shine. However, there place separate and apart from the rest of the core offers them up as an easy microcosm of the entire angst vis a vis the condo boom.
With the exception of one (or maybe two) suites, all are very well designed.
To say this building is “run-of the-mill” is ridiculous. Let’s see, 4 BILD awards including the coveted “Project of the Year” award and “High-Rise Building Design” award.
City Place is average. Massey Tower? I don’t think so…
Single people who work downtown and go out a lot?