Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower (Brookfield, 50s, WZMH)

[cruzin4u]

Taken today. Something was being hoisted up to the rooftop. Any guesses...

 

[Register123]

When you scroll down on that image^^^^ and are not able to see the KMPG logo, it looks like a shot from downtown L.A. with palm trees in the foreground.

 

[philofra]

I don't understand this article in the Toronto Star: http://www.moneyville.ca/article/1062109--condo-boom-eating-up-office-space

I think there is sill plenty of space in Toronto's core for office towers. Doesn't the Bay-Adelaide Center still have space for another tower? And what about directly north of the Bay-Adelaide? There seems to be space there for another tower.


And isn't a large office tower proposed on Bay street just south of the tracks, on the east side?


There is still plenty of space for office towers in Toronto's core. What nonsense!

 

[Grump]

Toronto Office Market is Booming!

Hi I found this article with the latest facts and figures of Toronto's office market from Cushman and Wakefield.

http://www.jacquespilondesign.com/Streetsmarts/links/C&W%20Special%20Research%20Report%20Toronto's%20Downtown%20Q2%202011.pdf

It goes over the reasons why the market is booming and compares it with other cities in Canada and the US on page 3. It shows how the gap is closing with Chicago but still has a long way to go to catch up with New York.

If you want make this into its own thread. (I dont have enough posts to do so) Thanks.

 

[philofra]

Grump,

That's what I was searching for, a chart that compared the office inventory in major North American cities.

Thanks

 

[wopchop]

Taken today. Something was being hoisted up to the rooftop. Any guesses...

They are apparently doing some work with the generators. Not exactly sure what, but the derrick hasn't budged since that pick was hoisted to the roof.

 

[androiduk]

Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started

Location: 333 BAY ST
TORONTO ON

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 13 147762 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Apr 10, 2013

Project: Multiple Unit Building Other(BA)

Description: Proposal for re-cladding of glazing on the east facade of 333 Bay St. (17.23m2)

 

[whatever]

That seems pretty vague. They don't need permits to do basic maintenance like window changeouts, so that must be something substantial. 17m2? Maybe they're doing something with the spandrel on the mezzanine level? Or something on the ground floor?

 

[canarob]

I think this is because they are removing the KMPG sign from the east side of this building as part of a deal where E&Y agreed to not have a sign on the west side of BE East.

 

[androiduk]

Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started

Location: 333 BAY ST
TORONTO ON

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 13 203305 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Jul 12, 2013

Project: Restaurant Greater Than 30 Seats Window Replacement

Description: Replace window on exterior facade to accommodate new patio door for existing restaurant "Blow Fish"

 

[androiduk]

Here's a look at these new type of rubberized signs 3 years later.

I'm not sure how these 'rubberized signs' are going to hold up. If you look at the bottom of the letter G in the second image it looks like it's already tearing.

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[androiduk]

Application: Zoning Review Status: Not Started

Location: 333 BAY ST
TORONTO ON

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 14 149927 ZPR 00 ZR Accepted Date: May 1, 2014

Project: Multiple-Use Building Other Proposal

Description: To allow for a private patio to be constructed to the side of the existing "Blowfish on Bay" restaruant.

 

[Roundabout]

I was going through one of my hard drives and found these I took in 2006(?) or 2007(?)

 

[Edward]

Thanks for the blast from the past.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

The KPMG sign has been removed from the East side of the building.