Toronto St Regis Toronto Hotel and Residences | 281.93m | 58s | JFC Capital | Zeidler

[canarob]

I was checking out the spire on my drive down the DVP/Gardiner and back today (no pics, sorry, I was driving!), and I think the spire looks great on the skyline. I was surprised by how much better it makes Trump look, and I can't wait to see it lit up at night.

 

[FAC33]

They actually recently filled the top two vacant floors. I wouldn't call the place dead, either. Go around lunchtime and you'll see everyone come out at the lobby, either heading to the underground food court, or to the square for lunch.

I second this. I can see into a number of the occupied lower floors from my workplace, and except for two mostly unoccupied floors, they're well filled. There are a couple of nice boardroom type rooms on the Bay-Adelaide corner spots.

The concourse level isn't fully occupied yet, but the food court is very popular (and loud at times) and there's a lot of through traffic to the Eaton Centre linkup.

 

[Northern Magus]

speaking of the Bay Adelaide Centre, am i the only one who feels the building is kinda dead?

Funny you should say "dead" ... you're definitely not the only one!

 

[Up&Away]

Have they done an official measurement of the height of the spire to comfirm that it is higher than Scotia (allowing for height correction), or is that just the height the spire will be regardless of whether it is taller or not?

 

[Redroom Studios]

I keep wondering; each angle I see, (esp in person), I just don't think that spire is actually taller than Scotia!?

I would suggest that UrbanDreamer's photo on the previous page is the best evidence we have... but its not much, maybe a few metres.

 

[Red October]

I would suggest that UrbanDreamer's photo on the previous page is the best evidence we have... but its not much, maybe a few metres.

2 metres actually.

If I went on top of Scotia and cemented my feet onto the roof, would that make Scotia taller because I'm not an antenna?
(I'm 6'2" btw)

 

[Mike in TO]

Nuit Blanche:

 

[Red October]

I just got back from lunch and I'll say that from Yonge/Bloor the spire on Trump does indeed look taller than Scotia, but not by much.

 

[ThomasJ]

I just got back from lunch and I'll say that from Yonge/Bloor the spire on Trump does indeed look taller than Scotia, but not by much.

agreed..but hard to tell

 

[drum118]

Oct 1st
From College St

 

[caltrane74]

I know it's been mentioned before, but boy oh boy, is that spire ever crooked.

 

[drum118]

I know it's been mentioned before, but boy oh boy, is that spire ever crooked.

It looks like its off by 3-6 degrees

 

[Torontovibe]

I know it's been mentioned before, but boy oh boy, is that spire ever crooked.

Was that intentional?

 

[DC83]

I know it's been mentioned before, but boy oh boy, is that spire ever crooked.

are you referring to how the place-holds for the LEDs face north, rather than the same angle at which the bldg's corner faces?
If so, that bothers me as well. I'm going to wait til it's complete to pass final judgement, so hopefully it's 'corrected' cuz it looks off.

 

[Tewder]

It looks like its off by 3-6 degrees

Maybe Mike Holmes needs to climb up there with a spirit level.