Toronto Ïce Condominiums at York Centre | 234.07m | 67s | Lanterra | a—A

maestro said:
Infinity doesn't bother me. I also think it looks better as two and with the rest of the area building out.

No doubt it could be a lot better but, it could have been a lot worse given the severe height limitations and the minimal use of spandrel on the side facing the park.
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Not much worse though. And they couldn't even get the simplest thing right; had the developer flipped phase 2 so that the taller tower was towards the south end of the site, the general balance of the two buildings would look okay. The asymmetry between the two looks extremely awkward and poorly thought out. This, coupled with the banal architecture, it makes for the 2nd worst twinned building in Toronto after RoCP 1/2.
 
egotrippin said:
Not much worse though. And they couldn't even get the simplest thing right; had the developer flipped phase 2 so that the taller tower was towards the south end of the site, the general balance of the two buildings would look okay. The asymmetry between the two looks extremely awkward and poorly thought out. This, coupled with the banal architecture, it makes for the 2nd worst twinned building in Toronto after RoCP 1/2.
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There are worse twinned buildings then that along the waterfront. Did you forget the ugly developments by Wang and Dansky? Those twins and triplets take ugly to a whole other level. RoCp is a beauty compared to Wang & Dansky! Harbour Square is right up there too, in terms of damage to the city and its waterfront. Thankfully, point towers like Ice, are the current fashion in Toronto and not those huge, ugly, grey slabs.
 
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Those Infinity Towers just need a Graffiti artist to add colourful murals to the top of those bland buildings.


Torontovibe said:
There are worse twinned buildings then that along the waterfront. Did you forget the ugly developments by Wang and Dansky? Those twins and triplets take ugly to a whole other level. RoCp is a beauty compared to Wang & Dansky! Harbour Square is right up there too, in terms of damage to the city and its waterfront. Thankfully, point towers like Ice, are the current fashion in Toronto and not those huge, ugly, grey slabs.
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The south side of the podium has a lot of glazing completed now. Looks great. Too damn cold to get any pictures.
 
Feb 14
More up on site.

The balconies railings have been up for some time. They were up before Feb as well in Dec 2013 on some floor, but more these days.
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If there's a light feature at the top of these buildings, and if the 'cheese roofs' are accentuated by night, I'll love these buildings. So far, looking great from top to bottom.
 
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