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Superstar
Usually office towers pursue steel floor construction around a concrete core while regular apartments and condos stick purely to concrete. This is by no means a rule though (ex. Casa).
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Redroom Studios
Senior Member
no, most are all reinforced concrete. I think we agreed that BCE Place / TD Can Trust Tower (Brookfield Place as its called now) was concrete core with steel framing, though with the unique twist of poured concrete floors on the steel platforms.
If you moved here in 1991, you should have seen atleast some of the 2 BCE towers being built, maybe Metro Hall, CBC, Simcoe Place....
congrats Paul451 on another set of great photos... the best ones Ive seen yet of RBC. We can really visualize its form now..
If you moved here in 1991, you should have seen atleast some of the 2 BCE towers being built, maybe Metro Hall, CBC, Simcoe Place....
congrats Paul451 on another set of great photos... the best ones Ive seen yet of RBC. We can really visualize its form now..
caltrane74
Senior Member
Yes, yes ed. The glass is looking much better !!
I agree.
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Paul thanks for the updated pictures.
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Alkay
I may lose that bet. It's all a matter of what goes down at Bay Adelaide within the next month or so, before we can get some perspective.
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lawsond
Guest
I think CBC, Simcoe PLace and Metro Hall were all concrete. i don't recall seeing a steel framed building going up. I thought that was an American thing.
whatever
Senior Member
CBC was steel, Simcoe Place was concrete.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Does the CBC steal concrete ideas from Simcoe Place?
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
I wasnt trying to say all those buildings were steel frame, he seemed to be saying he missed the last construction boom moving here in 91, but there was quite a bit going on then as I recall....
what about 250 Yonge? I have some old pics from around 91 with it just being topped off...
what about 250 Yonge? I have some old pics from around 91 with it just being topped off...
caltrane74
Senior Member
I was only 15-16 when the 250 was going up. I can remember it going up, but don't remember if it was steel or concrete.
If I had to take a guess, I would go with concrete just because the building was constructed partially on the inside and outside of the mall and working with steel may have been impractical.
If I had to take a guess, I would go with concrete just because the building was constructed partially on the inside and outside of the mall and working with steel may have been impractical.
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lawsond
Guest
i guess i was out drinking for the end of the last construction boom.
or not paying attention to construction materials.
or both.
DaninToronto
Active Member
I have an older night photo showing 250 Yonge and it looks like it is steel.
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soooooooooooooo.....pooooooooosttttttttt iiiiittttttttt?
egotrippin
Senior Member
Yeah, you can't tease us like that.
drum118
Superstar
p5connex
Active Member
Does anyone know if there is anything planned for the that lot just east of Simcoe Place? It is quite large and lies just outside of the immediate business areas.
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DaninToronto
Active Member
^^ Honestly it was in a book I have full 2 page colour photo, but I'm not sure where it is right now.