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I really liked your post but am perplexed as to why you thought his comment was pithy. As for this project, I like it except it's too short by about 10 storeys. As for anyone worried about this building being out of context, soon it won't be and all the short ones east of Bay will be. Will...

This is so tiring. Thank goodness for the OMB. These should be 50 storeys or more. If we keep putting up all these midget buildings on major nodes we will have totally destroyed Toronto's chances of becoming a large, busy and truly interesting city. We are on the way there but it is by no means...

This whole signage debate will be irrelevant in 3-5 years when 90% of people will be wearing some equivalent of Google Glass all the time. The public toilet situation will actually require infrastructure investment, though. If you have no idea about technology trends and you insist it is 7-10...

It looks okay but why can't anyone build anything with some height in this area? Other than M+G is anything over 700 feet? We are going to look back on all of these empty parking lots as squandered opportunities. 50 stories in this area should have been the minimum.

I agree somewhat with your more specific criticism about the shades of grey. There is certainly always room for improvement. However, once you make the downtown core look like a peacock's tail it's hard to fix it. I think adding colour cautiously is a good way to go. If we are going to mess...

I agree about the character but much of the grey was done under Haussmann and that wasn't 100s of years ago. I don't disagree with you this might not turn out as well as it might have I just wanted to make the point the colour in itself isn't necessarily a problem.

Fly, sail or swim over to Paris and then you'll see what a grey city looks like. Colour can be added later so form is more important. I still think it's going to look great. Remember what was there before. This is a massive net gain for the city.

I am prejudiced against thinking that having people in a community who wantonly neglect public property and the homes they live in is not conducive to a well functioning and cohesive neighbourhood. Do you think you've scored a point against me by pointing out I pointed that out?

While it's clear there have been significant improvements I wouldn't be too sure about how good of an investment some of these places are. I am reluctant to name a specific residence but the way many people in social housing there treat the homes they live in is as negligent as ever. They really...

Well Casa must be very close and so will Chaz and Casa II be. X2 is one storey short and Yonge and Rich will be close while 88 Scott will be well over. Then there is One Bloor East, L Tower and Massey which will technically be east of the street and sidewalk. But I take your point that there...

The title of the thread says 85+70s and this indicates 28 and 50. Is there a discrepancy or are the numbers referring to different buildings? Thanks.

I agree with the first two but is the office space really a problem? The north-west corner of Bay and Bloor is sure to be redeveloped at some point. Do you think the loss of some existing capacity could be a catalyst for development on other lots? I realize the weakness of that viewpoint is...

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I understand some people not liking the location but the feel around the base of the building should be pretty good. I personally like all the different colours of these and other buildings in the area.