Benito
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Toronto Manulife Centre Podium and Streetscape Renewal | 9.75m | 2s | Manulife Real Estate | MdeAS Architects
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lead82
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I compare this to the Yonge/Sheppard Centre renovation, and this is fugly. The YS Centre reno is great. They made the podium white and painted the ugly grey office towers black to make a nice contrast. This is just a mess. It would have been better if they didn't do the renovation at all or kept it to the interior only.
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
Just wait. I bet in a future phase the tower will get a makeover
Northern Light
Superstar
I want to say......"Could they make it any worse?"...............then I think nah..........don't jinx it.......never bet against bad taste prevailing.
Amare
Senior Member
I'm sure they have Cadillac Fairview on speed dial to get advise on how much more they can butcher this building.
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Bayer
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Certainly the residential tower eventually. Some of my windows are originals and were made in 1970. The insulation leaves a bit to be desired.
Bayer
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In other news, Manulife installed two beehives on the rooftop between the two towers, citing vague environmental aspirations. Not sure if this is for future Eataly use or what.
GabrielHurl
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GWL put beehives on the roof of the building when I worked at 33 Yonge - they did it on other properties of theirs as well
www.gwlrealtyadvisors.com
Release the Bees! – GWL Realty Advisors
In mid-June, GWL Realty Advisors welcomed thousands of tiny, buzzing tenants to our office at 33 Yonge St., Toronto.
Benito
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Today along Balmuto.
Bayer
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Pilot Coffee will open this coming Friday at Manulife.
AlvinofDiaspar
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From the Globe, on Eataly:
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www.theglobeandmail.com
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Eataly finally arrives in Toronto: ‘It’s important that we do it right instead of fast’
Luxury Italian food emporium’s long-awaited opening in the city is a core part of the renovation of the Manulife Centre in the Yorkville neighbourhood.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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Benito
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Logan
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This is probably the worst retrofit projects i've ever seen. Sterile, cheap, monotonous POS. Does absolutely nothing to enhance to the streetscape. Major thumbs down.