Toronto 401 Bay Street | 143.86m | 33s | Cadillac Fairview | WZMH

[DSC]

So what exactly are they doing to the top?

I hope they've dropped the idea of doing that ugly cut-out, and just do a reclad + a revamped lighting feature.

Dream on! I too hope for a revamped lighting system but have little hope it will happen.

 

[Red Mars]

July 21, 2019

 

[Red Mars]

Aug 22, 2019

 

[TossYourJacket]

I feel like waiting to see what they're gonna do to the crown might be the scariest part of this project. I don't have much optimism though.

 

[holographic plastic]

Looking absolutely stunning so far, can't wait to see what the crown will bring.

 

[Contra]

Omg I didn't even realize the South facade had a completely different cladding...So bad!

 

[Amare]

@Contra that's why this thing is such a mess. If CF was consistent throughout the renovations and used the south facing cladding for the entire project, this thing would actually look half decent.

Instead we're getting some kind of mishmash hogwash non-sense. You can always count of CF to find a way to make something look much worse than it was in the past.

 

[LUVIT!]

Will the top be lit up?

 

[interchange42]

Will the top be lit up?

Do we really want to draw attention to this dog?

42

PS For the record, I love actual dogs, everyone does. How did that expression come about?

 

[isaidso]

Vandalism.

 

[LUVIT!]

Lol I understand. However looking on the bright side of things perhaps this will be cheered up with something.?

 

[tkip]

I'm probably in the minority camp with this opinion, but I kinda of like how this recladding is looking.

I've never thought the Simpson Tower was an attractive looking building. I always s thought it was drab.

 

[Contra]

It looks like they did 3/4 of the building and thought, "Jeez ya know it's looking a little bright, maybe let's throw some darker cladding on the south side." Maybe they owed two different cladding companies money or something as surely only blackmail could lead to such an abomination.

 

[differential]

I like the white columns, they add a dash of brightness to this mainly brutalist gray concrete dominated area.

 

[Benito]

Today.