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Brick Type You can't lay brick that is irregular by nature straight. Every row will be different by definition. The placement of the venting will be affected.

Go Have a look at the brick itself and yes it is intentional. 1000%

It is 100% intentional. Look at the material used itself and you will see that it is not possible to lay it evenly because each piece of the high end "brick" (stone) being used is unique. You are just not used to seeing real material with its inherent character preserved being used. this is what...

The Hillis Under Construction I know a guy that works for the developer. This building is now under construction (demo started). It is approximately 85% sold and he said either RBC or CIBC is financing construction (can't remember). The building sold extremely quickly and that is why the sales...

Pool Expense If you look at the condo docs...... this is a seasonal pool that is larger, but not that much larger than a large pool in a luxury home on the Bridal Path or some area like that....divided over 100 units with, I assume, a modern salt water system, this is going to represent an...

Pool Expense and Completion Estimate Regarding the comment concerning the 11-14 storey buildings taking 2 years; I would suggest that is quite likely the case on a larger footprint or on a building that had a cost-overrun issue. However, that is highly unlikely on a project this size in the...

Estimate is Way Off - Early 2014 This is an 11 storey building on a small footprint guys. They have clearly received their financing in light of what is happening on the site. Outside of some sort of tsunami this will be ready by early 2014 easily. Any delays that took place must have had to do...

Soils / Environmental Typically, downtown projects have "dirty" soil on the surface that has to be removed and is generally replaced with clean fill before excavation. This is standard operating procedure. Clearly they are getting going here. Does anyone know if they have units left for sale? I...

Consturction Start From this week's NRU: "Construction has begun at the site of the future 12 Degrees condo at Beverley Street just north of Queen West. Designed by Core Architects, the 11-storey condo will feature three pieshaped four-storey chunks stacked on top of one another, each...

Fullly Approved! I was surprised to learn that this project had been fully approved at the Committee of Adjustments and that no appeals had been filed. Look like these guys must have benefited from the strength of the argument that the LRT's introduction basically begged for higher density...

Getting Going I did drive by on my way to work as well and i agree. That said, I know a guy who works for one of the excavation companies (they didn't win this particular job) and he told me that the contract had been awarded as well as the shoring contract. That means it is underway and...

Sales and Construction Update I design condo unis for developer's for a living. I bought a unit here a while back and called for an update. I was told excavation has commenced and will that further activity should be apparent by month's end. Interestingly, I was looking to buy another unit...