Tulse
Senior Member
There's long been a rumour/hope that Apple would put a flagship store here.
Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini
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Hamiltonian
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I really hope Apple decides not to and decides to build a flagship store. Houston's flagship store is a perfect example to follow for Apple.
hawc
Senior Member
It's funny that these pool and lounge chairs are going to be directly in the shadow of the Xerox office tower not 30 feet away. You'll be out tanning in your swimsuit and some dude at his desk will be looking out his office window right at you.
Tulse
Senior Member
When it was rumoured that Stollery's was selling 1 Bloor West, many folks thought that Apple was the purchaser, precisely to build one of their classic low-rise all-glass flagships.
Which would have been awesome.
someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That sounds like a delightfully urban experience. Imagine the feeling being on a pool sandwiched between a 75-storey condo and a 15(?)-storey office building with so much action around. I don't think anyone moving to the corner of Yonge and Bloor would expect otherwise.
Here is the pool at Maple Leaf Square, which is surrounded by high rise developments. This shot was taken from ICE, and if I had to rank places in Toronto to go for a swim, this would easily be on my top 5.
hawc
Senior Member
I guess some people liked to be watched.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
^^ In downtown Toronto, there is no other option. All outdoor, podium pools have apartments overlooking them.
Bad Bear
Active Member
Or maybe they just don't care. When you go to the beach everybody can look at you, and this isn't exactly a private pool in the backyard, so I can't see the problem.
ushahid
Senior Member
I hope pool at one Bloor will be much better than this one.
I don't like these kind of swimming pools. swimming pool should be covered.
I don't like these kind of swimming pools. swimming pool should be covered.
Bad Bear
Active Member
Why on the earth they should cover a pool?
^ So you can use it all year round. The pool in my building is on the roof, is covered and is open 24/7 365 days a year. The deck surrounding it is not covered so good in the summer and no go in the winter.
hawc
Senior Member
Yeah but within reason. It's one thing to have apartments in the area looking down on you. It's another thing to roll over in your lounge chair and stare at an office worker twenty feet away from you in teh Xerox building. Tha'ts all I'm saying.
D-W
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The pools will be indoor/outdoor pools.
In attached image, red box will be indoor hot tub, green box is indoor/outdoor pool the side closer to hot tub is indoor, and the orange box is just outdoor pool with partial cover. although it looks like the majority of the lounge areas will be on the outdoor deck.
In attached image, red box will be indoor hot tub, green box is indoor/outdoor pool the side closer to hot tub is indoor, and the orange box is just outdoor pool with partial cover. although it looks like the majority of the lounge areas will be on the outdoor deck.
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androiduk
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Saw cladding this morning going up near the southwest corner.
caltrane74
Senior Member
Ok, someone is gonna have to get down there and let us see how it looks...