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Has this building topped off yet?

The restaurants and retail will come. Business follows the money and the fact that there will be at least 2 banks in Regent park (RBC and Scotia) indicates that there is money in the neighborhood. And with the new condo developments that will be completing on River St in the next couple of years...

I live in Regent Park and I truly believe that it is the best neighborhood in Toronto. Living there is like living the suburban lifestyle in downtown Toronto. Plus it's diverse, inclusive and provide easy access to countless amenities.

I've heard of Starbucks and possibly a grocery store

What I was actually told was that engineers have concluded that the existing foundation cannot support the proposed floor expansion. There seem to be a lot of well connected people and insiders on this site, can any of you confirm that? Asking because I have a unit at 633 Bay st with a south...

I was told by a Horizon on Bay staff that the Atrium on Bay expansion will not proceed. Can anyone confirm that?

Are you talking about the site plan for the four floors expansion or something else?

It is not going forward? Yay!!! The floor extension would have Blocked the sun at Dundas Square starting at around 8:30pm during the summer. I hope you are right that it is not going forward

ardwold1 is absolutely right. I have lived in Chicago for 8 years and in Toronto for 13 years, and I have been to Paris multiple times visiting family. So I know Chicago and Paris way beyond the glamour that these cities try to sell to tourists. And let me tell you...Toronto blow them all out of...

I do not know and neither do you. What I do know is that LED or not, the hydro expenses are far more than they would have been if the building was not illuminated. For god's sake, not even privately owned properties are that illuminated. And that's because they have to be mindful of their...

Can I make a cheaper suggestion? How about installing security cameras instead? Or hire more security guards instead of wasting money on that building?

There is wasteful spending and then there WASTEFUL SPENDING. Public art doesn't cost $122 million a pop; and neither do green spaces and streetscapes. This is to me a $30,000-umbrella like scandal on steroids.

My only answer to you is "Je suis Charlie"

It may be...but a dollar spent to illuminate that building is a dollar too much. The illumination doesn't add any value other than making the building look sexy.

Well..if you think that the health care system, the education system, and social services are very well funded then I guess you're right that all I am trying to do is advocate for higher pay for said providers. To me it doesn't matter how much the provincial government contributed, money was...

True that it makes it look nice. But the outrageous hydro expenses to keep it illuminated would have been better redirected to spending that actually improve students' quality of education. As to your comment in regards to safety...Ryerson campus is not exactly know as a high crime area.

I didn't say that I wanted underground parking; the point I was trying to make by that comment was that this relatively small 8 story building cost $112 million (probably ended up costing more than that since this figure was just the budget) for no other reason other than the fact that Ryerson...

Ok I'll give you the NPS argument; bad example of my part. It's a diversion from the point I have been trying to make which that I'd rather see my government invest $112 million on people, the city's, province's and country's most important resources, through better health care, education and...

LOL. Why would I be? I own a condo just a couple of blocks from the SLC at Bay and Edward; so this building only helps my property value. I am just speaking from the point of view of an outraged citizen.

Wow. I didn't expect such strong reaction from so many people. But with all due respect I stand with what I've said. I would compare what Ryerson did with the SLC and the Imaging Center to a politician who uses public funds to buy a $15 apple at a high-end hotel instead of buying a $1 apple at...