Toronto Kingsway by the River | 78.17m | 21s | Urban Capital | Wallman Architects
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DavidCapizzano
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I think this is looking alright - I am anxious to see the mid rise component go up. Most of the buildings in the area have the signature faux historic wedding cake look to them, so I appreciate that this will add a bit of diversity.
tml34
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I really like the balcony frosted glass finish, looks great
Calvin
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As seen from Bloor and Islington on Saturday
Dumpling
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Does anyone know when the townhomes will be done?
tml34
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They look like they're getting really close. I would guess the townhomes would be ready first, on time for Jan 2021
Rascacielo
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From yesterday
tml34
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08/01/2020
inoneearandoutyourmother
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taken Mon Aug 3rd
My son bought in the 8 storey unit
nice to see it get started
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junctionist
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It looks extremely sterile and unimaginative, which is too bad given that it's in a nice neighbourhood and visible from a ravine.
inoneearandoutyourmother
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I like the look .... and it's much better than the design back on page one .... that's hideous
white buildings don't age well, so it remains to be seen if the wraparound balconies with opaque glass make or break the building. I think it's those two things that make the overall look
white buildings don't age well, so it remains to be seen if the wraparound balconies with opaque glass make or break the building. I think it's those two things that make the overall look
kweku
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This must be the ugliest building in the area
The winning concept for art that will go into the park dedication area at this project was announced yesterday… and I pretty much love everything behind this design:
Meet the artist from Etobicoke behind the winning design for the Joshua Glover memorial
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Meet the artist from Etobicoke behind the winning design for the Joshua Glover memorial
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Sept 17
Now that the balcony is glass has been installed on all but the uppermost floors of the tower and we can grasp the final overall look, the lesson here is that white spandrel panels and mullions do not make a satisfactory frame around the windows. Those floors, which are essentially complete on the exterior now, look just as raw as when they were under construction. There aren't that many differences on the exterior treatment here from how Tableau was designed, other than a switch from black frames to white, spandrels instead of all glass, and no staggered frames spread across the balcony edges. The wraparound balconies and shallow chevron shape are the same. Here's a shot by @TheKingEast to compare:
Meanwhile, when you compare what we're getting up top with the hero rendering (below), it would seem that the slab extension over the uppermost balconies has been value engineered out of the design. That's a shame. That improved the look.
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Now that the balcony is glass has been installed on all but the uppermost floors of the tower and we can grasp the final overall look, the lesson here is that white spandrel panels and mullions do not make a satisfactory frame around the windows. Those floors, which are essentially complete on the exterior now, look just as raw as when they were under construction. There aren't that many differences on the exterior treatment here from how Tableau was designed, other than a switch from black frames to white, spandrels instead of all glass, and no staggered frames spread across the balcony edges. The wraparound balconies and shallow chevron shape are the same. Here's a shot by @TheKingEast to compare:
Meanwhile, when you compare what we're getting up top with the hero rendering (below), it would seem that the slab extension over the uppermost balconies has been value engineered out of the design. That's a shame. That improved the look.
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TheKingEast
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Complete swing and a miss here. Yikes, this turned out worse than I thought it would.