UrbanAffair
Senior Member
I think Toronto is third in office space after Chicago, last I checked.
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urbandreamer
recession proof
Well come on it is tiny--it takes me all of 5 minutes to walk across it. From the West End there's perhaps a dozen towers that matter--tiny!!!
Am I depressed? No just keeping it real
Am I depressed? No just keeping it real
MisterF
Senior Member
^Pretty much all central business districts are tiny by that measure.
New York - 356,983,000 square feet
Chicago - 121,324,000
Washington DC - 96,250,000
Toronto - 74,400,000
San Francisco - 61,956,000
When RBC, Bay-Adelaide, and Union Tower are done Toronto will be at 77,500,000 or so. Well not including any renos and smaller projects that happen in the meantime anyway.
There was a thread on that on SSP recently. The top five for central area office space are:
New York - 356,983,000 square feet
Chicago - 121,324,000
Washington DC - 96,250,000
Toronto - 74,400,000
San Francisco - 61,956,000
When RBC, Bay-Adelaide, and Union Tower are done Toronto will be at 77,500,000 or so. Well not including any renos and smaller projects that happen in the meantime anyway.
Ziggy
Active Member
New stacking plan including Fasken Martineau
3Dementia
Senior Member
Thanks Z.
maestro
Senior Member
so the core will soon experience some shrinkage width wise
TonyV
Senior Member
Oh I agree that this project could stand more height, and perhaps a staggered top. In this part of town, it's appropriate. In fact, I'd go with 30 more floors.
And in the base, that facadism, well, it's not horrible (not quite fah-sadism) but is it not a bit unfortunate? I would favour moving the old exterior elsewhere if it's to be kept.
I love the all-glass of this tower, though. That's sex appeal. Imagine that, coming from accountants!
And in the base, that facadism, well, it's not horrible (not quite fah-sadism) but is it not a bit unfortunate? I would favour moving the old exterior elsewhere if it's to be kept.
I love the all-glass of this tower, though. That's sex appeal. Imagine that, coming from accountants!
BobBob
Senior Member
I hope the old facade integration doesn't end up lookin hokey. Perhaps a better thing to do would have been to place the old facade behind the glass cladding, so the continuity of the shell is preserved, and you can just vaguely see the historic facade through the glass during the day, and it gets lit up at night.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Hey don't loose hope! Ernst and Young is right around the corner!
But seriously, these things sometimes DO go well:
See how much of a difference great architecture can make!
But seriously, these things sometimes DO go well:
See how much of a difference great architecture can make!
DaninToronto
Active Member
I believe its been stated previously, that Brookfield had maximized its available density on their site, so if they want to include the other two towers in the development, they can't go any higher.
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lawsond
Guest
i am amazed that DC has the third highest office space considering it has a height restriciton of ten floors. having been there many times, i just can't picture it...how many ten storey buildings would make up all of toronto's towers.
i could do the math but...math is hard.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
Maybe it depends on what counts as "central area" in each city.
The skyscrapers all crammed together around Bay & King must surely rank Toronto right up there with any city in the world in terms of total office space within X number of blocks.
The skyscrapers all crammed together around Bay & King must surely rank Toronto right up there with any city in the world in terms of total office space within X number of blocks.
Andrew3D
Active Member
Poking up from the cluster.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
that last picture is quite helpful ... can already visualize how much this single building is going to help the continuity of Bay St specifically and the CBD in general... that gaping hole has been waiting too long to be filled! (ahem, even if it is just a box!)
urbanboyto
Active Member
Yes too bad the tower is so banal