philofra
Active Member
Toronto Couture The Condominium | ?m | 42s | Philmor | Graziani + Corazza
SP!RE
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That podium is bland and street-killing. This tower just shouldn't have even had a podium but if it must have one, they couldn't have done a worse job.
Alex S
Active Member
I don't think the trim is finished yet. I can't judge from the picture but when I was down there last week, it seems like they still have to install the trim cap. I'm assuming that it'll be the same colour as the rest of the trim used throughout.
myfive
Active Member
It's not really a podium as it just comes off the front. It's more of a Lobby extension.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
The lack of podiums in this area have really kicked up a new wind tunnel along here.
WATERCONDOS
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Torontovibe
Senior Member
^^ Where is the retail that was promised with this building? From the pics above, I don't see any signs of retail. (which is a shame)
SP!RE
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I'm more just annoyed at how lifeless and uninteresting that podium is... gives nothing to the street whatsoever.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Someone else mentioned that, I couldn't find any reference to retail space in the Staff Report. Sure your not thinking of X2? Also, the "podium" - or the street level of the building is completely different from those of the renderings to what we're seeing today.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
I dont think that every building that is built here in Toronto MUST have retail....60-70% sounds good to me.
arvelomcquaig
Active Member
This podium seems so superfluous and perfunctory (even more than most podiums, in my opinion). Why couldn't the whole building just come right out to the sidewalk, instead of the tiny setback?
anonymous0024
Active Member
From today:
drum118
Superstar
April 06
More up on site
More up on site
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it to help reduce the wind tunnel effect (which X, 235 Bloor E. & Couture all lack, thus creating a new wind tunnel on Jarvis Street)?
