ushahid
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Buddy we read ur first comment. Posting it 3 times is not going to stop the developer. Is it?
Toronto Grand Hotel Redevelopment | 153.95m | 49s | Amexon | Core Architects
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Koops65
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Here is a quick render I made of the area in question:
You can easily see the void created by the ~30 floor towers in the middle, with 40 - 60 floor towers rising on each side of the void, The Grand being one of these...
You can easily see the void created by the ~30 floor towers in the middle, with 40 - 60 floor towers rising on each side of the void, The Grand being one of these...
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innsertnamehere
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hmm interesting. Thanks, I was wrong.
How did this get through then? According to the flight path map, this should have a maximum of about 120 metres.
How did this get through then? According to the flight path map, this should have a maximum of about 120 metres.
UrbanAffair
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Is that 212 metres ASL then?
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Above Sea Level. Diagram starts at 161m ASL.
PMT
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Docs are up:
Yegger
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Well it sure looks like they're trying to recoup the price of demolition (and then some)... Terrible design that reinforces the comment about this intersection being the most depressing, soul-sucking one in town.
UtakataNoAnnex
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When the building they're tearing down looks better than the one they're putting up...
Rascacielo
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The taller tower looks like the love child of Pace & Dundas Square Gardens. Well, at least it will be close to its parents.
reteequa
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Why wouldn't the put the tower portion further away from GRID?
brianyyz
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The design runs in a way to skirt the approach path to St Mike‘s, just as the Massey Tower does In its own way.
reteequa
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Great point thanks.
torplanner
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Spite?