Toronto X The Condominium | ?m | 44s | Great Gulf | a—A

[Urban Shocker]

I agree with interchange that the influx of new residents that these several new developments will bring can do wonders for this neighbourhood. And I agree with khristopher and junctionist that we're not seeing a copy of the TD but - much as Teeple has done with his Gansevoort building - the appropriation of the essence of an existing building translated into new form. In the case of Gansevoort we get an homage to Habitat - turned on its side - an in the case of X we get a famous local office building translated as residential. Both are acts of thievery, not faux copyism.

 

[jmacmillan]

Construction progress.

View facing east. P2 framing almost complete. First pour on Oct. 31, 2008.

 

[Therion]

Very nice progress in a week. Out of the hole soon.

 

[Kahlua17]

On the east side of the site, as shown in the pic above, the framing for P1 has begun.

 

[Solaris]

looking at this compiliation of construction update photos ... I can only say holy molly this underground garage is being poured very quickly ... WOW !

great progress ... thanks to everyone on these pics

July 25 2008

P5 begins... Looking east towards Jarvis, the Couture sales office is on the top left.

August 26 2008

P5 completed ...

September 27 2008

Pouring cement for P4

October 18 2008

P3 begins ...

October 22 2008

P3 nearly complete. Framing for P2 underway.

November 1 2008

View facing east. P2 framing almost complete.

 

[Kahlua17]

Pouring of the last quadrant on P2 is being performed today. Half of the foundation for P1 has also been built.

 

[kennyx]

Walked by the site today, and amazed at the progress.

Question though (cause I really dont know how they work)... Do they stop completely when it rains (or snows?). Absolutely no workers on site when I walked by today.

 

[Kahlua17]

I would imagine that wet conditions such as rain and snow are less than ideal for pouring cement, so there would be no need to have those people on site today.

 

[Dilla]

I saw an ad in this morning's metro for this building. They were selling units with $10 000 off (or reimbursed) and a free locker.

Having troubles unloading units, perhaps?

 

[kennyx]

I saw an ad in this morning's metro for this building. They were selling units with $10 000 off (or reimbursed) and a free locker.

Having troubles unloading units, perhaps?

that promotion has been going on for a while... but they're around 90% sold out (or at least that's what I was told).

 

[Mike in TO]

I saw an ad in this morning's metro for this building. They were selling units with $10 000 off (or reimbursed) and a free locker.

Having troubles unloading units, perhaps?

That is the case with many projects right now - they've put the next phase of the development across the street on hold.

 

[cdr108]

That is the case with many projects right now - they've put the next phase of the development across the street on hold.

What is the next phase of X - is that the townhomes or is there another tower planned?

 

[androiduk]

^ I think a couple of towers were supposed to go up on the southwest corner of Jarvis & Charles displacing Pizza Pizza HQ and a couple of old mansions. Until now, I didn't know they were connected.

 

[cdr108]

^ I think a couple of towers were supposed to go up on the southwest corner of Jarvis & Charles displacing Pizza Pizza HQ and a couple of old mansions. Until now, I didn't know they were connected.

Oh, I didn't know that development was related to X either ... hmmm.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Oh, I didn't know that development was related to X either ... hmmm.

It's the same developer, Great Gulf & a partner. Proposal is a 7 storey podium with retail at grade and 37 storeys on top with 465 units.

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