Toronto Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects
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HousingNowTO
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Saturday morning construction.
Lenser
Senior Member
Photo dump from yesterday's late afternoon walk to and from the boardwalk.
flonicky
Active Member
The first corner. It's not often that you see such a huge gulf between aspiration and execution. Someone dreamt of clean, sharp corners and someone rammed that dream through a blender.
flonicky
Active Member
Looks like they couldn't afford corners. Say what you want about Minto Westside, at least they sprung for corners.
unrealestate
Active Member
are you shorting units in this building or something? its not top tier but there are way worse buildings going up in the city.
flonicky
Active Member
As I have explained at length, this project was a special public-private land deal and the public was explicitly assured by the city and developer that this building would be built to a high standard. This is not your typical render bait and switch. This was not supposed to be junk.
When the process and players lack integrity, that's how you get NIMBYs. And I have to look at this thing, so I get to complain.
When the process and players lack integrity, that's how you get NIMBYs. And I have to look at this thing, so I get to complain.
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egotrippin
Senior Member
This is some of the cheapest cladding I've seen to date, very close to backyard shed quality. There's no defending it. Imagine how this is gonna look after a few hailstorms.
flonicky
Active Member
You don't even need to imagine, there are several relatively new buildings around the city with cladding that's starting to fail. There's a section on the east side of Campus One that looks like it's going to peel off like a bad sunburn. 30 year panels are really wasteful.
flonicky
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flonicky
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flonicky
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This was the location of the housing funding announcement.
Lenser
Senior Member
A slew of the site from various vantage points, yesterday afternoon.
Northern Light
Superstar
@Lenser you were finding the build and the weather too colourful, and that inspired you to go monochromatic? LOL
ash_iwn95
New Member
I was in the area yesterday and grabbed some aerial shots of the progress
