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November 18:

I should mention that when I passed Lash Miller earlier this month, they appeared to be cutting down some trees.

The contrast in glazing between Phases I and II is pretty bananas!

I think it should also be noted that the lawn is still blocked on the southern end, so there are certain paths that people can't take if they wanted to. It's not the desire line I would have predicted. When I was at UofT, most of the Vic and St Mike's students crossed Queens Park and ended up...

Congrats Johnny! That's quite an achievement - and for such a good cause. Where would we all be without Wikipedia?

Sorry, I think Y&B is an important intersection for Torontonians, but does anyone who has not lived in Toronto really know it? I would be hard-pressed to name an actual intersection in Montreal, and I've been many times - and I can name plenty of important streets there. I don't think...

I think it's disappointing that the only use people can think of for that space is an Apple store. I think it says a lot about the retail landscape (there is almost no mid-market retailers who imagine their retail spaces as places for experiences) and the current cultural landscape of Toronto.

I was there on Saturday, and I noted two things: two old ladies looking very confused as they drove on the pedestrian only pathway (not sure how they got there), and the pumpkin on top of the DNA sculpture in front of med sci is still sitting up there.

All of this is not surprising. Aside from more kids per family, another big change since the 60s is the fact that multiple families used to live in one home, particularly in places like Little Italy and the Danforth. You see it now in places in Brampton and Mississauga where multiple families...

I'm into it, but this seems to be a terrible time to launch a massive condo. Not sure if this design is going to make it to fruition.

"The macros right now are bad" - something I heard a businessman say at another table at a restaurant recently - so I'm guessing that's not great for Carttera. But I've heard newly built office space tends to have better luck than older office space. (I probably heard that from the same...

Yeah, only the bottom part of the building has final cladding on. The top part is still getting insulation, etc.

I don't know if I would call it ugly - it mostly just seems bland and institutional.

Today - Oct. 23. This thing is huge!

The little park at the corner of KQQR is finished. Very ho-hum, but better than a big hole in the ground!

The constant speculating about what's going to happen to this building or Mizrahi is getting boring. I don't care if Mizrahi gets arrested and spends decades in jail, I don't care if this gets sold to another developer or whatever. None of it matters cause none of it has happened. And...

I agree with Northern Light. I'm not a fan of big dumb lawns in general, but this seems like the place to have a big dumb lawn. It's part of the appeal of King's College circle. It's a destination in itself, and not just a space for paths. That being said, the lawn will probably look like a...

The building looks great - too bad about the context! Empty parking lots and blank space surrounding it. I know this is one of those "build a city from scratch" vibes, but gosh, they have a long way to go.

Yes, I'm confused about this, too. It does look like a series of bus shelter platforms. But it is also an unbroken wall - I don't think you can easily cross into the covered walkway.

Just looking at that photo, I thought, what a great project. I have a hope that the Well is a game-changer, architecture-wise, for the city as a whole. Planned communities can be dynamic and pedestrian-focused! They can use heritage-inspired elements without seeming cartoony! They can create...