Toronto B.streets Condos | 29.26m | 9s | Lindvest Properties | Hariri Pontarini

I like how the light coloured upper storeys and dark coloured base make the building seem less bulky than it would be if it was monochromatic. I do think that grey or whatever you call it brick is being over-used in general right now in the city but I can't fault any specific project for the overall fad.
 
I like the black brick a lot… but I wouldn't want to see it everywhere. We have so much brick though, more often red than anything else of course, that I think we can afford some more black. In any case, give it a few years, and there will be a new favourite brick colour in the development community. I vote for the ironspot red/purple/brown brick which was put on Paintbox last year, and which will be going on Daniels' HighPark Condos next year. Gorgeous stuff.

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To a certain extent, it's a shame that the Midas wasn't part of the property - it's a small site that wouldn't be very useful except as a restaurant space. The blank wall facing south is the only thing I don't like that much, though it's understandable. (I wonder what it would look like had the development extended to Lennox.) I'm otherwise very pleased by the way this one turned out - perfect density for the Annex/Harbord Village/Palmerston neighbourhood (I'd like to see similar attention for the redevelopment of the opposite side of the street), good materials, interesting design.
 

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