drum118
Superstar
Aug 14-15-16
2nd Sunday crew working
2nd Sunday crew working
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That last shot shows exactly what will be pulled back up when the east tower goes up.
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marcus_a_j
Senior Member
Are those lighted tiles on the sidewalk in Drum's second last photo?
Geekaroo
Active Member
I'm not sure, although I think they may be skylighting for the PATH. I haven't seem them lite in any way.
alklay
Senior Member
Wow, that plaza is stunningly...bland. Not minimalist enough to please anyone who wants that sort of thing, and not textured or layered enough to be even slightly interesting.
maestro
Senior Member
Maybe you should wait until the plantings are in place. (although it needs phase two to really define it.)
41stfloor
Active Member
The tiles are skylights (also called groundlights) in the store-lined concourse walkway from the building to the main concourse. See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33901609@N08/3657160715/in/set-72157620342790411/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/33901609@N08/3657954888/in/set-72157620342790411/ for a view from below for what it looked like just before they were installed. Think Brookfield Place - the Allen Lambert Galleria, but outside, not inside an atrium.
Visit the plaza when it is complete before you judge it, alklay. I like the plaza very much and like maestro I think it will be much better defined once BAC2 gets built. The materials they have used are first class. There are trees and grass that haven't yet been installed, and they will change the feel of the plaza a great deal.
Visit the plaza when it is complete before you judge it, alklay. I like the plaza very much and like maestro I think it will be much better defined once BAC2 gets built. The materials they have used are first class. There are trees and grass that haven't yet been installed, and they will change the feel of the plaza a great deal.
hkric88
Active Member
I walked by the plaza last night. Those 'skylights' were glowing a warm, uniform bright white. I would imagine this lighting originated from the lighting in the concourse below, either way, the effect looked very deliberate, and it was quite well..
casaguy
Senior Member
lead82
Senior Member
Looks good. When will BAC2 construction begin? Or is that on hold until demand picks up again?
We had no major new office towers in the core for years... and suddenly we have BAC1 and RBC occupying, Telus about to, MLS's podium not long after that, and 18 York starting its rise...
It could be quite a while before businesses in the core absorb all that new space, so I would not hold my breath for BAC2.
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It could be quite a while before businesses in the core absorb all that new space, so I would not hold my breath for BAC2.
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ProjectEnd
Superstar
Not necessarily in the core, but Hullmark has an office component as well.
taal
Senior Member
X2 ...
Although it's not the "new space" that we need to worry about. You'll probably see very impressive vacancy rates for all 4 new buildings, in other words they'll be near full sooner then later. It's the older AAA stock that's in trouble and that will take quite a while to fill. I can't see BA2 going up for at least 2 years ... probably longer
maestro
Senior Member
I can't BA2 going up for at least 5 years but definitely not as long as it took BA1 to be built. There just isn't 5 to 10 million square feet available of convertable class I space out there like in the late 1990/early 2000s.
egotrippin
Senior Member
Will phase two be entirely office though? I know there are some additional components planned for the overall complex (phase two and three). I don't think anything's been cemented though.