Mat'u
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hey, this building seems interesting, anything new, of note, happening with it??
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Sir Novelty Fashion
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When I saw the topic had been bumped to the top, I rather hoped something had...
jmacmillan
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A woman who works at Roy Square Cleaner's told me that her lease is changing to a monthly one and ends on December 31 this year. I suspect that all the stores will close at the same time. Roy Square is unique. I'll miss it!
3Dementia
Senior Member
SNF: any updates on your quote above?
See now I was thinking that there might have been something new about this building when I saw that 3Dementia's name was there as the last post just now...
...whereas when I saw it was Mat'u earlier in the day, I had a pretty good guess as to whether or not there would be anything of value appended to the end of the thread.
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...whereas when I saw it was Mat'u earlier in the day, I had a pretty good guess as to whether or not there would be anything of value appended to the end of the thread.
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Mat'u
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...just asking a question, lol
AnarchoSocialist
Active Member
Was that comment really necessary?
Point being Mat'u seldom seems to read much of any thread prior to posting a question that is often answered by earlier posts, or simply types out 'any updates?' yet again. Many members of this group are pretty fast with providing updates when they are available, so that question is normally redundant. Most questions posted on Urban Toronto usually have some direction, point of view, humour, something, anything, that makes them seem more worth reading.
That's all Grumpy Gus here is saying.
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That's all Grumpy Gus here is saying.
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3Dementia
Senior Member
Ah well... I'll admit to being a bit grumpy too. I was starting to think "update plz" was a very sly new troll strategy...
But Mat'u (excuse me, bless me) seems to have a sense of humour so I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt.
Mat'u... (excuse me, bless me)... if you promise to get off your butt and read before you post, I'll answer when I have a tidbit that may be of interest to you. ;-)
Anyone have a tissue?
But Mat'u (excuse me, bless me) seems to have a sense of humour so I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt.
Mat'u... (excuse me, bless me)... if you promise to get off your butt and read before you post, I'll answer when I have a tidbit that may be of interest to you. ;-)
Anyone have a tissue?
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
We can't all be scintillating all the time. If Mat'u wants to be the posting equivalent of white noise, let him be.
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
If we're going to let him post in LOLCATS, might as well go all the way.
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Hydrogen
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Update:
Cat got over the sight of strange human hauling camera to get the proper photographic angle. Cat then nibbled some food, went to litter box, reclined, cleaned genitals and went to sleep on owner-persons cashmere sweater.
Cat got over the sight of strange human hauling camera to get the proper photographic angle. Cat then nibbled some food, went to litter box, reclined, cleaned genitals and went to sleep on owner-persons cashmere sweater.
yyzer
Senior Member
from today's Architectural Record, nothing really new, but nevertheless...
Kazakhstani Has Tall Plans for Toronto
August 2, 2007
by Albert Warson
Bazis International, a Kazakhstani developer, is turning a seedy, under-built commercial site at one of Toronto’s most prominent commercial intersections, Bloor and Yonge Streets, into an 80-story, mixed-use skyscraper. The $424-million project, called 1 Bloor, is being designed by Bazis’ in-house architecture team. Construction is set to begin this year and, upon completion in 2011, the tower will be one of the country’s tallest buildings.
Bazis International plans to build 1 Bloor, an 80-story, mixed-use skyscraper in Toronto that would be among Canada’s tallest. The tower will be located at the intersection of Bloor and Yonge Streets, in a neighborhood that is equal parts commercial and residential.
Michael Gold, the developer’s director of acquisitions and finance, says 1 Bloor will incorporate a three-level, 100,000-square-foot retail podium under a 120-room hotel, topped by 500 condominium units and at least two, 10,000-square-foot penthouses. Below grade, the tower will accommodate parking for 700 cars and direct access to two subway lines.
The steel-framed tower’s shaft will be clad in a porcelain enamel and glass curtain wall. Its balconies are framed in translucent blue-white and spandrel glass. “We have created a tension and aesthetic dialogue in the massing between the playful, retail character of Bloor, and the more conservative office and condo buildings of Yonge,†explains Roy Varacalli, a Toronto-based architect who is Bazis’ director of design and construction.
Toronto’s city council approved a similar project at the one-acre site four years ago. This allowed Bazis, which bought the land after the initial developer sold most of its Canadian real estate, to proceed with little delay on 1 Bloor. Bazis is based in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It has projects under way in 12 cities throughout central Europe, Gold says, and it is negotiating its first U.S. projects in New York City and Charlotte.
Kazakhstani Has Tall Plans for Toronto
August 2, 2007
by Albert Warson
Bazis International, a Kazakhstani developer, is turning a seedy, under-built commercial site at one of Toronto’s most prominent commercial intersections, Bloor and Yonge Streets, into an 80-story, mixed-use skyscraper. The $424-million project, called 1 Bloor, is being designed by Bazis’ in-house architecture team. Construction is set to begin this year and, upon completion in 2011, the tower will be one of the country’s tallest buildings.
Bazis International plans to build 1 Bloor, an 80-story, mixed-use skyscraper in Toronto that would be among Canada’s tallest. The tower will be located at the intersection of Bloor and Yonge Streets, in a neighborhood that is equal parts commercial and residential.
Michael Gold, the developer’s director of acquisitions and finance, says 1 Bloor will incorporate a three-level, 100,000-square-foot retail podium under a 120-room hotel, topped by 500 condominium units and at least two, 10,000-square-foot penthouses. Below grade, the tower will accommodate parking for 700 cars and direct access to two subway lines.
The steel-framed tower’s shaft will be clad in a porcelain enamel and glass curtain wall. Its balconies are framed in translucent blue-white and spandrel glass. “We have created a tension and aesthetic dialogue in the massing between the playful, retail character of Bloor, and the more conservative office and condo buildings of Yonge,†explains Roy Varacalli, a Toronto-based architect who is Bazis’ director of design and construction.
Toronto’s city council approved a similar project at the one-acre site four years ago. This allowed Bazis, which bought the land after the initial developer sold most of its Canadian real estate, to proceed with little delay on 1 Bloor. Bazis is based in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It has projects under way in 12 cities throughout central Europe, Gold says, and it is negotiating its first U.S. projects in New York City and Charlotte.
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I remember an interesting memoir of Roy Square in an edition of SPACING from a few months ago...
allabootmatt
Senior Member
Set to begin this year? Seriously?
I guess when your financing comes from a totalitarian oil-producing state you don't have to meet presale thresholds.
I guess when your financing comes from a totalitarian oil-producing state you don't have to meet presale thresholds.
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