Toronto 55 Mercer | 155.5m | 47s | CentreCourt | Arcadis

[Northern Light]

PJ and Picasso are better for me personally. But I do really like this one.

PJ is/was on the verge of being so good; but then they completely muffed it at grade.

Picasso is fine as a tower, I really dislike the podium though.

 

[ProjectEnd]

PJ is/was on the verge of being so good; but then they completely muffed it at grade.

Picasso is fine as a tower, I really dislike the podium though.

The closed-in balconies are very weird, but I'm willing to give almost anything with multi-storey retail a few extra points. I do like how the escalator is expressed on the exterior as well.

 

[Northern Light]

The closed-in balconies are very weird, but I'm willing to give almost anything with multi-storey retail a few extra points. I do like how the escalator is expressed on the exterior as well.

I don't want to get this thread too off-track, but just to share w/everyone what's being discussed above, is Picasso:

I really dislike the material expression here. I sorta get PE's thing for multi-storey retail, it's not that I dislike that, though I don't generally like it this way. I'm not a mall person, and prefer an expression where each store has its own at-grade presence, then as required, one or two can have internal connections to a second/third floor.

Not sure I get PE's appreciation of the spandrel-like/opaque glass treatment of the escalator on the outside, but to each of us, our own!

 

[tstormers]

From this afternoon Aug. 18th Garrison Crossing

 

[Red Mars]

Aug 30, 2023

 

[Red Mars]

Sept 6, 2023

 

[innsertnamehere]

 

[tstormers]

From Saturday's island trip.

 

[ProjectEnd]

 

[Parkdalian]

Taken today, Oct. 14

A very handsome building - the new podium portion fits well with the heritage without attempting to mimic of duplicate it.

 

[daptive]

Taken today, Oct. 14

A very handsome building - the new podium portion fits well with the heritage without attempting to mimic of duplicate it.

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There is actually no heritage building/facade on this site. The podium is all new, which makes it even more impressive.

Unless you meant it matched well with Bisha/Nobu’s podium.

 

[Parkdalian]

There is actually no heritage building/facade on this site. The podium is all new, which makes it even more impressive.

Unless you meant it matched well with Bisha/Nobu’s podium.

Oh, for some reason, I was thinking the part on Blue Jays Way was heritage - but you are correct, they are both new!

Yes, the work on these podium buildings is impressive!

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[ProjectEnd]

Hoist coming off today:

 

[TheKingEast]

The rate of speed that this thing went up is truly remarkable.