RC8
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Parade looks very impressive from Kensington Market now of all places. It has definitely changed the feel at night - now you can see 'the city' to the south also.
Toronto Parade at Concord CityPlace | 127.4m | 44s | Concord Adex | P + S / IBI
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hawc
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egotrippin
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Truthfully I haven't seen it in person at night, so I was going by the photos which may be overexposed vs reality. Tenants may have purchased pre-construction and not realized, but perhaps it's not so bad from a side angle.
skyrise
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Maybe I missed this awhile back in the thread, but what happened to the glass bottom on the bridge? This was a main feature in thier advertising.18 December 2012:
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There are three or four glass floor portholes in the bottom of bridge that you just can't see in that image.
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HotStuff
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I hate when people cheat, just for advertising. ugh
skyrise
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Thanks interchange. I see the 4 small portals now. The video on Concord's site makes it look like there is a continuos band of glass running the length of the bridge approximately 4 feet wide (ala CN tower skypod). The original TV ad (which cannot be found) made it look like the floor was all glass with Shanghai as the skyline (lol) How incredibly underwhelming the final product turned out to be....
Typically when those ads are created, which is pretty early in the process, the finer points of the architecture and engineering have not all been worked out. Engineering is generally only done once sales are proving robust enough that the developer knows that the project will go ahead. So early on the artists are told "show a glass floor" and they make things look as appealing as they can.
That said, I wish there was more that the consumer could do to get out of their purchase contracts if the amenities do not live up to the promise in the ads, meaning we should expand the definition of material change to the units to include the same in the amenities, as well as the building's overall architectural finishes. That way we might get ads that set more realistic expectations in the sales phase.
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That said, I wish there was more that the consumer could do to get out of their purchase contracts if the amenities do not live up to the promise in the ads, meaning we should expand the definition of material change to the units to include the same in the amenities, as well as the building's overall architectural finishes. That way we might get ads that set more realistic expectations in the sales phase.
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andomano
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ChesterCopperpot
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dt_toronto_geek
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I'm not a fan at all of lighting being used as public art contributions but I must say Concord really does a nice job with lighting up their newer buildings.
…meanwhile CityPlace is home to the largest Public Art collection in Toronto. Check out http://concordartspace.com/ if you haven't seen it yet!
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dt_toronto_geek
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Great link!
To be clear, I'm not against buildings being lit up, in fact I love the lighting on many (most?) buildings, but I'm not a fan of them being done as public art contributions. The Met flipped the switch on theirs several months ago so I have to wonder what obligation a condo board has in maintaining these lighting designs once the building is turned over.
OakvilleGreg
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One of the referenced are pieces is a phallic shaped ceramin inlay, called 18 Niches. I thought it was a typo.
TOCondoGarden
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Parade looks stunning at night now. I'm very impressed with all the blue lighting...and I don't find it over-the-top at all, although it's a bit distracting while driving along the Gardiner lol.
Well done!
Well done!