Cladding now visible on the east side! As One Bloor West and Sky Tower slowly approach the finish line, awesome to have so much to look forward to here. From an aesthetic standpoint, that is. Some of those unit layouts are diabolical.
It’s obviously better than Daniel’s on the Waterfront City of the Arts, but it honestly reminds me of that. Tons of attention paid to the first five stories, looks amazing, and then the tower portion is an utter mess. Nothing is as bad as Daniel’s, but this looks.. not good.
I’d say the crown looks better so far IRL than it did in the renders, and that all 3 coloured crowns really have the potential to bump this project from a 7 out of 10 to an 8 when all is said and done.
That last shot, with CIBC square reflected in Royal Bank Plaza, is as obvious a candidate for photo of the day as I’ve seen on this site in almost a decade.
The black cladding, windows, and balcony guards are all looking quite good. Somehow makes the precast brick situation both easier and tougher to swallow.