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The first 4 floors are commercial. That dark void will be the entrance to the east mountain lobby and commercial atrium, and there will be proper lighting for those spaces, so fear not, it will be nice.😊

I’m guessing they are taking it down to prevent another fire or potential safety issues. It’s an eyesore so this is much welcomed. Allied could transform it into a surface parking lot to create some revenue, though a temporary park or dog park (which Allied discussed a few years ago but never...

Those boarded up houses were finally demolished today. I will take some photos in the morning. I hope they make good use of this land in the meantime, like I mention in my previous post.

The anticipated completion is 2029, and we all know nothing is ever on schedule. The market will be much different than what is now. The real estate market cycles in waves, because of the current slowdown in the market and the pausing and cancellation of many projects will have an effect later...

I know you’re a purchaser there but I think you’re too drunk on the Kool-Aid. Just wait until the hangover to happen!

Like all other condos, there’s a disclaimer in the purchase agreement that renderings are the artists’ conception and deviations may occur. I agree that this development is not worthy of the Canada House moniker. It seems like such a disappointment and a huge missed opportunity. Any of the...

It’s still a generic-looking infill project, devoid of life. This time, the long facade has a curious 60s/70s walk-up apartment look to it, but with the trendy non-brainer grey/black material and colour scheme. The windows looks to be a mess, with busy mullion patterns, the windows don’t align...

I initially didn’t think this was that bad of a building until I realized that the wide part of the building is facing College Street. It’s a very skinny site, so fitting retail could be a challenge. If this is developed by a non-profit organization housing and supporting the...

It’s just an empty concrete structure of the unit. The kitchen and appliances shown in the video are not used on any of the penthouse units, it’s the stainless steel and fluted glass cabinet upgrade package for the non-penthouse units. Each penthouse unit will have its own specific design theme...

Just throw some popcorn on those cars and watch the pigeons feast (and poop)!😁

Could make for an interesting dive bar with a band stage, as these kind of places are a dying breed.

The window treatment is more of a concern. The expanses of window wall with spandrels at the back and part of the sides, along with the stretch of projected linear balconies, also at the back, seems out of place for such an upscale building and disrupts the cohesion of the design. It reminds me...

It’s a certain quiet modern elegance to this building which I really like. My only criticism is that the white spandrel panels should be dark grey/black to blend into the windows so that the unique punched/chamfered openings read more clearly and clean up the overall look. Interesting, there...

It’s the supply issue, as the complicated panels are fabricated and shipped from South Korea in batches of crates at a time. The panels are still in production so it seems it’s like stop and go progress as shipment arrives on-site. Looks like the first residential level of cladding on the south...

Yes, the grey metal panels above some of the windows are perforated screens to hide the venting.

Wait, so the last photo is of the finished building?!!! Took me a moment to figure out what was going on here. Hardly anything was done to the exterior, except for replacing the storefronts with a forbidding black wall with haphazard window punch outs which makes it looked like a remnant with no...

I’m typically pretty OCD when it comes to this — I can spot repeated pattern planks on laminate flooring or veining on a man-made marble or stone. At least here the repeated patterns are not that frequent and arranged thoughtfully. It drives me insane when I see bathroom tiles with the...

I’m very impressed with the steel panels. I haven’t noticed a single repeated folded pattern in each of the panels and curious on how many unique panels will be installed on the entire building once it is completed. I’m happy that they didn’t cut cost by using just a limited number of...

Damn paywall. Can someone post the text?

The building was computer modelled to simulate the microclimates (sun, wind, precipitation, etc.) for each balcony which determined the appropriate type of plantings. Each planter has plants selected specific for its orientation and location, so the landscape plan for each balcony will be...