Toronto The HUB | 258.46m | 59s | Oxford Properties | Rogers Stirk Harbour

[Midtown Urbanist]

^we have bashed Canderel and G+C so much on this forum, hope they see our comments one day and feel bad and decide to build better.

Canderel for all their faults, actually produce buildings with good amenities that the purchasers of their condo units enjoy.

So, what are some crits on Urban Toronto really compared to that?

 

[ericmacm]

^we have bashed Canderel and G+C so much on this forum, hope they see our comments one day and feel bad and decide to build better.

They don't care, they will still make $$$ anyway, no matter if they build crap or not.

But, you never know. This is a public forum with a decent audience draw after all, we will never know who is reading and whether or not comments end up influencing someone's decision down the line.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Should the title on this not say 312 meters?, or is someone trying to figure out if the spire height is not included?

 

[Koops65]

Even 281 metres is wrong, the new roof height is 274 metres.

 

[ADRM]

I wonder what major companies would even need a new building at the moment?

Office vacancy rates in downtown Toronto are at historic lows, so short answer is "lots of 'em."

 

[Contra]

Haha, this is Oxford properties working with Rogers Stirk Harbour on an office building, not Canderel working with Graziani + Corazza on a apartment building

The quality is going to be superb. I believe they worked with Oxford for the Leadenhall Building as well.

 

[ryguy7787]

It's not even approved yet, so there's nothing about tenants as of now. I wonder what major companies would even need a new building at the moment?

I've been hearing about one company in particular but can't say anything on the subject. I was curious if this was the building they're looking at.

 

[ushahid]

urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/12/resubmitted-plan-hub-office-tower-includes-twin-spires
the front page story.

 

[someMidTowner]

Should the title on this not say 312 meters?, or is someone trying to figure out if the spire height is not included?

We use roof height/structural peak to measure buildings on UrbanToronto. I'm 6ft9 with a top hat on, but at the end of the day, I'm really just 6ft1.

 

[Contra]

We use roof height/structural peak to measure buildings on UrbanToronto. I'm 6ft9 with a top hat on, but at the end of the day, I'm really just 6ft1.

Why limit yourself to an 8inch top hat? Go the route of the BoA tower in NYC and get that foot-tall hat my boy!

 

[3Dementia]

Nice antennas but undeserving of "spire" (old Australian height trick and others). Maybe good TV reception. Wait for a super tall roof or give up on height and hope for some architecture ;-) (example Q1).

 

[ushahid]

^Newyork and Chicago are way better at the antenna/spire game.

 

[Koops65]

This will really dominate from the lake:

 

[Singaling]

This will really dominate from the lake:

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That looks awesome. Regardless of its final official height it makes a bold statement on the skyline.

 

[Freddy]

Any idea on when the ground breaking will be?