Meridian (Yonge n of Finch, North York, Tridel, 31 + 26s) COMPLETE

[Dane]

Well.... Couldnt find a thread for Tirdel's Meridian anywhere either.... so since its just a few blocks away.. I'll post the image here.

Meridian 2 (north Tower) December 12 2007

 

[Dane]

Meridian (North York) Phases I & II

This project seems entirely undiscussed (likely due to its North York location) however I believe that it is coming along quite nicely!

http://www.tridel.com/meridian/

Phase I is complete and Phase II is well under way

These photos are of Phase I from June 2007

As Seen from Yonge/Finch

C Condominiums on the left

Photos Taken March 18 2008

Phase II Town-homes under construction

Entrance to Both Towers

Completed Townhouses from Phase I

Tower I, facing onto Finch

Podium Retail along Finch

 

[3Dementia]

The podium reminds me of RoCP, but the tower is an exact match to its rendering. Go figure.

 

[Hipster Duck]

Yuck. That podium looks like it was designed by materials sourced entirely from a Home Depot Gardening Centre.

 

[junctionist]

I was impressed when I saw just the tower, but the podium just ruins it. I guess no one would buy a condo in North York if the podium actually suited the modern glass tower . That drive up entrance is so garish.

 

[urbandreamer]

The podium looks higher quality than any townhouse podium built downtown excluding 1 St Thomas. Astonishing, really! It's not bad--even the balconies get painted unlike most downtown projects. And the landscaping looks better than anything at CP.

This town is weird.

 

[wyliepoon]

Sort of makes its "sister" project, Scarborough's 360, look good. 360 doesn't have a podium, but it has a row of cubist townhouses right in front of it.

 

[scarberiankhatru]

Even though they're rather sleek, I think I'd prefer it if Meridian's towers were aligned east/west to reduce their slabbiness and build the canyon on Finch rather than on Duplex and Lorraine.

Meridian joins RoCP, Windermere, etc., in the WTFitecture grouping of podia/townhomes. At least the base doesn't have a mostly fake second storey like Pulse...it does seem to have a partial fake third storey, though. Arterial roads with moderately generous ROWs like Finch really deserve to be fronted by at least 3 storeys of precast.

 

[waterloowarrior]

I like that the retail frontages are narrow, so more stores can fit on the street.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Some more pictures

March 22

 

[smuncky]

may 28th.

 

[Archivist]

Re: I like that the retail frontages are narrow, so more stores can fit on the street. Absolutely. I've noticed this with some other NY Centre developments, the model seems to be to cram as many tiny little stores into one building as possible. I believe ultimately this bodes well for the liveliness of NY Centre. I can't think of a recent central development with such intense commercial activity at ground level. Notice the types of stores, too, certainly most seem not to be chain stores.

But what is going on with people's heads that they can have sleek glassy towers emerging Venus-like from a shell of misconstrued, badly proportioned, "ye olde classical" ground level elements? Just stop!

 

[Conrad Black]

But what is going on with people's heads that they can have sleek glassy towers emerging Venus-like from a shell of misconstrued, badly proportioned, "ye olde classical" ground level elements? Just stop!

So true. They did the same thing with Pulse.

 

[HDLtd]

I, for the record, like the treatment on grade. The townhouses are three storeys, so there isnt anything fake. It looks like very high quality material was used for the podium from up close. Comparing it to any other project in North York isn't fair, because the quality is above and beyond anything built so far in the corridor.

 

[wyliepoon]

July 18

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