Toronto St Regis Toronto Hotel and Residences | 281.93m | 58s | JFC Capital | Zeidler

[doug]

Is there actually an antenna up there? what's it for?

 

[adHominem]

Is there actually an antenna up there? what's it for?

Phallic compensation.

 

[Ramako]

Is there actually an antenna up there? what's it for?

No, they're referring to the decorative spire.

 

[junctionist]

It's a spire. Journalists should pick up the lingo.

 

[steveve]

Found this on youtube, Toronto's reaction in a nutshell:
The 'hype' and hysteria is real... yes, we are still waiting for it to fall.

 

[WiddleBittyKitty]

What an ass.

 

[GeneralGrievance]

Today's front page story takes us inside Trump's "super penthouse," which can be yours for only $33 million!
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/10/previewing-life-inside-trump-towers-super-penthouse

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Just when you thought the Bigot Tower couldn't get any more douche-tastic, they throw in a Rolls if you buy!

 

[AndreaPalladio]

More glass fell off it earlier tonight.

 

[Marcanadian]

Did it? I thought they just closed the intersection as a precaution; I believe one of the windows cracked.

 

[grey]

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/28/nine-reports-of-pedestrians-hit-in-toronto-downpour.html

King St. W. Adelaide St. W. remains closed between Yonge and Bay Sts. due to cracked glass at Trump tower.

 

[Skeezix]

So, essentially, this building is so crappy that they need to close the intersection of Bay and Adelaide every time there is a windstorm?

 

[grey]

Here's some more detail:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/c...safety-concerns-for-second-time-in-two-months

TORONTO — Police are investigating what appears to be a cracked window in the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto and have closed down a major downtown intersection.

Police say they have blocked off the area around Bay Street and Adelaide Street West as a precaution.

Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook says rainy weather will prevent authorities from properly assessing the damage and risk for days and the area could remain closed until Friday.

A large swath of the city’s financial district was closed for nearly two days in August due to an unstable antenna at the top of the building.
Police eventually said the antenna had been inspected and deemed safe.

 

[FMCS]

This is absurd....we have many other large towers many of them older, and we never hear of something like this happening! Cheep Chinese glass, it's not good for cars or homes and certainly not for tall buildings!

 

[UrbanAffair]

Does the city have any powers here to have them redo the windows with something of quality if this keeps happening?