Toronto Sun Life Financial Tower & Harbour Plaza Residences | 236.51m | 67s | Menkes | Sweeny &Co

[arvelomcquaig]

It’s not about me not liking it, it’s about ethics and the broader effects of our consumption and quality of our communities. I know people will shop there. If anything, that’s my point: People will be tempted to get the easiest, cheapest, most unethical junk rather than go out of their way to look for such things. I really doubt most people living in this area have an addiction to giant department stores, but, if they do, more of a reason to not facilitate this habit.

Also, the last thing this place needs is a department store; everything in Southcore is already so monolithic and cold. It needs smaller retail more than anywhere else I can think of downtown.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

And what sort of "small retail" belongs here in your opinion?

 

[Miscreant]

Well, I agree with the big-box feel of South Core. The neighborhood has a certain functional sterility that reminds me of cities like Dallas or Houston.

 

[gabe]

It’s not about me not liking it, it’s about ethics and the broader effects of our consumption and quality of our communities. I know people will shop there. If anything, that’s my point: People will be tempted to get the easiest, cheapest, most unethical junk rather than go out of their way to look for such things. I really doubt most people living in this area have an addiction to giant department stores, but, if they do, more of a reason to not facilitate this habit.

Also, the last thing this place needs is a department store; everything in Southcore is already so monolithic and cold. It needs smaller retail more than anywhere else I can think of downtown.

Target sells unethical junk. Lots of small independent stores sell unethical junk. Saks, Nordstrom Holt's sell the more expensive unethical junk.

 

[PC9728]

I have to go all the way to Canadian Tire at eatons to buy cloth hangers.

 

[NBGtect]

Can someone get back on Target? I mean Topic?

The excavation seems like it's taking a normal time to come back up to grade; nothing speedy or anything. Will be fun to see how high the structures become in 2014.

 

[PC9728]

February 2014 Construction Update from Menkes youtube

[video=youtube;yCH9suTYBWE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCH9suTYBWE[/video]

 

[PC9728]

March 2014 Construction Update from Menkes youtube

[video=youtube;5NYd2b-xWFg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NYd2b-xWFg[/video]

March 6 - photo by Menke

 

[Miscreant]

Amazing. It's such a huge site.

 

[someMidTowner]

March 10th:

 

[Vertigo3000]

This is going to be exciting to watch grow!

 

[metropolis]

I've been out of the loop in this project, even thought I drive by the site every day.

Are they working on both projects coming up at the same time...(One York + Harbour Plaza Residence)...all three towers ?

 

[Hanlansboy]

Me too, but, unless traffic has completely stopped, it's not like we can just stick our heads out the window for a better look (we could try, but given the blizzard today, probably not the best idea!). To keep myself updated, every Sunday I grab my camera and walk around the core, helps get me back in shape after my surgeries, and let's me see just how bloody fast they're slapping these towers up. A little too fast perhaps. I'm beginning to wonder how many contractors are compromising quality for speed?

 

[ushahid]

after 5-6 years this area will be amazing with that density and number of buildings. I guess this will be the most densed area in Toronto.

 

[Bad Bear]

after 5-6 years this area will be amazing with that density and number of buildings. I guess this will be the most densed area in Toronto.

Even with all the current project U/C, the CBD will still be more dense than Southcore.