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Excavation continues, revealing more of the “structure”.
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Urban-Affair said:
Does anyone else think they are going to move in to phase 2 and 3 earlier now, considering the recent site plan submissions?
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I don't have a definitive answer to your question obviously, but it must mean one of three things:
  1. It means phase 2 is going to be started earlier than the planned time time of approx. 2022. It does seem strange that they'd seek site plan approval 4+ years in advance of starting construction (though perhaps this is more common than we think).
  2. It means phase 2 will be built at the normal time (around 2022), but now phase 3 will also be built at the same time instead of afterwards. So instead of building phase 2 then waiting 5 years for phase 3, they'll do them together. This one seems to make the most logical sense to me - might as well get those on the market via pre-construction before Phase 2 of Sugar Wharf comes in to compete with its three towers.
  3. It means nothing.
 
Star Fox said:
I don't have a definitive answer to your question obviously, but it must mean one of three things:
  1. It means phase 2 is going to be started earlier than the planned time time of approx. 2022. It does seem strange that they'd seek site plan approval 4+ years in advance of starting construction (though perhaps this is more common than we think).
  2. It means phase 2 will be built at the normal time (around 2022), but now phase 3 will also be built at the same time instead of afterwards. So instead of building phase 2 then waiting 5 years for phase 3, they'll do them together. This one seems to make the most logical sense to me - might as well get those on the market via pre-construction before Phase 2 of Sugar Wharf comes in to compete with its three towers.
  3. It means nothing.
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I haven't seen many site plan approvals 4 years in advance of planned construction. They just don't take that long usually. I would put most weight on your first possibility above. Guess we really won't know until sales begin.
 
It's a shame the most generic boring tower is first in line. The other two interest me much more and will add a heck of a lot more to the skyline, not just because of height but because the sleek design. Phase 1 is a typical Toronto box, it will blend in with the other 40+ towers that share its look. But phase 2 and 3 are unique and promise to stand out, nothing like them exist.
 
travis3000 said:
It's a shame the most generic boring tower is first in line. The other two interest me much more and will add a heck of a lot more to the skyline, not just because of height but because the sleek design. Phase 1 is a typical Toronto box, it will blend in with the other 40+ towers that share its look. But phase 2 and 3 are unique and promise to stand out, nothing like them exist.
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The scary thing is, there is no guarantee that they will stick to the Unique and Promising Designs. Pinnacle has not put up any masterpiece here in Toronto and so far as they sell these towers in such important areas with speed, they will continue to cheapen their designs to maximize their profits.
 
kweku said:
The scary thing is, there is no guarantee that they will stick to the Unique and Promising Designs. Pinnacle has not put up any masterpiece here in Toronto and so far as they sell these towers in such important areas with speed, they will continue to cheapen their designs to maximize their profits.
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huh? have you seen the SPA arch docs? I can't recall a development in this city where the final product did not match the SPA filing.
 
travis3000 said:
Its a shame the most generic boring tower is first in line. The other two interest me much more and will add a heck of a lot more to the skyline, not just because of height but because the sleek design. Phase 1 is a typical Toronto box, it will blend in with the other 40+ towers that share its look. But phase 2 and 3 are unique and promise to stand out, nothing like them exist.
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I think the first phase is like an experiment for Pinnacle.
 
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