Toronto The Uptown Residences | ?m | 48s | Pemberton | Burka

[someMidTowner]

The problem is uplighting at night (although making the building look better) is bound to piss off condo owners. The only answer would be exterior details like marko added a few posts up. They can light up the big mechanical penthouse i guess but this building truly needs some exterior paint to mimic the look of masonry. im tempted to say add a spire...but i say that in every thread and im eventually going to get classified as a troll if i keep suggesting it....ok one last time...uptown needs a spire

 

[vegeta_skyline]

I'm tempted to fall for these set-backs...

Unfortunately those big blank precast slabs and the overall lack of details, completely negates those pleasant thoughts.

 

[Red October]

Take this building and add the details from West Harbour City and it would have been fantastic. But nope. They decided to cheap out. It goes well next to CrystalGrey.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Why not at least put in some interesting decco lighting fixtures at street level to spruce up the entrance. I just don't get it.

 

[EnviroTO]

Good god. In my opinion of all the condos Pemberton has developed I think I can only give one a passing grade (Park Lake) and really Park Lake isn't great, a bit boring but unoffensive. The first thing I thought when I saw the renderings was "finally, Plazacorp and Pemberton are committing to build more than just crap with West Harbour City and Uptown Residences". Plazacorp gets a passing grade in my books for their efforts. Pemberton missed the mark completely... although not as big a screw up as University Plaza.

 

[CanadianNational]

Maybe they should get those fake brick painters from that "Bootique Hotel" on Bay to have a go at it. ;-)

 

[Red October]

Good god. In my opinion of all the condos Pemberton has developed I think I can only give one a passing grade (Park Lake) and really Park Lake isn't great, a bit boring but unoffensive. The first thing I thought when I saw the renderings was "finally, Plazacorp and Pemberton are committing to build more than just crap with West Harbour City and Uptown Residences". Plazacorp gets a passing grade in my books for their efforts. Pemberton missed the mark completely... although not as big a screw up as University Plaza.

Huh?? West Harbour City is an example of "neo-deco" done right..

 

[AlbertC]

I Was Not Magnificent by Neil Ta | I am Bidong, on Flickr

 

[Conrad Black]

Great picture.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

The east side does look good. At night. In black & white.

 

[androiduk]

They're currently adding a small canopy to the front entrance.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Nice pic! 'TO Noire'

 

[egotrippin]

The east side does look good. At night. In black & white.

...with squinted eyes, after a couple glasses of whisky (or preferred tipple). Though even after all that, it stills looks like Toronto's Ryugyong Hotel (pre-2008).

 

[Josef]

Good god. In my opinion of all the condos Pemberton has developed I think I can only give one a passing grade (Park Lake) and really Park Lake isn't great, a bit boring but unoffensive. The first thing I thought when I saw the renderings was "finally, Plazacorp and Pemberton are committing to build more than just crap with West Harbour City and Uptown Residences". Plazacorp gets a passing grade in my books for their efforts. Pemberton missed the mark completely... although not as big a screw up as University Plaza.

Have you seen the Pulse condos by Pemberton? Park Lake is a knock off version of it.

 

[HHC]

Any updated pics of the entrance?