k10ery
Senior Member
^That would help. But, looking at it again, I am reminded of Urban Shocker's term, "carbuncles".
All the way up to DuPont!!
All the way up to DuPont!!
The brick podium is reminiscent of Market Wharf, in fact the whole design concept is (sans tower of course).
It looks like they may be setting up for demo of the old buildings in behind at 525 Adelaide. Stupid question but how do I do a search for the 525 Adelaide thread - I tried advanced search under forum to no avail???
Google it with urban toronto after the address
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showth...idences-(525-Adelaide-St-W-Plazacorp-17s-Core)
I think Bathurst Street has the best chance of becoming the newest retail high-street in the downtown core, with The Entertainment District, Freedville and Liberty Village, all expanding close by. Not only that but the houses on Bathurst are the most run-down, ugly, neglected properties in Toronto and they're just ripe for redevelopment. It might even become a luxury retail strip near the Queen/King area, with all the upscale condos near by. It's time for a new retail high-street to develop in the core.
^That would help. But, looking at it again, I am reminded of Urban Shocker's term, "carbuncles".
Bathurst between Lakeshore and Queen is really starting to come into its own, and north of Queen will eventually follow. What do you mean by large scaled commercial activities? That sounds quite unpleasant. You mean Wal-Marts and Canadian Tires and such? If that's what you mean, what a terrible idea. We already have Rio-Can building something that will no doubt suck on the Kromer Radio site.
The thing with Bathurst is that while it hasn't been a particulary nice looking street, it actually travels straight through great neighbourhoods. "Large scaled commercial activities" will harm those neighbourhoods.
I like it, though it's a bit top heavy. I think it would benefit from some sort of setback, even a small one, at the top. Either that or carry the brick base up a little further, closer to a 50/50 ratio of brick to glass sections. Overall though, it's interesting, there's definitely potential with this one.