Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini
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dt_toronto_geek
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So if this turns out well the intersection isn't improved and better served. I don't understand how you arrive at that.
urbandreamer
recession proof
I have better photos but they show the same thing: 'tis a bore.
RippedLikeStinson
Banned
What do you mean by, 'tis a bore? Your photos are a bore, or the quality of the glass is?
urbandreamer
recession proof
I mean it's just bog standard Toronto Condo windows. Nothing to get excited about. And honestly, not surprising given it's a tall investor-bought condominium. Oh yes, they're better than P+S etc but really just the standard glazing HP uses on many of their buildings.
(Debating "quality of the glass" on a condo tower is kinda pointless when you think about it--unless it's a luxury condo.)
What would excite me: a condo tower clad in less than 50% glass.
(Debating "quality of the glass" on a condo tower is kinda pointless when you think about it--unless it's a luxury condo.)
What would excite me: a condo tower clad in less than 50% glass.
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taal
Senior Member
I wouldn't read into his comment ... not that I disagree but I believe UD finds just about all glass boring.
Heck if the entire thing was glad with cinder block (no windows of course) I'm pretty sure UD would be jumping up and down with excitement.
Ryan_T
Senior Member
We need a building made out of transparent aluminum.
Drove past this on Bloor recently. The intersection will never be the same.
Drove past this on Bloor recently. The intersection will never be the same.
Tulse
Senior Member
Aluminum oxide is transparent in at least one form -- it's what we call sapphire, and it's very strong and hard. It'd be pretty expensive to build a building out of it, however.
got it right
Active Member
Urbandreamer...you are so right. I share your opinion.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Here's that photo from 22 Feb 2014:
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hawc
Senior Member
Yup. They're putting the finishing touches on the roof of the podium right now. Planter boxes etc. The next level up will be the first level of the tower and I think It's really going to go up like mad at that point because it'll be a much smaller footprint - about 1/3 the size of the podium and I think they'll only use one crane. I can snap an overhead shot today if anyone's interested.
someMidTowner
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We are always interested! Post away!
NBGtect
Active Member
Do people really argue about who took better photos of a few windows?
I'd like to see that overhead shot too, hawc.
I'd like to see that overhead shot too, hawc.
