Toronto Cherry House at Canary Landing | 50.32m | 13s | Dream | COBE Architects

[jxmith_]

could the developer have looked at an affordable housing project and said “meh, private courtyard would cost more in maintenance fees, let’s go no frills with POPS instead”? Not sure how cynical that take is

 

[jxmith_]

 

[everydayhim]

It was definitely being sold as a gift by the developer / architect at the public meeting, which I attended.

courtyards can be amazing public spaces, if they are fronted with public amenities or retail, which could have been easily achieved here on a few of the corners with some through-block programming.

this project is not that. the courtyard here will be pretty sterile and lifeless. but a silver lining may be that it could be a nice reprieve from public streets, a place to quietly read for example, if the landscape turns out to be as lush as the renders show (which it wont, at least for a few years)

 

[rdaner]

An update and a little reminder of what is coming.

 

[flonicky]

 

[jxmith_]

Not only are we finally getting a third floor, but flying toilets as well!

 

[cjkean]

 

[jxmith_]

I’m still really glad they decided to put that third floor on, the fourth and fifth just would have looked awkward otherwise

 

[ADRM]

 

[C-C-C]

 

[jxmith_]

Got a bunker vibe going on

 

[Northern Light]

Photos taken May 23rd, 2023:

 

[everydayhim]

anyone have intel on why this thing is moving so slowly?

 

[jxmith_]

I think the developers are jealous of Union Station and Market North and want to go for longest build. We’re gonna have the housing crisis solved by the time this goes on market.

 

[unrealestate]

look at all those cars in the foreground *puke*

all the car dealerships on front/eastern need to go