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Agreed. The American media are a**holes. They revelled in saying how cold it was. What they didn't acknowledge was the freezing weather across the eastern US. Lots of Americans can't stand the fact that the all-star game and sports in general are played in Canada

does anyone know if these buildings will be noticeable on the skyline from the westend? between bathurst to yonge, as that would be the best vantage point to view them from.

I have a good idea why don't we make the three levels of government take the UPX to and from work ! They can also pay $50 one-way to make up the difference in the operating costs of this totally forseeble boondogle. A******S

Oy vey

Have you applied for a green card? Any right-thinking patriotic American would give you one. And with your towering intellect you shouldn't have any problem getting a job, in fact, I think you'd find it easy to make six maybe even seven figures. Is it Toronto or Canada that you'd be leaving...

+1 Toronto is Toronto. Too many are trying too hard to be NY. It's ridiculous . If you want to be NY then go to NY.

I think UT members would find this article, referencing UT a few times and the Casa-fication of charles st. interesting. Enjoy. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jonathan-naymark/toronto-high-rises_b_6687824.html

the white balcony glass will make the building look dated. I Looked at Aqua blding in chicago & Great Gulf should think about doing something similar. GG might want to paint the balcony ceilings a brighter white & have something like black iron/steel railings. However you look at this, the...

I found this article by a Boston Globe reporter covering TIFF My usual modus operandi at Toronto is to pound four to five movies a day for five or six days (or until my brain turns to cream cheese), while reporting back to you, the reader. each year, I pledge to be more choosy, and then I...

when did the project get the go ahead for an increase in number of floors to 85 & 95? see pg 4 http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-82626.pdf

You don't have to offer a Canadian apology. You didn't do anything to upset anyone.

That's funny most people still refer to College down to Gerrard as a wasteland. :p #DowntownElite2

Europeans have compact cities compared to N.American cities. Using those forms of transportation are much easier. Our sprawl is what it is. We can look back with 20/20 hindsight and say we shouldn't have done it. Also, it isn't practical to ask a 60yr old person or a 8mth pregnant woman in...

If we "just" simply charge fees or "just" restrict parking spots or " just" more taxes. Simple answers for complex problems. sounds like simple answers for simple... Why don't we "just" limit the gardiner & 401 to two lanes each way, that's a simple way to resolve the problem. While we're...

Can anyone confirm if this is happening: Pension funds swoop in on Toronto condo towers as rental market heats up This is a very popular asset class for pension funds. They like apartment buildings," said Mr. Finkbeiner, noting that depending on local rules those condo towers can be turned...

It's mainly the green glue that provides the soundproofing. here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6ExtPR9Xs&ab_channel=MattRisinger (it starts at 4:10) http://www.greengluecompany.com/benefit/how-green-glue-works

Does anyone know if you're allowed to put new drywall over the existing drywall in a condo unit? My thinking is to use 3/4 inch drywall with green glue for soundproofing.

this box is an insult to the senses, and it has to be right on yonge st. we'll have see this thing any time I go downtown. The only location that would be acceptable for this cr#* is Barrie ON.

Interesting excerpt in Vanity Fair article: There are architects, and there are architects. And then there is Frank Gehry, the charismatic, Canadian-born wizard of swooping steel and glass. His 1997 Guggenheim Museum, in Bilbao, Spain, was as different from anything that had come before it as...

I know we mean well by saying sorry but we don't have to say it for something that is out of our control.