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[taal]

I'm surprised there is a lot of attention; I think the Queens Quay buildings have been marketed for a while with no takers (the 2 as part of Bayfront)

 

[DSC]

Progress, maybe?

Building Application Status

Application: Sign Permit Status: Not Started

Location: 125 QUEENS QUAY E
TORONTO ON M5A 1B6

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 17 114079 SGN 00 SP Accepted Date: Feb 7, 2017

Project: First Party New

Description: To erect and display one static non-illuminated ground sign. **FUTURE HOME OF CANADIAN INNOVATION**


SP Sign By-law Review Not Started
Zone - Sign Long, Cindy

 

[MetroMan]

They must have gone back to the drawing board given that after criticism over the uninspiring redesign, Menkes cancelled their Design Review Panel hearing and have been silent for months since.

Hopefully the sign for which they're applying for a permit has a render for a completely new design or a return to the more ambitious original design.

 

[Tuscani01]

They must have gone back to the drawing board given that after criticism over the uninspiring redesign, Menkes cancelled their Design Review Panel hearing and have been silent for months since.

Hopefully the sign for which they're applying for a permit has a render for a completely new design or a return to the more ambitious original design.

What gives you that impression? From the application, it amounts to nothing more than a "coming soon" sign. I see no (sign) of a redesign or going back to the drawing board.

 

[christiesplits]

Menkes cancelled their Design Review Panel hearing and have been silent for months since.

Do we know when their new hearing date is?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Do we know when their new hearing date is?

Not the Feb WT DRP for sure; and no mention in the CEO Report from the Feb WT Board Meeting either:

http://waterfrontoronto.ca/nbe/wcm/connect/waterfront/04b8f987-f927-46f2-be04-4e172bee0db0/Board+Item+5+-+CEO+Report+-+February+10,+2017.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

The refreshed WT website is awful.

AoD

 

[CapitalSeven]

Municipal entities seem to be systematically "refreshing" websites to make information and documents harder to find. I am not sure whether to think there is something nefarious going on, or they genuinely think they are making things "cleaner." I sent WT a message about the document library a few days ago. Everything used to be dated and in descending order by date. Now, random with most of the dates gone. No reply yet.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Municipal entities seem to be systematically "refreshing" websites to make information and documents harder to find. I am not sure whether to think there is something nefarious going on, or they genuinely think they are making things "cleaner." I sent WT a message about the document library a few days ago. Everything used to be dated and in descending order by date. Now, random with most of the dates gone. No reply yet.

It isn't nearly as clean as the downright kindergarten Ontario website. The whole thing looks downright haiku.

AoD

 

[Waterloo_Guy]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Posted hours ago on the Menkes youtube page:

 

[raptor]

Who would've thunk otherwise? Typical Toronto

 

[someMidTowner]

Screenshots from the video linked above:

 

[ADRM]

What a crying shame.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This is trash.

AoD

 

[ADRM]

So who wants to start the change.org petition imploring Menkes to significantly raise their architectural game in the city if they want to continue buying prominent pieces of land?

Gotta think this doesn't bode well for their massive site across and down the street...

 

[jje1000]

The little lump on the end would have been significantly better if the fins (and mullions?) were a different, warmer colour than the rest of the building (bronze? corten? wood? black?).

Right now it mushes together into one undifferentiated 905-esque office block with all the white/silver.

So is Menkes skipping DRP and going straight ahead? Pretty shameless if they're doing that.