Benito
Senior Member
I totally agree, this project has turned out really well. The fact that there are community gardens on the roof of the podium is incredible. I'd love to have a garden plot to grow vegetables.
The podium looks sharp. The towers seem a bit prison-like to me with those slit windows though. And I don't see how the towers relate to the podium.
Gotta love UT
The prevailing thought from the majority of members here is that there is too much glass on buildings in the city. And now, someone is complaining there's not enough glass on this building.
There's more than enough glass in the units here for a good view
A pre-con buyer might not even think about how wide the windows are when they buy in this era of glass boxes--large windows are the norm. Are there subsidized units here? Those people might not have a choice.
I personally prefer floor to ceiling windows and an uninterrupted view.
Oh me too - and does my dog
Might not have a choice? What kind of world do you think this is? This is a market condo. Even if there were subsidized units in here, nobody is being frogmarched into living in particular subsidized units against their will anywhere in town.
The renderings have always shown what the exterior of One Park Place would be like. The units have plenty of light inside and good views because the windows are plenty big enough.
In regards to the hypothetical buyer you have concocted…
Who cares if a "pre-con" buyer might "not even think about how wide the windows are"? There is no excuse for being taken by surprise, as the renderings are always viewable. If someone did buy without looking at the plans, why would you have an ounce of sympathy for them, why would you give their disappointment a passing thought? Anyone putting down the kind of money it takes to buy a condo in Toronto takes full responsibility for their actions when they do, not matter whether they have done their due diligence or not.
Meanwhile, no real world suite purchaser has posted a complaint about the windows in this building on UrbanToronto.
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Exterior renderings from a distance aren't that good in showing the sizes of windows. They're "artist's renderings" only (not something to rely on). If there were subsidized units in this building, people would have to take what they're given. There's a waiting list for public housing, and you don't have many options when you're poor.