adma
Superstar
Boy, that yellow brick building reminds me of the SE corner of Bloor + Yonge...
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226 Queen St W at McCaul St (5s) DEAD
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Mike in TO
Senior Member
simply Dan
Active Member
Nice!
Conrad Black
Senior Member
Queen West is quickly becoming Yorkville.
allabootmatt
Senior Member
Why, yes, I could take that.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Its not bad at all. Its not really engaging, but at the same time its not at all pretentious or offensive - just more gray infill.
I agree, Queen West is rapidly becoming Yorkville Jr.
I agree, Queen West is rapidly becoming Yorkville Jr.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
It looks like the retail arm of the Opera House.
That said, I like it. Nice 'n' simple with a good sense of scale to it.
That said, I like it. Nice 'n' simple with a good sense of scale to it.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Thanks Mike in TO
Very nice, particularly in the way it defers to the 2s Queen St. streetscape.
AoD
Very nice, particularly in the way it defers to the 2s Queen St. streetscape.
AoD
unimaginative2
Senior Member
Pretty cool. Yeah, this doesn't look bad. Good "Avenue" style development, but I hope they don't just rent the bottom out to a chain.
Chuck
Senior Member
When I was walking to my last job interview, there was a freak thunderstorm and I ended up buying an umbrella from that convenience store. Not only did I land myself the job, I also scored an umbrella which I still use today. I'm kinda sad to see it go.
Blixtein
Active Member
I like it. Could have been much, much worse.
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
It looks very institutional to me. It's ok, just not very exciting. But given that it's a mix of office, retail and residential, I give it the benefit of the doubt.
junctionist
Senior Member
It's so much like the previous building in that it's clean and modern, but not that distinctive. Fortunately, it appears to be of a higher quality with large windows and an appropriately modest increase in height. So, it's an improvement.
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Hydrogen
Guest
Clean lines and well-proportioned. And no pippypoo's either.
JasonParis
Moderator
Adam Vaughan's monthly e-letter suggests they are in talks with a single retailer for that space, which probably means chain, but not necessarily.