RC8
Senior Member
And what makes that structure a deserving podium for Gehry's beautiful 8 Spruce that rules out the possibility of using what currently stands on King at least partially as a podium for this three tower development?
Yes, actually, that's the base of Gehry's Beekman tower in lower Manhattan - now called New York by Gehry. The base of the building is a public school.
http://www.newyorkbygehry.com/#!new-york-apartment-school
Actually, the city's official plan and vision for this area called for mid-rises, and all that went to hell with the precedent-setting TIFF Bell-lightbox tower which was not supposed to set a precedent, and was in fact approved conditionally on it not being precedent-setting...
Thankfully, that did not happen. There is very high demand to live in the area; I'd hate to see what condo prices would've been had highrises not been constructed.
There would likely be significantly more units available in the area today if high-rises were not constructed. The construction of high-rises has meant that the value of land there has skyrocketed and therefore many lots that would have otherwise been already developed are in stand-by.
Makes you wonder how the CN tower ever got approved.
Sometimes the city has to acknowledge a landmark project that ultimately benefits the city - without setting the stage for 7 new Auras across the street.
There would likely be significantly more units available in the area today if high-rises were not constructed. The construction of high-rises has meant that the value of land there has skyrocketed and therefore many lots that would have otherwise been already developed are in stand-by.
I was at the M/G site today and thought, how surprised the people who worked in these buildings would be, if they knew that the town of York refused to allow three 21st century monuments be built there.
... and the folks who toiled away at the Distillery would probably be just as equally surprised to see what was done there!
I wonder what the Old Distillery buildings replaced in their construction - presumably something even older. That's a shame.