Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini

[junctionist]

The wait was worth it, considering the quality of this project (in terms of the architecture AND record of the proponent) compared to previous proposals.

AoD

Yeah, the prospects for this corner are a lot better now than with Bazis.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Bazis is doing a good job with Yonge and eglinton though, you have to admit.

 

[isaidso]

Bazis is doing a good job with Yonge and eglinton though, you have to admit.

And lots of other spots around Toronto. They're behind many proposals that break with that typical Toronto look we've seen a hundred times already. Bazis are a breath of fresh air.

 

[Xray_Crystal_Junkie]

The only thing they've built in Toronto is Crystal Blu, and I don't think anyone would refer to that as a "breath of fresh air". Sure the designs for E condos and Exhibit look nice, but lets wait till those are built before heaping praise. They're no MOD or Cityzen.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Crystal Blu looked nice too, and they had the best partying render-people on their model. We know how that story turned out.

 

[SP!RE]

Bazis are a breath of fresh air.

Yeah, their never-built 1BE and Crystal-Gray condos turned out wonderfully!

 

[Edward]

Pretty exciting to see One Bloor start to rise!

 

[isaidso]

Yeah, their never-built 1BE and Crystal-Gray condos turned out wonderfully!

I prefer this incarnation of One Bloor, but the Bazis design was better than 90% of what we've built this past cycle. Exhibit, E Condos, and Emerald are certainly a huge breath of fresh air from the 'do as little as possible' designs we usually get. Pinnacle, Concord, Canderel are about as coma inducing as you can get. Bay-Adelaide, PWC, Bremner Tower, Infinity, Maple Leaf Square, Verve, 300 Front, etc. After 100 buildings like that, I'm glad Bazis is here to break up the monotony.

 

[androiduk]

 

[egotrippin]

I prefer this incarnation of One Bloor, but the Bazis design was better than 90% of what we've built this past cycle. Exhibit, E Condos, and Emerald are certainly a huge breath of fresh air from the 'do as little as possible' designs we usually get. Pinnacle, Concord, Canderel are about as coma inducing as you can get. Bay-Adelaide, PWC, Bremner Tower, Infinity, Maple Leaf Square, Verve, 300 Front, etc. After 100 buildings like that, I'm glad Bazis is here to break up the monotony.

Again though, that's if the final products actually turn out like the renders. Crystal Blu is a heaping pile of embarrassment.

 

[67Cup]

Any guesses on when this construction will catch up to the tortoise like U condominiums?

 

[UrbanFervour]

Indeed crystal blu is amongst the butt-fugliest buildings to have been erected in Toronto. Ever.

 

[UrbanFervour]

Indeed crystal blu is amongst the butt-fugliest buildings to have been erected in Toronto. Ever.

Bazis has a lot to prove. Meanwhile The skyline is about to change forever on this site. Very excited for this )

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Time Square Newyork has its own crystal blue, only its green! and just as bad! That being said its an ok filler and will look better once other skyscrapers build up around it. so its not standing out so much. Wouldn't mind seeing more Uptown buildings my self.

 

[hawc]

A new at grade picture. (June 5/13)