I have to say though the fake brick material doesn't look that great in person, they were applied in large sheets, other then that the quality of materials seem quite high !
I agree though Yonge from Eglinton -> York Mills could use more development like this; I'm only aware of 2 others in the area (less right at Y&E) there is a new rental proposal in a parking lot on the east side of Yonge a couple blocks south. Also there's the controversial large building also a bit south of this but for the life of me I can't recall the name.