Toronto East Lofts Condos | ?m | 12s | Harhay | a—A

[TheKingEast]

Scotiabank under construction. Saw some stud walls up inside.

 

[urbandreamer]

1 March 2011--struck me how ironic one of the most attractive buildings recently completed in t.o. gets some of the dullest retail happening. Would love to see 100 of these in a row, perhaps between downtown Kitchener and Uptown Waterloo--King St? Add some different brick and spandrel colours and textures for variety, but keep the massing and basic design template. Why bother starting from scratch when you could just copy and paste this beauty?

 

[condovo]

Possibly the most gorgeous mid-rise in the whole city.

 

[yyzer]

It certainly is a beauty....great updates today, UD!

 

[WeirdFishes]

I don't see it. To me this building is very plain and boring and I don’t love the wood additions that were added to the East side patios. Makes it look messy. In terms of a great mid-rise I love Mozo. Still looks like new. East does not have that Fresh look. But to each their own

 

[UrbanVigor]

Love this building. True that the retail isn't exciting unless you're a Scotiabank customer although Urban Barn is a nice addition and alternative mixed among high end furniture and decor shops. I would like to see more unique and interesting clothing shops for both men and women in the St. Lawrence area. I like how King East is a design district, but how nice would it be to have a greater mix of retail along this strip?

 

[Tewder]

I agree. It's nice to see a mix to the retail mix. Not everything has to be boutique-y (read: expensive).

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Scotiabank is an important addition to an area that is under served bank wise.

 

[UrbanVigor]

Can't argue with that. It may not be sexy, but it's a necessity.

 

[Torontovibe]

Those big retail spaces are much too nice for a bank.

 

[beaconer]

The Scotiabank retail signs have been installed, one on King and one on Princess.

Also from the looks of it, the ATM entrance will be on King, not Princess.

 

[Edward Skira]

blast from the past - dataBase listing added
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/east-lofts-condos

 

[urbandreamer]

24 October 2013: 8 years after first seeing the renderporn I still love this building!

 

[Red October]

Not much to it really.

Quality midrise, but very forgettable.

 

[DSC]

Not much to it really.

Quality midrise, but very forgettable.

and, in my opinion, it would fit FAR better into the neighbourhood if there were a step-back matching that on the (fairly new) building immediately to its west.