Interesting. With all the developments going around the village, I wonder if Plazacorp would reopen plans for the vacant site just east of 22 Wellesley E.
Random thought - How much population does it take to build a mall? I would counter that there are more than 20+ condo buildings within a 10 minute walk to MLS that could support traffic for a bigger sized mall. The Yonge and Dundas area definitely did not have the population density to support...
There is a serious need for grocery stores around the area.
There is a Fresh and Wild near King and Spadina (is that too far away) and Sobeys near CityPlace?
There is no sense of theme with Toronto neighbourhoods. The designs are not cohesive to communicate a sense of vision.
Take the Distillery district. Even though the new condo buildings look nice, the use of glass does not work as well with the historical significant of the area. Also, there...
I live around the area and it's not bad to see all the glass buildings as long as they each bring some uniqueness in their designs, shape of building, use of glass, podium finishes, etc.
I agree that it would be boring if the building shapes are all the same and very little colour is used to...
That seems so far away from the city.. I can see this type of design working as part of Union Stn (since the station stretches for so long). The fingers need to be toned down though.
Unfortunately, ICE's commercial building will definitely block my view in the future. : (
In the meantime, I will take more snaps for everyone to see the progress in the area. Anybody else living in the area?
@khristopher - I was wondering for the longest time what that material is.. It seems...