bmiller
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Love the photo. How long was the shutter open to get that? Desktop for me.
Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini
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Roots_Energize
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I dont see anything wrong with having a mix of big city buildings along with human scale buildings, cleaned up a bit people would be surprised how charming they could become.
tomms
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thanks. 10 seconds. (all the exif is on my blog under "info & comments")
Mongo
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I will also point out that developers prefer to do excavation in the winter, since the frozen ground is easier to work with, using modern machinery.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
That's why I posted before the details were released on v2 of this property that it would become a site for two towers, but I was wrong.
androiduk
Senior Member
There are about a half dozen pieces of steel left to be planted and that should be it for shoring. They're doing some digging in the northeast corner of the site and have just brought in that big blue machine. No idea what it does.
ProjectEnd
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The blue machine crushes the larger pieces of stone and brick which were dug up during excavation into smaller, more manageable bits.
androiduk
Senior Member
^ Thanks PE. It looks like they have indeed started excavating. They've dug up a 15 metre by 10 metre section against the wall of the Zerox building.
androiduk
Senior Member
Came across some pics from 09 of Yonge/Bloor where Bazis was king. They had 1 Bloor and also the sales office for CrystalBlu. Remember that giant arched window in pic #2. A group of people insisted it be saved and Bazis said OK and carefully dismantled it and put it in storage somewhere. I wonder what happened to it?
steveve
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i can't believe this block wasn't redeveloped sooner ^^^ i mean, just look at that thing!.. a ghetto of an intersection corner.
cassius
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We need a lot more of this in Toronto! I'm joking of course. It's amazing how quickly one can forget what something looks like once it has been torn down.
dt_toronto_geek
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Luckily we have plenty of it but demolishing blocks like this has to stop - and I'm not anti-1Bloor/One Bloor but we did lose 3 or 4 awesome buildings along Yonge & Hayden Street. Remember also that many of the store fronts along this stretch were bastardized over the years, read; covered up with crap, not an uncommon practice with some store fronts along Yonge Street downtown.
androiduk
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vegeta_skyline
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Currently the 3rd most favored project u/c in Toronto and just ahead of Theatre Park as the most favored project in the excavation phase as voted by the members of UT; http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/18161-Your-Favorite-u-c-Highrise-Project
GKW
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http://www.thegridto.com/life/real-estate/whats-up-with-one-bloor/
_Fri Nov 18, 2011_Real Estate
What’s up with One Bloor?
After one highly publicized false start, the big dirt pit on the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor is finally in the process of being transformed into a 70-storey condo tower/shopping complex. Here's a look at what to expect.
BY: Jacob Rutka
Back when it was set to be Canada’s tallest condo building, much was written about the proposed structure on southeast the corner of Yonge and Bloor. Media attention focused on the $25 million penthouse suite, the prestigious address, and the fact that over a hundred people lined up on several cold November nights in 2007 to stake out property in the building. (Some were reportedly paid upwards of $2,000 to do so.)
However, if late-2007 marked the pinnacle of excitement surrounding 1 Bloor St. E., the financial crash of 2008 triggered its downfall. According to reports, Kazak-based developer Bazis International ran into trouble when their banker, Lehman Brothers, teetered towards the brink of bankruptcy. Unceremoniously, the vacant lot was purchased by Great Gulf Homes in September 2009 and plans for the site were put on hold.
In late-March 2010, without the level of excitement that surrounded the property in its earlier incarnation, Great Gulf unveiled its new plan for a 65-storey structure called One Bloor. Regardless, according to Great Gulf’s executive vice-president of sales and marketing Bruce Freeman, public reception has been favourable. “The building has been designed specifically as a prestigious landmark at the corner of Yonge and Bloor, and so far we have about 90 per cent of it sold,†he says.
In mid-July of this year, construction once again began at the One Bloor site. Freeman says that, if things go smoothly, the project should be finished in three years’ time. Here’s a look at what to expect from the building.
- Boasting a sleek, fluid design, the condo will now reach 70 storeys (instead of the original 65), with three floors—a reported 100,000 sq. ft.—of proposed retail on the lower levels. Though Freeman could not confirm any specific companies vying for retail space, previous reports have suggested that Apple Canada may be interested in opening a store at One Bloor.
- Designed by Toronto-based architectural firm Hariri Pontarini, also responsible for the Schulich School of Business and the forthcoming Shangri-La Toronto. According to architect David Pontarini, One Bloor is described as a “contemporary high rise with the aesthetic and purity of modernism.â€
- The property will now house 732 condo units, ranging in size from 530 sq. ft. to 1,727 sq. ft., and from $511,990 to $1.7 million.
- The penthouse may be as large as 8,000 sq. ft.
- Award winning design firm Cecconi Simone is responsible for the building’s interior design.
- Amenities abound: 27,000 sq. ft. of spa/resort-inspired interior amenities located on the sixth and seventh floors, including indoor pools, cold and hot tubs, ice fountains, a billiards room, bar, lounge, fitness room and yoga studio, plus a 19,000 sq. ft. outdoor space with a series of pools.
- On-site 24/7 concierge and underground parking will be available.
- Direct access to Yonge and Bloor subway lines.
_Fri Nov 18, 2011_Real Estate
What’s up with One Bloor?
After one highly publicized false start, the big dirt pit on the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor is finally in the process of being transformed into a 70-storey condo tower/shopping complex. Here's a look at what to expect.
BY: Jacob Rutka
Back when it was set to be Canada’s tallest condo building, much was written about the proposed structure on southeast the corner of Yonge and Bloor. Media attention focused on the $25 million penthouse suite, the prestigious address, and the fact that over a hundred people lined up on several cold November nights in 2007 to stake out property in the building. (Some were reportedly paid upwards of $2,000 to do so.)
However, if late-2007 marked the pinnacle of excitement surrounding 1 Bloor St. E., the financial crash of 2008 triggered its downfall. According to reports, Kazak-based developer Bazis International ran into trouble when their banker, Lehman Brothers, teetered towards the brink of bankruptcy. Unceremoniously, the vacant lot was purchased by Great Gulf Homes in September 2009 and plans for the site were put on hold.
In late-March 2010, without the level of excitement that surrounded the property in its earlier incarnation, Great Gulf unveiled its new plan for a 65-storey structure called One Bloor. Regardless, according to Great Gulf’s executive vice-president of sales and marketing Bruce Freeman, public reception has been favourable. “The building has been designed specifically as a prestigious landmark at the corner of Yonge and Bloor, and so far we have about 90 per cent of it sold,†he says.
In mid-July of this year, construction once again began at the One Bloor site. Freeman says that, if things go smoothly, the project should be finished in three years’ time. Here’s a look at what to expect from the building.
- Boasting a sleek, fluid design, the condo will now reach 70 storeys (instead of the original 65), with three floors—a reported 100,000 sq. ft.—of proposed retail on the lower levels. Though Freeman could not confirm any specific companies vying for retail space, previous reports have suggested that Apple Canada may be interested in opening a store at One Bloor.
- Designed by Toronto-based architectural firm Hariri Pontarini, also responsible for the Schulich School of Business and the forthcoming Shangri-La Toronto. According to architect David Pontarini, One Bloor is described as a “contemporary high rise with the aesthetic and purity of modernism.â€
- The property will now house 732 condo units, ranging in size from 530 sq. ft. to 1,727 sq. ft., and from $511,990 to $1.7 million.
- The penthouse may be as large as 8,000 sq. ft.
- Award winning design firm Cecconi Simone is responsible for the building’s interior design.
- Amenities abound: 27,000 sq. ft. of spa/resort-inspired interior amenities located on the sixth and seventh floors, including indoor pools, cold and hot tubs, ice fountains, a billiards room, bar, lounge, fitness room and yoga studio, plus a 19,000 sq. ft. outdoor space with a series of pools.
- On-site 24/7 concierge and underground parking will be available.
- Direct access to Yonge and Bloor subway lines.