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I was inspired by the recent North York thread to do one for the west end. Not particularly exciting, but that'll change in a few years! Enjoy.
Royal York Grand, at the north east corner of Royal York and Eglinton:
Render:
Sales centre for the James Club, a 14 storey condo at Royal York and Dundas (looking south on Royal York towards the Dundas overpass). Sales must be slow, seeing how construction was supposed to begin last October and there's no sign of action yet.
Looking north on Royal York from Dundas:
I don't know the name of this new condo on the south side of Dundas, just west of the Humber river bridge. I think it's a decent example of mid rise infill and looks kind of like a converted loft building you'd find on King west.
The Strand condos will be built here, on the south east corner of Dundas and Prince Edward. There was much NIMBY outrage but a recent OMB decision supported the developer.
Not sure which of the seemingly dozens of condo towers will be going up here on Park Lawn road, across from the cookie factory.
I can't remember the name of this one either, but I think it has its own thread in the projects and construction section. South side of Lakeshore, right across from the Long Branch GO station.
I decided to include this shot of Alderwood plaza because I was amazed by its stunning ugliness. Urban blight in fine form (Evans and Browns Line). Can condoization be just around the corner for this pathetic thing? Sherway is just down the street...
One Sherway, phase 1 complete:
One Sherway, phase 2 topped out:
Both together from the mall entrance:
IQ condo sales centre, south side of the Queensway near Islington, between Zorra street and St. Lawrence avenue:
More IQ land:
The recently completed Loggia condos at Queensway and Islington, looking east:
The round windows are dumb, but otherwise I think it's great - meets the street and has retail in the base. Hopefully it will inspire similar developments to the west, a pretty depressing stretch currently.
The Queensway theatre across from Loggia, with the disgusting parking ocean:
Taking a look back, only about halfway across the parking lot...
The now complete Kingswood condo at Bloor and Islington, south west corner (which contains a Starbucks):
The latest phase of the Port Royal Place development rising above the former Michael Power high school lands (looking west from Bloor and Islington):
Another view of the same tower, looking east. I'm not sure if this is the last phase of this development - there is certainly enough room in the foreground for another one.
Looking across Bloor towards the Network Lofts conversion, which has been going on for an eternity. This has to be the slowest moving project in the entire city.
Another view looking east toward Bloor and Islington, with the Kingswood in the middle and the Clarica Centre on the left.
Looking west at Tridel's Essex and Nuvo buildings, with a lovely mountain of dirty snow on the Westwood theatre lands:
The same cluster, this time on Dundas just east of Kipling, with the notorious Six Points interchange in the foreground. I think it's finally slated to begin demolition this year.
Looking west on Dundas, with the nice new streetwall of Serrano and Tapestry condos. Too bad Port Royal Place just to the east breaks this continuity with their stupid huge park and buildings set far back from Dundas.
The same stretch of Dundas, looking west. If only now the north side with its awful 50's strip malls would be redeveloped.
Serrano:
Tapestry:
More Tapestry:
Construction of the sales centre for Evolution Condos on Dundas. If it turns out like the render it will be the nicest condo in Etobicoke by far. In the background is Port Royal Place with the ugly green glass, the accompanying "ye olde" townhomes, and 60's commie blocks. Doesn't all that beauty make you want to instantly move here?![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Ongoing destruction of the Constellation Hotel (looking south towards Dixon on Carlingview). The loss of the "cheese grater" on the right is very unfortunate. It was eerily fitting that as I drove past it and looked up, Frank Sinatra sang "I'll set you free" on the radio...
A pile of rubble from the hotel:
The now abandoned former Ramada Inn (a Holiday Inn before that) on the west side of highway 427, between Rathburn and Burnhamthorpe. Strangely enough, the gates were wide open:
A closer view. Notice that the windows are all missing on the taller part.
That's all for now!
Royal York Grand, at the north east corner of Royal York and Eglinton:
![Mar26-08005.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08005.jpg)
Render:
![Mar26-08004.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08004.jpg)
Sales centre for the James Club, a 14 storey condo at Royal York and Dundas (looking south on Royal York towards the Dundas overpass). Sales must be slow, seeing how construction was supposed to begin last October and there's no sign of action yet.
![Mar26-08007.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08007.jpg)
Looking north on Royal York from Dundas:
![Mar26-08010.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08010.jpg)
I don't know the name of this new condo on the south side of Dundas, just west of the Humber river bridge. I think it's a decent example of mid rise infill and looks kind of like a converted loft building you'd find on King west.
![Mar26-08011.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08011.jpg)
The Strand condos will be built here, on the south east corner of Dundas and Prince Edward. There was much NIMBY outrage but a recent OMB decision supported the developer.
![Mar26-08018.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08018.jpg)
Not sure which of the seemingly dozens of condo towers will be going up here on Park Lawn road, across from the cookie factory.
![Mar26-08022.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08022.jpg)
I can't remember the name of this one either, but I think it has its own thread in the projects and construction section. South side of Lakeshore, right across from the Long Branch GO station.
![Mar26-08028.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08028.jpg)
I decided to include this shot of Alderwood plaza because I was amazed by its stunning ugliness. Urban blight in fine form (Evans and Browns Line). Can condoization be just around the corner for this pathetic thing? Sherway is just down the street...
![Mar26-08030.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08030.jpg)
One Sherway, phase 1 complete:
![Mar26-08032.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08032.jpg)
One Sherway, phase 2 topped out:
![Mar26-08035.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08035.jpg)
Both together from the mall entrance:
![Mar26-08039.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08039.jpg)
IQ condo sales centre, south side of the Queensway near Islington, between Zorra street and St. Lawrence avenue:
![Mar26-08041.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08041.jpg)
More IQ land:
![Mar26-08040.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08040.jpg)
The recently completed Loggia condos at Queensway and Islington, looking east:
![Mar26-08044.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08044.jpg)
The round windows are dumb, but otherwise I think it's great - meets the street and has retail in the base. Hopefully it will inspire similar developments to the west, a pretty depressing stretch currently.
![Mar26-08045.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08045.jpg)
The Queensway theatre across from Loggia, with the disgusting parking ocean:
![Mar26-08046.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08046.jpg)
Taking a look back, only about halfway across the parking lot...
![Mar26-08048.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08048.jpg)
The now complete Kingswood condo at Bloor and Islington, south west corner (which contains a Starbucks):
![Mar26-08049.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08049.jpg)
The latest phase of the Port Royal Place development rising above the former Michael Power high school lands (looking west from Bloor and Islington):
![Mar26-08050.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08050.jpg)
Another view of the same tower, looking east. I'm not sure if this is the last phase of this development - there is certainly enough room in the foreground for another one.
![Mar26-08064.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08064.jpg)
Looking across Bloor towards the Network Lofts conversion, which has been going on for an eternity. This has to be the slowest moving project in the entire city.
![Mar26-08068.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08068.jpg)
Another view looking east toward Bloor and Islington, with the Kingswood in the middle and the Clarica Centre on the left.
![Mar26-08060.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08060.jpg)
Looking west at Tridel's Essex and Nuvo buildings, with a lovely mountain of dirty snow on the Westwood theatre lands:
![Mar26-08069.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08069.jpg)
The same cluster, this time on Dundas just east of Kipling, with the notorious Six Points interchange in the foreground. I think it's finally slated to begin demolition this year.
![Mar26-08072.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08072.jpg)
Looking west on Dundas, with the nice new streetwall of Serrano and Tapestry condos. Too bad Port Royal Place just to the east breaks this continuity with their stupid huge park and buildings set far back from Dundas.
![Mar26-08070.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08070.jpg)
The same stretch of Dundas, looking west. If only now the north side with its awful 50's strip malls would be redeveloped.
![Mar26-08073.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08073.jpg)
Serrano:
![Mar26-08075.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08075.jpg)
Tapestry:
![Mar26-08076.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08076.jpg)
More Tapestry:
![Mar26-08077.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08077.jpg)
Construction of the sales centre for Evolution Condos on Dundas. If it turns out like the render it will be the nicest condo in Etobicoke by far. In the background is Port Royal Place with the ugly green glass, the accompanying "ye olde" townhomes, and 60's commie blocks. Doesn't all that beauty make you want to instantly move here?
![Mar26-08078.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar26-08078.jpg)
Ongoing destruction of the Constellation Hotel (looking south towards Dixon on Carlingview). The loss of the "cheese grater" on the right is very unfortunate. It was eerily fitting that as I drove past it and looked up, Frank Sinatra sang "I'll set you free" on the radio...
![Mar27-08007.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar27-08007.jpg)
A pile of rubble from the hotel:
![Mar27-08001.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar27-08001.jpg)
The now abandoned former Ramada Inn (a Holiday Inn before that) on the west side of highway 427, between Rathburn and Burnhamthorpe. Strangely enough, the gates were wide open:
![Mar27-08010.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar27-08010.jpg)
A closer view. Notice that the windows are all missing on the taller part.
![Mar27-08011.jpg](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/towered/Mar27-08011.jpg)
That's all for now!