I'm thrilled that we have so many box-like towers, in combination with such an unrelenting street grid. When I walk to the end of my Riverdale street and admire the sculptural massing of the downtown towers from across the valley, I'm seeing them at a jaunty 45 degree angle because of a street grid which I sense rather than see and which helps maintain a sense of order and unity to the buildings - and that includes Trump, because it's basically a box too in the bigger picture, and is also turned at the same 45 degrees. Seeing the skyline from an angle gives it a new aspect that it wouldn't have if there were no uniform street grid and none of the buildings conformed to a basic type; the only tall structure that fails this test is the only one that's not a box - the CN Tower, which doesn't transform but looks the same from all directions.
Wasn't there a discussion early this year about there not being operational windows at Trump, or was it The Ritz? Anyway I was standing at Queen & Yonge waiting for the 501 west on Monday and noticed the east side windows opened when I was scoping out that side of Trump. I was just reminded of it by androiduk's photo above.
Interesting that this building will ultimately be considered in some ways 'taller' than Scotia Plaza because of the spire that will eventually surpass the height of it... but in reality Trump still appears to be completely dwarfed by Scotia Plaza (from every single angle).
Interesting that this building will ultimately be considered in some ways 'taller' than Scotia Plaza because of the spire that will eventually surpass the height of it... but in reality Trump still appears to be completely dwarfed by Scotia Plaza (from every single angle).