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Yep this is a rare circumstance where an original proposal is replaced with an equally original design. The big plus when Monarch came on board is adding some weight and colour vs. the clear glass on the first design. Teeple did well with this redo of their original building.

In the first picture by Jasonzed, you really get a good visual of the 10 York site with 1 York's hoarding dividing the properties. Wow that is one tight wedge. Its hard to believe a building will be squeezed between the Gardiner and the off ramp. Its seems like such an unpleasant place to...

Much thanks sunnyray for the very informative background on this project! Great news, as this will be a very unique project in the city and the version of this built in Kazakhstan looks incredible. Is nice, I am so excite!:cool:

I agree with you that 88 Scott has a pomo feel to it. The original design even more so. Trump as well, Gehry on the other hand, not seeing it.

Each to their own I suppose. :) Great proportions, great colour and texture (assuming the right materials and cladding are used). Whats not to like? This one significantly outshines Uptown. Also the heaviness and Art Deco set backs adds a much needed sense of permanence to the skyline that is...

Here was the first proposal for the site. This is what should have been built here. Very well proportioned and reminiscent of Cesar Pelli's Wells Fargo Tower, arguably one of the best examples of POMO ever built. I agree the height will be nice, but INDX is cheap unispiring filler that will line...

You think 1 York looks like this? 1 York should be so lucky.:rolleyes:

I think you missed my point. Architecture aside (thats a whole different argument), the "sameness" I was refering to is the singular choice of cladding and colour ( light green/ blue glass). Absolutely nothing stands out. Every building visually bleeds into the other. As I mentioned above, the...

The vast majority of highrise construction in the world is clad in glass. Look at New York, Paris, Moscow etc and you will find that few if any are clad in materials other than glass. The issue with Southcore and Cityplace is the sameness of it all. This area resembles Vancouver far more than...

The cladding will either make or break this project. This will prove out whether or not Bazis' other projects will be as impressive as their renders (Exhibit, E), or as disappointing as Crystal Blue. Time will tell... On a different note: I had a dream last night that these towers ended up...

^ +1 so true!

Dear City of Toronto Planners: DO NOT MESS WITH THIS!!!!!!! Sincerely, Skyrise:p

Thanks interchange. I see the 4 small portals now. The video on Concord's site makes it look like there is a continuos band of glass running the length of the bridge approximately 4 feet wide (ala CN tower skypod). The original TV ad (which cannot be found) made it look like the floor was all...

What makes this project so painfully disappointing is what could have been. These two previous tower proposals were far superior to the current one, and in and of themselves very unique and exciting designs. Both were on the verge of being iconic and what the city needs more of. Instead we end...

Maybe I missed this awhile back in the thread, but what happened to the glass bottom on the bridge? This was a main feature in thier advertising.

Yeah seems a bit risky with the only confirmed tenant HOOPP leasing 17% of the space. However, there are rumours of major tenants looking for space in the area, and it is very likely that Menkes is currently in talks with potential lead tenants. I am confident that there will be a lead tenant...

When this tower is built, this will be one tight corner with L, the flat iron condo and London on the Esplanade. Unfortunately this will block a good chunk of the flat iron condo and the lower portion of L when viewed from the south. I hope this one looks good, cause we are losing some prime...

Pink was such a fashionable 80's colour and can be found on quite a few glass buidings from that era in the city. So yep this was by design and has not aged well at all. Thank god the whole thing wasnt clad in pink!

Its nice that they positioned the Bremner Tower in the opposite direction of PWC and Telus. The north and south views of Bremner will make the tower appear to be slimmer with the wide sides facing east and west. Its not alot, but I will take whatever variation I can in what has been thus far a...

^ Agreed. It looks like the office tower has lost 2 storeys from the original proposal likely due to not having a lead tenant yet. This one is being build on spec, so Menkes may be reducing their risk by lowering the storey count. In the latest render of 1 York, I counted 33 storeys above the 4...