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    Toronto Residences at the RCMI Condos | 134.72m | 42s | Tribute | Zeidler

    This building sold out at the vip stage, i dont believe the general public had much of a shot at it, let alone foreign investors. Remember that this building will sit atop the Royal Milatary Thingy - my understanding was that many units were quickly snapped up early on by senior Canadian...
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    The Tenor (10 Dundas St E, Ent Prop Trust, 10s, Baldwin & Franklin)

    Per square foot of retail space, this is one of the most succeful and profitable malls in North America.
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    A new anthem for T.Dot

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaGDqVKR44Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaGDqVKR44Y ahhhh yeah.....
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    TTC: Customer Service

    Looks like the rank and file, are still not getting the message http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2523971 A TTC bus driver stopped at Tim Hortons on Sunday morning, and as it happens such events are now news in Toronto. Reporter David Menzies came across the stopped...
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    Toronto St Regis Toronto Hotel and Residences | 281.93m | 58s | JFC Capital | Zeidler

    The granite will not be polished later on. The beauty of the system specified here is that the granite is part of the curtain wall system, ie panelized. The material selection was made long ago, and was specified to be "honed" or slightly rough looking. The intention was never for the granite...
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    Toronto St. Clair West Transit Improvements | ?m | ?s | TTC

    That does look pretty shoddy. You would think that this will cause more wear and tear on the streetcar vehicles themselves. Almost makes the case for a do-over....
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    Architects in Canada

    Try; The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada http://www.raic.org
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    Toronto L-Tower | 204.82m | 58s | Cityzen | Daniel Libeskind

    much like the gherkin (swiss re) in London by Fosters, there will probably be a mechanical floor near the top with retractable cleaning equipment. Fun job for the adventurous....
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    Toronto Corus Quay | ?m | 8s | Waterfront Toronto | Diamond Schmitt

    if these already haven't been posted, enjoy (but not the second one, that's the u of t!)
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    Sharon Yetman's Subway Safety Plan (Better barrier for subways 'an obsession')

    Thirded, often in massive commuter/passenger environments, like airports/transit hubs/etc, computational modeling software is used to identify choke points and probable passenger flows based on a number of parameters. There are logistics consultants (we've used Arup's in the past) that know...
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    Sharon Yetman's Subway Safety Plan (Better barrier for subways 'an obsession')

    so the idea is to put 'sliding doors' along the entire length of the platform. Therefore, the train would not have to line up with the doors? Ok, i'm still having difficulty visualizing this 'system'. Because, when a pair of sliding doors open, the door leaf slides behind on each side. In...
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    Sharon Yetman's Subway Safety Plan (Better barrier for subways 'an obsession')

    i watched it last night as well. Surreal. sliding door barriers are in place on a few of the stations along the Jubilee line in the London Underground. The experience there is a slight delay (a few seconds) for the train to come to a controlled stop aligned to the barrier doors. No telling...
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    Toronto First Canadian Place Rejuvenation | 298.08m | 72s | Brookfield | MdeAS Architects

    http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=3954&PagePosition=1 short article explaining the methodology behind the re-clad and a nice close-up rendering Enjoy D.
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    Toronto Ïce Condominiums at York Centre | 234.07m | 67s | Lanterra | a—A

    i'm just saying...it could happen. But for my parents who sold their house in ronce's this kind of building is exactly what they are looking for. Also, childless couples with disposable cash that don't like to commute (DINK's). Riverdale/Ronce's are great places to live, don't get me wrong -...
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    Toronto Ïce Condominiums at York Centre | 234.07m | 67s | Lanterra | a—A

    Really? Layouts are pretty good for 2 bedroom units. Ensuite bathrooms and both bedrooms get full access to windows if not balconies. Pricing on the upper most floors for 2-3 beds was in the 550k - 650k range which compares pretty well considering: Location/View/Builder/Architect The last...
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    Toronto Living Shangri-La Toronto | 214.57m | 66s | Westbank | James Cheng

    From working on a similar sized lot....6 weeks/level for excavation + 6 weeks/level pouring the concrete going back up again. This all depends on soil conditions and a whole range of other issues, but going down 8 levels will likely take one year, and another to get back up to street level.
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    Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower (Brookfield, 50s, WZMH)

    floor to floor looks around 4m? - about right. interesting to see the perimeter beam not centered on the column. I wonder what the slab edge detail will be.
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    Toronto Murano | ?m | 45s | Lanterra | a—A

    balconies look like they are 3' deep
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    Riverdale

    we just moved to riverdale last summer and we're loving the vibe. the neighbors are always shoveling each others driveways - and i finally bought a snow shovel.
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    Who is Buying All These Condos? 70% owners 30% investors

    Ok, lets do the math - and not assume that inflation will eat away property price increases. Equity is the goal with buy-to-rent and its a long term hold. INFLATION: http://www.indexmundi.com/canada/inflation_rate_(consumer_prices).html Year Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2003 2.20 %...

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