Toronto Charlie Condos | 122.83m | 36s | Great Gulf | Diamond Schmitt

[David Croft]

3 December 2011: It's conservative to be sure, but it's also a ____:

Winner?

 

[Therion]

Are there plans for retail at the base?

 

[Mo-tage]

Today.

 

[TorontoCondos]

The LCBO is convenient and very close to Charlie.

That is the Four Seasons Yorkville in the right corner of the photo.

 

[gristle]

This tower is making me forget about the blandness that is M5V.

 

[TCW]

Are there plans for retail at the base?

Another Starbucks?

 

[neubilder]

Another Holt Renfrew Centre would be nice ;-))))

I have a hunch there will be one going in already a few blocks west..

 

[urbandreamer]

31 December 2011 I spot the grey! grey! grey!

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken Jan 16, 2012

 

[Automation Gallery]

I dont know why...but just love how this building looks at this location.

 

[northto]

As I walk around downtown west, I find myself doing double takes at Charlie repeatedly - and being surprised over and over in a good way. Perhaps it has something to do with the committed, pure modernism - rendered with a light touch. It just seems sharp to me - kind of Audi-like. In contrast, M5V washes out and the Lightbox seems crudely clunky. This handsome slab is not monolithic, in terms of both shape and colour. The grey has depth because the brick is graphite/anthracite in tone, while the upper glazing picks up sky blue (ok, perhaps only on clear days) and reads as slate.

 

[Luca]

It is a very sexy building for sure !!!!! This area is changing big time !

 

[androiduk]

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[Redroom Studios]

I dont usually go for glass boxes but I would echo many of the positive comments above. This looks attractive. When looking at the pictures posted higher up showing Charlie next to The Hudson, it is the way the new glass building plays against the mixed materials of the existing building that makes such a great impact. If The Hudson had been all glass there would be no such interplay and the overall effect would be lost. This is the scenario that I would like to see repeated more often rather than cramming endless all glass buildings next to each other (see Southcore area).

 

[gristle]

When looking at the pictures posted higher up showing Charlie next to The Hudson, it is the way the new glass building plays against the mixed materials of the existing building that makes such a great impact.

Yes, The Hudson and Charlie are good neighbours to each other.