junctionist
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It's the area's only condo project so far. It fits into the streetscape well, but it's bland and forgettable.
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It sits awkwardly on the site--the datum lines don't match the neighbours <snip>
Bizarre compared to the rendering. How did its street frontage lose a couple of feet? The datum lines should have been matched!
Someone here has cheated here in some way.Deceptive original rendering? After-the-fact Cheapening™? Grr. That could have looked so much better.
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urbandreamer
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By "area" I mean roughly Dundas West/Bloor/Jane including the Junction and those ugly Tridel Condos just west of Jane. Yeah it's bland but it's not awful like those tacky things near HumberTown/Prince Edward or the Junction Options for Homes eyesore.
Re: datum lines. No doubt a cost-cutting measure--higher ceilings means more $ for concrete. Gotta cut the budget somewhere right? A pity tho....
Re: datum lines. No doubt a cost-cutting measure--higher ceilings means more $ for concrete. Gotta cut the budget somewhere right? A pity tho....
ProjectEnd
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Notice the strangely laid bricks. Over most of the front it's standard running bond (bricks ending halfway over the lower brick) but for the left two bays above ground level and for parts of the pillars, the bricks laid a quarter of the distance across. I like that pattern, and this wouldn't be a big deal, but it's a complete mish-mash on this building, like the lead bricklayer got sick one day and the apprentices only knew how to keep it all upright and pattern? shmattern!
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urbandreamer
recession proof
I found my dream home nearby afterwards. But I'd have to actually make a living as a NimbyTect to afford it.