Toronto The Uptown Residences | ?m | 48s | Pemberton | Burka

[adma]

I believe he was talking about deco towers. There are a couple, yes, but not as many as some other cities.

Were there many towers in Toronto, *period*? Look: even the tallest of all, Commerce Court North, is basically a Deco-fied Romanesque: its antecedents like Bertram Goodhue or Eliel Saarinen are clear. BNS across the street is retardataire postwar Deco; a bit to the NW is the the Saarinen-like soar of Canada Permanent; further NW still is the Concourse, and a bit to the NE is 80 Richmond, all Deco. And other than the FCP block (which claimed the Toronto Star Building and some other smaller gems), Toronto hasn't really *lost* much in the way of Deco office buildings, either--because it didn't have them in the first place.

As far as major non-Deco stuff of the Deco period, you're left with little more than Royal York and Canada Life--and even that's arguable. (Canada Life may be classical, but it's a very Lutyens-esque classical that might as well be a Deco tributary in its own right.)

 

[Mike in TO]

 

[marcus_a_j]

I walked by here today for the first time in a while (since november when the weather was warmer) and it is quite the big hole. It helps that this is a pit for two buildings, as Cyrstal Blu nearly doubles the size.

 

[yyzer]

Hole's getting deep! Thx Mike for all the great pics today...

 

[whatever]

Is there any word on when the cranes will show up? I would think it must be soon, I couldn't see them bothering to grade the pit like that unless they were bottomed out.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

March 15th Update

The hole gets deeper.
Facing north, Uptown is in the background, Crystal Blu in the foreground

 

[ProjectEnd]

Looks like their starting to dig out the ramp. This could mean the crane will arrive shortly!

 

[RezBoy]

This seems to be going slow...it looks like they will miss the Nov 2009 completion date.

 

[catcher_of_cats]

This seems to be going slow...it looks like they will miss the Nov 2009 completion date.

Just like every other development... almost.

 

[caltrane74]

I doubt this one will even top out in Nov of 09'

 

[urbandreamer]

^Probably will be finished around August 2010. I wonder if they were fighting with Bazis over construction scheduling?

 

[ProjectEnd]

Model Pictures

 

[cruzin4u]

Thanks for all the great model pictures in all the threads Project!

 

[mysteryman]

Model Pictures

This looks like a scene from an alien invasion movie...

 

[Sir Novelty Fashion]

This looks like a scene from an alien invasion movie...