Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

[ADRM]

I think the Shah himself might have a tough time landing a unit here.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And that they're filled with gold coins.

1kg of gold nets you about 50K. That 20M penthouse will need about 400kg worth of gold. Good luck cramming it into a piggy bank!
(or you can choose to pay in 20 1M face value, 100kg Canadian gold coins, at a significant loss - http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/million-dollar-coin-1600006)

AoD

 

[LMVDR]

Interesting read. I suppose the rumor I heard was incorrect.

My prediction and opinion:

The First and Second mortgage lenders will eventually take over this project. Collectively they’re the only credible players on the field.

I hope the units do legitimately sell (and purchasers actually close) in that price range though. It would be a real validation for Toronto on a global scale to see numbers that high.

 

[ADRM]

Aaaaaaaand here we go again.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

Interesting read. I suppose the rumor I heard was incorrect.

My prediction and opinion:

The First and Second mortgage lenders will eventually take over this project. Collectively they’re the only credible players on the field.

I hope the units do legitimately sell (and purchasers actually close) in that price range though. It would be a real validation for Toronto on a global scale to see numbers that high.

 

[Ramako]

I suppose the rumor I heard was incorrect.

 

[Edward Skira]

Groundbreaking day.

 

[Edward Skira]

Sam Mizrahi

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And from the Globe, by Alex B:

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/the-one/article36498485/

AoD

 

[Edward Skira]

With the mayor.

 

[Edward Skira]

Ribbon cut and off we go.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Ribbon cut and off we go.

It's official

 

[Gotzvon]

Tomorrow's op-ed piece: No Work Undertaken Since Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony: Is "The One" Dead In Its Tracks?

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Aren't you supposed to stick a shovel in a little heap of dirt for this ceremony? I thought cutting a large ribbon with novelty scissors was reserved for the end of the project...

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Ouch! Scotia Plaza sure took a beating in that Bozikovic article:

Toronto's skyline is ruled by buildings whose lead designers are German-American (the TD Centre complex by Mies van der Rohe), American (First Canadian Place by Edward Durell Stone), and Australian (CN Tower by John Andrews). The one Canadian-designed tower among the city's heights, WZMH Architects' Scotia Plaza, is something of a fashion victim, dressed in 1980s pink granite.

Will the One seem equally dated one day?

And a double-whammy that includes a more subtle dig at FCP:

Canada's tallest building, marketed as the One, is under construction at Yonge and BloorStreets, and a ceremony will mark the official groundbreaking Thursday. Ambitiously conceived and thoughtfully designed, it is poised to be the best tall building Toronto has seen since the 1960s.