Toronto Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza

[AlbertC]

Marshalls looks awful but expected. Typical big-box store bleakness.

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

The retail element is horrible, it looks like a mall in downtown Shenyang..

What a wasted opportunity to do better. But then again, if they can get away with it and save $$, why not?

 

[AlbertC]

I don't know anything about Shenyang but urban malls in Hong Kong take a lot of design initiatives. If only the "Shops at Aura" had even a fraction of Langham Place's style.

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

The main one I visited in Shenyang bears an uncanny resemblance to ours here at Aura, only much bigger. I'm sure in time we will have a "Wedding photos" studio, and naturally, a bubble-tea shop.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

It kinda reminds me of a nice Zellers or Walmart with the finishings.

Is (was) there such a thing as a nice Zellers or Walmart?

 

[nopacnone]

Is it just me or is that a first floor of curtain wall cladding going up?
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[Traynor]

Ooooh! First bit of the curving tower curtain-wall!!!!

(Aura webcam HERE )

 

[rpeters]

Looks terrible IMO. Hopefully that's because that floor has doors to the terrace.

 

[someMidTowner]

Remember what happened when we all (myself included) jumped to judge the L Tower's cladding. Then again, we have already seen a great deal of this exact glass on the southern side.

 

[Xray_Crystal_Junkie]

Ridiculous to be making statements on the cladding based on a a grainy shot from a construction webcam.

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

LoL how can you base your oppinion of the curtain wall on a crappy live cam photo? serious question.

 

[Hipster Duck]

I don't know anything about Shenyang but urban malls in Hong Kong take a lot of design initiatives. If only the "Shops at Aura" had even a fraction of Langham Place's style.

Oh man, Albert. Don't be posting that. It just reminds me of how far our urban malls have fallen in design and retail excellence.

Comparing Langham Place or Pacific Place in HK to the Shops at the Aura or Toronto Life Square (or whatever it's called) is like comparing a 3 star Michelin restaurant to a soup kitchen.

 

[kris]

lol @ judging the glass from that pic

 

[steveve]

Very neat perspective. And actually a pretty accurate height measurement with Shangri-la behind it... Judging by the photo, Aura looks to be around 180m

 

[Torontovibe]

I went to check out Marshall's today and it's not so bad. First of all, they actually have a (badly) finished celling but the lighting is much better than BB&B. The layout is also much better and you can actually check out the views of the city, from their windows. They don't block out the windows like BB&B. Surprisingly, there was a lot of people in the store. It has much bigger crowds then Marshall's on John Street. Another plus is, this store has a design/furniture section, although, it is pretty much the exact copy of Homesense down the street.

Two spaces are open in the basement. Both are hair care places.