Toronto Theatre District Residence & Riu Plaza Hotel | 156.05m | 49s | Plaza | BDP Quadrangle

.dwg · Jan 14, 2023

Levels ~2-10 are visually interesting and I appreciate the texture, even if I think the colour is iffy.

Everything else is a misfire here IMO.

UtakataNoAnnex · Jan 14, 2023

I get that some folks are not appreciative of this building for what it could have been. However, when comparing to its surrounding neighbours such as the Baka Nobu, Peter and Spandrel'aide, et al...this becomes the Taj Mahal. >.<

isaidso · Jan 14, 2023

Agree, I'm very surprised that this got singled out for scorn. The tower portion, like most in Toronto, is quite ordinary but I love the brick podium. The repetitive vertical breaks are pleasing and the colour choice adds warmth to the street wall. It's nicer that a good 80% of what's been built the last 5 years.

GenerationLee · Jan 15, 2023

I'm glad the cladding looks great up to the 10th or so floor, but the ground level is terrible...its a midhmash so far.

telefann · Jan 15, 2023

The cladding choices in the tower portion, plain as they might be, lend at least somewhat of a sense of solidity and permanence to this building that is near-impossible to achieve with (cheap and utterly disposable-looking) grey spandrel/window-wall.

xy3 · Jan 16, 2023

Unpopular opinion; but I'm not a fan of hipster single floor retail with double/triple height ceilings and exposed concrete/pipes etc. I prefer regular ceiling heights, or double story atrium/arcade retail.

daptive · Jan 16, 2023

xy3 said:
Unpopular opinion; but I'm not a fan of hipster single floor retail with double/triple height ceilings and exposed concrete/pipes etc. I prefer regular ceiling heights, or double story atrium/arcade retail.

What does ‘hipster’ even mean here? Has anyone even said ‘hipster’ in the last 5 years?

UtakataNoAnnex · Jan 16, 2023

daptive said:
What does ‘hipster’ even mean here? Has anyone even said ‘hipster’ in the last 5 years?

Probably? But not using that word per say...as the internets tend to evolve words, terms and goal posts in "fascinating" and unusual ways at times.

far9521 · Jan 16, 2023

Hi there, long time reader, first time commenter. Based on previous timelines for other similar buildings, anyone have any idea as to around when occupancy would be, or if there are any chances of delay?

AlbertC · Jan 17, 2023

far9521 said:
Hi there, long time reader, first time commenter. Based on previous timelines for other similar buildings, anyone have any idea as to around when occupancy would be, or if there are any chances of delay?

Factoring in general timeline of similar buildings and possible construction impact variables, my estimate would be Spring 2024 for occupancy.