wmedia
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^ Yes the LED strip has already been tested on the residential section of the podium a while back. I'm not sure why they turned it off.
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Panontario
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Because it was so bright it was keeping the residents up at night. I hope they keep the strip off permanently. It's awful.
Dustin William
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It runs the under side of the perimeter of the canopy so not sure how anyone could see it from their suites. The one on the section around 16 seems to have a diffuser on the light. Much softer. Hope they do the same to the section around ice
Panontario
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I was talking about the residents in the neighboring buildings. ICE towers have been bad neightbours in many ways.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
Am I the only one who is not that sensitive to light at night?
To be fair though, I can't sleep when it's too dark...so I am probably posting this entirely in the anecdote.
To be fair though, I can't sleep when it's too dark...so I am probably posting this entirely in the anecdote.
Dustin William
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True, I would assume infinity residents are the ones that see the lights. MLS and Ten have non residential podiums taller then the ice canopy. I will say though, I can imagine it will be not so nice to live in infinity lower levels facing the ice courtyard
Richard White
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Actually the MLS buildings are affected by the lighting at the top of 16 York. Think Kenny Rogers chicken.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
It is the same for me. Did you grow up in the City by chance?
I grew up with a bedroom facing the lights and noise of a major arterial street. When I go to the suburbs or countryside, I have trouble sleeping with it being so quiet. Conversely, I have had friends who grew up in the suburbs comment that they have trouble sleeping with the lights/noise of downtown.
Richard White
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I grew up in Scarborough and spent a lot of time in Port Perry during the summer months. The few times I slept over at my work (a condo building) I could not get any proper sleep. The noise off York Street and lights in the surrounding office towers made it difficult. In Scarborough it is peaceful and I am out like a light.
Dustin William
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Haha, well that under light strip I guess could be visible, but so is the existing Telus logo, lights from ten York.
Dustin William
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when you love downtown you expect to see light and hear noise. That’s part of living down here. I tend to like looking at bank logos and signs right outside my window.
Richard White
Senior Member
Some people love it but me personally I would never live Downtown.
I'm not too keen on it.
jje1000
Senior Member
I think the light strip's fine if it's dimmed to a reasonable brightness, as maybe to provide a bit of wash lighting on the canopy rather than being an accent strip.
Dustin William
Active Member
York St Sidewalk now open in front of 16.
Dustin William
Active Member
Proper shots of 16 York shot this evening, showing the progression of exterior elements. The lines at this intersection are pretty amazing! Especially with the strip light on the underside of the canopy as well as vertical lines of the ceiling lights inside the lobby.
Shots by me.
Shots by me.