Toronto One Bloor West | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners

From this morning.

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Johnny Au said:
November 16, 2025:

Bay and Cumberland:

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Balmuto Side:

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Bloor Side:

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Unpopular opinion: this does not meet expectations. Looks much nicer up close though. From afar, the Christmas tree hangers are a downgrade from the diagrid that was originally proposed. I wanted to withhold my opinion until much of the cladding was complete and now that it is and you can see the tower's form and materials, I'm just not sold. It's rather boring and a downgrade from the ambition that was initially expressed.

The diagrid in a photo from @Marcanadian in 2015:

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Once up close, you can see the high quality of materials and I'm sure the street presence will be fantastic but on the skyline, it just doesn't measure up to the expectations of a Sir Norman Foster that took a decade to build.
 
nightstreak said:
Unpopular opinion: this does not meet expectations. Looks much nicer up close though. From afar, the Christmas tree hangers are a downgrade from the diagrid that was originally proposed. I wanted to withhold my opinion until much of the cladding was complete and now that it is and you can see the tower's form and materials, I'm just not sold. It's rather boring and a downgrade from the ambition that was initially expressed.

The diagrid in a photo from @Marcanadian in 2015:

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Once up close, you can see the high quality of materials and I'm sure the street presence will be fantastic but on the skyline, it just doesn't measure up to the expectations of a Sir Norman Foster that took a decade to build.
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True that it's attractive from the exterior, but I thinks the diagrid would disrupt the view from too many units. Not every buyer appreciates that aesthetic.
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
Better be quick on the Copy & Paste though, the page redirects.
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I always right click on the link to the page (either on this forum/reddit post/etc) or the star's main page then copy link address.
 
UpwithOlives said:
True that it's attractive from the exterior, but I thinks the diagrid would disrupt the view from too many units. Not every buyer appreciates that aesthetic.
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Not to mention that had that been the chosen design, it would’ve cost even more. Given the goings-on with Mizrahi & partners, the project would’ve grounded to a halt sooner than it did, probably early enough to be scrapped altogether.
 
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Why does this whole cancellation of purchase agreements feel like people were duped into helping the developer secure financial backing for the project, only for those customers to be left in the lurch in the end? I get the project changed developers, but still, cancelling pre-construction purchase agreements in order to sell units at a higher price closer to project completion seems wrong to me.
 
dob467 said:
Why does this whole cancellation of purchase agreements feel like people were duped into helping the developer secure financial backing for the project, only for those customers to be left in the lurch in the end? I get the project changed developers, but still, cancelling pre-construction purchase agreements in order to sell units at a higher price closer to project completion seems wrong to me.
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Essentially, the earlier plan for the building proved to not be financially viable, hence the receivership. When a new developer takes over, it's par for the course for previous contracts to be cancelled, as the new developer typically looks for ways to make completing the building make financial sense.

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dob467 said:
Why does this whole cancellation of purchase agreements feel like people were duped into helping the developer secure financial backing for the project, only for those customers to be left in the lurch in the end? I get the project changed developers, but still, cancelling pre-construction purchase agreements in order to sell units at a higher price closer to project completion seems wrong to me.
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Wrong but sadly legal.
 
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