Toronto Two Gladstone | ?m | 8s | Streetcar | TACT Architecture

Great photo yonderbean! This building is so handsome, and so complementary to The Gladstone with being faux historical.
 
What really surprised me while I walked past 2 Gladstone on Friday night was the additional retail space ( I believe ) on Queen itself. That modernist black cube with sleek clear glass seemed to have emerged from nowhere behind the scaffolding. I haven't fully taken it in to make a judgement, but at least the black modernist design will contrast well with the red historical brick. It is excellent to see that this space will be vibrant and have retail - it is so close to Dufferin and will make a decent bookend companion to the Q loft building.
 
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That black cube is a definite surprise, since it was the ass end of that warehouse next door. It was never mentioned that they bought that building too.
 
June 18
Lets see what this thing will look like once the widows get installed.

They painted the whole west wall precast.
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Window installation start tomorrow at 2 Gladstone! Thanks for the updated photos, including our new retail facade. Right now we are using the space for our new 8 Gladstone sales centre, but this will be permanent retail space on Queen.

Also, just to update you on the "blank wall" at the base of 2 Gladstone that was a requirement by CN as a structural "crash wall" - we will be installing corten steel panels on this facade, which behaves like "living steel" that responds to atmospheric conditions.
 
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Jeanhy Shim said:
Window installation start tomorrow at 2 Gladstone! Thanks for the updated photos, including our new retail facade. Right now we are using the space for our new 8 Gladstone sales centre, but this will be permanent retail space on Queen.

Also, just to update you on the "blank wall" at the base of 2 Gladstone that was a requirement by CN as a structural "crash wall" - we will be installing corten steel panels on this facade, which behaves like "living steel" that responds to atmospheric conditions.
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I noticed when I looked at the close up photo of the west wall today, you can still see the tag outline. Never noticed it before either on my computer orginal photo or when I posted it.

The sale office/retail will add to the street edge and will be interesting to see how rest of the windows turn out.

As for the crash wall, very intesting considering there will be a bike path beside the base and GO owns that corridor now.

Corten steel panels on this facade will add something new and change the look overtime.

I hope you guys buy up the rest of the block, as it needs to be replace 100% now.
 
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Will the office space eventuall turn into retail? That'd be a great addition.
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probably, can't see it being wasted.

chances are if drum118's wishes come true, that office space could be used as a presentation centre for awhile :)
 
June 30
With Streetcar buy 11 Peel with the posiblity of the other 3 house next to it, the 8 sales presentation center will be there a well. If the rest of the block gets added as well 35 Gladestone thats up for sale now, a few years before it becomes a retail area. It already tag.

Widows frames going in and too soon to say anything about them.
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Ahhhhhh!!!!! androiduk, how could you miss the best shot from your shot??:confused:

Are you teasing use???:cool::cool:
 
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