Johnny Au
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Elevators to soft fluffy clouds!The crane disappearing into the clouds is neatThey don't call them skyscrapers for nothing.
Toronto One Bloor West | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners
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JamesMcGrath
Active Member
Have we passed FCP yet?
Koops65
Senior Member
I think so, but not everyone will agree...
JamesMcGrath
Active Member
Right. I forgot about the height discrepancy. I guess I'll need to get my measuring tape out 
kris
Senior Member
I think it's only 2-3m away from FCP
Also wtf Tridel thinking with the name change just copying the tower across the street, the name is a downgrade.
Also wtf Tridel thinking with the name change just copying the tower across the street, the name is a downgrade.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Today
As to the question on whether it’s passed FCP, no one knows for sure until they start working on the crown. The problem is there’s no definitive height for FCP - 298 m, 292 m or even lower according to different sources.
As to the question on whether it’s passed FCP, no one knows for sure until they start working on the crown. The problem is there’s no definitive height for FCP - 298 m, 292 m or even lower according to different sources.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Copying 1 Bloor East? 1 Bloor West IS the address. In fact, there are buildings called The One in Kowloon (Hong Kong), Brisbane (Australia), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and LA, so 'The One" was the the one guilty of copying
I doubt that's the reason Tridel decided to rebrand it, maybe it was too tainted with the Mizrahi association? At the end of the day, a cool name doesn't guarantee quality or prestige of the building - remember Ice?ethan.l.cecc
Active Member
From UofT today. Maybe if Tridel is able to complete the cladding along with 50 Scollard this year, this view will have no cranes (unless the pemberton speeds up)
kris
Senior Member
Copying 1 Bloor East? 1 Bloor West IS the address. In fact, there are buildings called The One in Kowloon (Hong Kong), Brisbane (Australia), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and LA, so 'The One" was the the one guilty of copying
I know it's the address but for a flagship type tower just having it named after the address is kinda lame. The other Ones are not even in the same continent where as One Bloor East is across the street. It doesn't really instill or illicit any prestige. This is Canada's first supertall after all....
ardwold1
Active Member
"The One" moniker always struck me as...déclassé...
Rascacielo
Senior Member
It’s probably a good thing Tridel just stick to the building’s address. Otherwise, we might end up with ‘The Prolific’, ‘The Sumptuous’, or maybe ‘The Lascivious’ , judging from the wording on their new hoarding.
kris
Senior Member
They can call it The Tridel Tower
Full Metal Junkie
Active Member
'The Sesquipedalian'
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
While One Bloor West is much more prosaic than "The One", it's a lot less obnoxious than the last name sake, IMO.
...I would have called it The Stollery if it was left to me.
...I would have called it The Stollery if it was left to me.
Toronto Rocks
Active Member
Has the old Apple Store space or any of the other retail portions been leased yet?