Toronto 7 St Thomas | 38.71m | 9s | St. Thomas | Hariri Pontarini

[Benito]

Sidewalks and landscaping appear to be complete.

 

[jje1000]

Looking beautiful as always- though I actually wish the planting wasn't as dense so that we'll keep better views of the facade.

 

[condovo]

Gorgeous

 

[interchange42]

Looking beautiful as always- though I actually wish the planting wasn't as dense so that we'll keep better views of the facade.

Given time, the trunks of the trees will grow taller, pushing the area from where they branch higher too. You'll get better views of the lower level eventually! In the meantime, it looks to me as if there's a lip along the edge of the curb, and that the cement "sidewalk" area is just a base for a layer of Bloor-Yorkville black granite on top. I hope so!

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

I am looking forward for the paving to come.

AoD

 

[Benito]

Yesterday.

 

[oresama]

Praying that these London plane plantings do better than their dearly departed Bloor Street brethren.

 

[Benito]

Done and looking great.

 

[innsertnamehere]

shame the brick sidewalk treatment didn't make it to reality.

 

[Gphorce]

Man I love london planes, but the polar vortex is always a possibility. It's a dice roll for sure - high risk, high reward.

Maybe the pavers will come in the spring after the salt and dirt? I don't really know much about paving so I could be totally wrong.

 

[pman]

Man I love london planes, but the polar vortex is always a possibility. It's a dice roll for sure - high risk, high reward.

Maybe the pavers will come in the spring after the salt and dirt? I don't really know much about paving so I could be totally wrong.

There are some mature plane trees in Chorley Park that seem to have done quite well. Boston - well Cambridge - also has lots as street trees and they seem to be thriving. Admittedly they’re a bit warmer than Toronto, but it can get bitterly cold there, too.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Boston gets about the same amount of snow if that is worth anything. The average temperature is higher but noreasters means they can get some huge dumps.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

gotta love those huge dumps

 

[ProjectEnd]

shame the brick sidewalk treatment didn't make it to reality.

It is but various departments at the city are very touchy about altering their standard treatment. Bricks are prone to settling in unpredictable patterns and if the owner is unwilling to reposition them every year, they can present a hazard to pedestrians. It's unfortunate that we have to think about city environments in terms of legal liability but that's kind of where we're at now.

 

[wolfewood]

Honestly though, I hate to be a party pooper but I'm fine with regular cement. After visiting Boston in the winter a couple times, the thought of icy bricks makes me cringe. They're damn near impossible to walk on when shoveled properly, let alone when half-assed.