Toronto Pinnacle One Yonge | 351.85m | 106s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

[ImmenselyMental]

Well, I did not expect them to go for another floor before they announced it, but the increase in floor-to-ceiling heights from 2.95m to 3.25m is one thing I paid attention to, reflecting this tower's nature as a high-end condo tower. It may also have been why before yesterday, other sources listed Sky Tower as being 346.7m, as opposed to the 345.5m stated on this site.

Here are a few photos I took yesterday afternoon of Pinnacle One Yonge, starting from outside Union Station:

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

I guess the benefit of over building the foundation like they did and also be monstrous transfer slab is if it's within the building's tolerances they can still get these variances while they are going up

 

[westcoastlibra]

I really hope they cover up the mechanical floors.. looks terrible as shown with that protrusion.

 

[Strange Advance]

I don't know if the protrusion makes it look "terrible", but the new render is making my mind conjure up an image from childhood of a beige joystick-type device with a red button on top. One's fingers encircled the joystick, and one's thumb clicked the red button as needed.

 

[Richtea]

From today:

 

[daptive]

I really hope they cover up the mechanical floors.. looks terrible as shown with that protrusion.

Reminds me of how 18 19 Duncan finished off. Just a concrete stump of a hat on top

 

[C-mac]

Reminds me of how 18 Duncan finished off. Just a concrete stump of a hat on top

18 Duncan? I couldn't seem to find a building at 18 Duncan. Unless you're talking about 19 Duncan, and if you are, it's very hard to find a flaw in that building.

 

[Tyrang]

I really hope they cover up the mechanical floors.. looks terrible as shown with that protrusion.

This will be one of the most iconic buildings in Toronto and probably Canada in the near future. I hope they do right by it.

 

[OpenClosed]

18 Duncan? I couldn't seem to find a building at 18 Duncan. Unless you're talking about 19 Duncan, and if you are, it's very hard to find a flaw in that building.

They are referring to the giant mechanical box on the roof of that building, if you ask me it’s pretty ugly so I see how it’s a flaw

 

[C-mac]

They are referring to the giant mechanical box on the roof of that building, if you ask me it’s pretty ugly so I see how it’s a flaw

19 Duncan?

 

[OpenClosed]

19 Duncan?

Yes (I also had trouble finding the right address)
It’s also called Toronto house

 

[C-mac]

Yes (I also had trouble finding the right address)
It’s also called Toronto house

Okay, well...it's a pretty minor flaw. I never even noticed it and outside of that mechanical box, most people will tell you that has to be one of the nicest buildings in the city.

 

[daptive]

Okay, well...it's a pretty minor flaw. I never even noticed it and outside of that mechanical box, most people will tell you that has to be one of the nicest buildings in the city.

Don’t get me wrong, I love 19 Duncan too, it’s just a quibble I have considering this is my view every morning

With Sky Tower that mechanical box will be visible for anyone looking at height and in every skyline shot. It doesn’t help that the shape of the tower is very suggestive… even more so with the middle poking out.

Not extending the glass crown to hide the top reminds me of older buildings that have had their cornices removed, just looks incomplete.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...not sure why they can't shape it to the rest of the building if they're going to leave it exposed.

 

[Tyrang]

...not sure why they can't shape it to the rest of the building if they're going to leave it exposed.

It mean, it has gotta be the $$$..

Maybe they can just extend the glass up to cover the mechanical box structure?