Toronto The Residences of 488 University Avenue | 206.95m | 55s | Amexon | Core Architects

[TheKingEast]

It's looking great.

 

[interchange42]

From the AGO:

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[LUVIT!]

Lovely pic

 

[Doppleganger]

I love the look of the re-sheathed old building. A really amazing transformation! Almost wish they could extend the steel cross framing and glazing the entire 55 floors!

 

[Momin]

Beefed-up Structure Preparing 488 University for 37 New Floors

 

[someMidTowner]

Bonus photos not used in today's Front Page story:

 

[friendlyfuture]

Different perspective from entertainment district. Looking forward to it rising from my perspective. 37 more floors to go if I'm not mistaken?

 

[G.L.17]

Yesterday from Edward St:

 

[ADRM]

Yesterday:

 

[am29]

I would've preferred this to be office space but the densification it provides above a subway station is still welcomed.

 

[Kai White]

 

[isaidso]

This street is finally starting to come alive. The buildings were way too short for the width of the avenue. It felt more like a stereotypical European boulevard than a north American urban canyon.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This street is finally starting to come alive. The buildings were way too short for the width of the avenue. It felt more like a stereotypical European boulevard than a north American urban canyon.

And that is a necessarily a bad thing?

I would've preferred this to be office space but the densification it provides above a subway station is still welcomed.

The existing office space remains.

AoD

 

[UrbanFervour]

University Ave and the areas around it should be the densest parts of the city, imo. The subway access is right there - the scale is already large/monumental - and currently yet the area feels very institutional and becomes a dead-zone at night. I get that European boulevards are charming and lovely - but I agree that this street and its surroundings should go super tall and be a 24 hour neighbourhood... i.e. more Hong Kong than Vienna.

 

[ADRM]

You don't need supertalls (or even towers) to have density.