caltrane74
Senior Member
im sure the cladding will be here very shortly...
by me
by me
The Trump Tower in Chicago is one of the tallest buildings in North America and yet the one in Toronto barely peaks it's head out of the skyline. One thing Toronto lacks is height.
I think we should be demanding street improvements, plantings and the burying of poles etc. of developers rather than questionable corporate 'art' projects. This would have a far longer lasting effect on the appearance of Toronto. The city should establish guidelines (consistency of pavings, Plain trees along Bay Street, for example) and condo developments should be made to contribute towards the installation of them.
Honestly, I find this tower doesn't live up to it's potential. The Trump Tower in Chicago is one of the tallest buildings in North America and yet the one in Toronto barely peaks it's head out of the skyline. One thing Toronto lacks is height. This building will be shorter than the TD Canada Trust Tower.
Honestly, I find this tower doesn't live up to it's potential. The Trump Tower in Chicago is one of the tallest buildings in North America and yet the one in Toronto barely peaks it's head out of the skyline. One thing Toronto lacks is height. This building will be shorter than the TD Canada Trust Tower.
On the contrary; market forces in this city guarantee that this building lives up to its exact potential. If there were enough people buying units to fill more floors, there would be more floors in this building.
If there were enough people buying units to fill more floors, there would be more floors in this building.
This building will be shorter than the TD Canada Trust Tower.
Wasn't the reason the height was reduced because the site couldn't bear the load, due to it's thin shape and small floorplate?
Honestly, I find this tower doesn't live up to it's potential. The Trump Tower in Chicago is one of the tallest buildings in North America and yet the one in Toronto barely peaks it's head out of the skyline. One thing Toronto lacks is height. This building will be shorter than the TD Canada Trust Tower.
And despite its height, it isn't as if Trump Chicago is *that* mythically dominant against Chicago's skyline tableau, and not just because it's "too new", either. Like, the nearby Marina City towers are less the height, yet I'd argue that they're far more symbolically powerful than Trump--same with the Wrigley/Tribune combo at Michigan Avenue. Meanwhile, the 1000-plus-footer Aon Centre is dull as dishwater...