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Work going on in the flowerbeds along the slip (only took a picture of one, but this was happening to virtually all of them). Looks like they were being filled with...garlic?

Very large mobile crane raising a number of items onto the roof. At first thought it was for T3, but then noticed they were being placed on roof of Aquabella. This picture shows more of the items on the ground. There was also a flatbed truck nearby with more. I'm guessing these are hard...

Looks like these are pictures of what items go where on the shelves. Would seem to suggest we are close to opening!? Also I don't know how this passed quality assurance, but the second + is horribly off-centre.

Is each panel of the curtainwall ever-so-slightly tinted differently? Can't tell if that's intentional or just the reflection - though it looks great! I can't believe we're getting this and and KING down the street. I just alternate between these two threads every day to keep my heart aflutter.

A few tidbits from the Waterfront Toronto Open House (these deal with both Ookwemin Minising and Quayside, but putting it all in here): 1. WT stated they expected first occupancy in Ookwemin Minising to be in 2031. Given that they've stated first occupancy in Quayside will also be in 2031, and...

To echo the above re: the QQE LRT, they stated that 60% design would be complete July 2026, with construction starting in 2026 (I think? maybe misremembering that part) and service starting "early 2030s". They certainly seemed to hint that government funding was coming in 2026 during the...

I feel like this one is going to end up being more controversial than I would have expected, sort of like the ROM crystal. Personally I was hesitant when I saw the first cladding, but now that I've seen a few levels of it stacked and the cubes take shape - I love it. It's unique, high quality...

Is that confirmed or just speculation re: Canary Landing? Surprised as it seems like a beautiful building and great location.

This is a very good point. I think this is a major failure by the City and Waterfront Toronto. The first buildings aren't expected to be occupied until 2031, and yet the developers feel that to properly attract tenants six years from now they need to spend significant sums of money to create...

This seems like the crux of the issue to me (a relative layperson). I don't understand the economics, but there seems to be no way this was going to be a show-stopper once it become 100% affordable rental. I think that's why I fall on the side of liking it - in my view, as a 100% affordable...

I quite like the podium and the crown. The materiality looks good as well. Though I do wish the tower had a flourish somewhere to break it up.

It seems I'm going against the grain here, but...I think I like it? On first blush it's not as good as the previous iteration, I agree. Though the renderings of that iteration benefitted from being covered in greenery, which was unlikely to be the reality. The building itself was relatively...

Also seems to be some new information in that article. This is news to me: Though this quote from later in the article makes it sound like perhaps only one of the buildings has been converted to rental: Sounds like construction is potentially close(?): If aiming for 2029/30 then...

For what it's worth, I happened to walk by the sales centre this weekend and saw prospective buyers inside getting the tour. Thought it was notable since the pre-con market is supposed to be so slow these days. I'm hopeful this thing gets built, as the building and park would be excellent...

It was discussed earlier in the thread that Allied had bought out Westbank, one indication being that all the Westbank references on the hoarding were covered up. Though Allied denied it (if I recall correctly from this thread). Also for what it's worth, Westbank is still posting about this...