drum118
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Sept 11
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730 St Clarens Avenue restoration (Akelius Properties, 23s, ArchDesign)
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arch_on_
New Member
much worse than before.
christiesplits
Senior Member
I'll take it. This intersection needs all the colour it can get.
torontologist
Active Member
This is a rare example of an improvement through recladding. Two thumbs up.
PMT
Senior Member
Not bad.
maestro
Senior Member
It's better than just about any paint job that has happened in the city however, a little too IKEA 
for my tastes.
for my tastes.
Lenser
Senior Member
I'll take it - IKEA vibe notwithstanding.
maestro
Senior Member
This is the usual gross paint job
https://www.emporis.com/buildings/151355/1080-kingston-road-toronto-canada
http://www.greenwin.ca/apartments-for-rent/1080-kingston-rd
https://www.emporis.com/buildings/151355/1080-kingston-road-toronto-canada
http://www.greenwin.ca/apartments-for-rent/1080-kingston-rd
This is a huge improvement for this tower. It's looked very rundown and rather depressing for the last many years. Now it looks like someone cares for it.
While the colours on their own and/or their random pattern won't be to everyone's taste, those people are wrong.
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While the colours on their own and/or their random pattern won't be to everyone's taste, those people are wrong.
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maestro
Senior Member
The aesthetics of these buildings are being improved by paint, new fixtures and stainless steel. The question to still be answered is if these new real estate investors care about providing a better service than those that have held onto many of these buildings since the 1970s. One thing for sure, these guys aren't in it for as long a term.
cogito ergo
Active Member
Treatment of blank wall facing Dupont will 'make it, or break it'.
Also, window A/C units are not helping.
Vertical lines should be graphite to match, IMHO.
Also, window A/C units are not helping.
Vertical lines should be graphite to match, IMHO.
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Here's hoping that the interior is seeing marked improvements through a renovation as well. We're looking into it!
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Towered
Superstar
The area is slowly improving. This is getting re-clad, the Metro store on the north west corner will open soon, and the Galleria mall just to the east will be demolished for a dense, new community. Now if only that horrid Coffee Time would close and get redeveloped, virtually all of the long-standing ghetto factor of this intersection would be vanquished.
someMidTowner
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People won't know if it's Toronto or Tirana.
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