syn
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The tower looks great, but the base and townhomes at the bottom are terrible.
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Windermere by The Lake (Cresford, 28s + towns, pellow + associates)
Mike By The Lake
New Member
the townhouses east and west of windermere are BY FAR the best looking townhouses in west Toronto .... they are much more appealing and have nicer building materials than the townhouses near grand avenue, near queensway & islington and definitely nicer than the homes on Sudbury St ... i personally like the CONTRAST between design of the condo tower and townhouses
Just a note to say that the thread title has finally been updated to credit the architects, pellow + associates for the design here. I've always quite liked this tower.
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Automation Gallery
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Now merged with WZMH.......http://dailycommercialnews.com/Econ...itects-and-pellow--associates-merge-1009840W/
But still working under their own identities… WZMH Architects and Pellow + Associates Merge Practices
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At the east end of the townhouse site here—the southwest corner of The Queensway and Ellis Avenue—Cresford had its sales centre for years. Not only did they sell the Windermere by the Lake project from here, they sold NXT and NXT2 on the other side of Windermere. After at least a dozen years, maybe 15, the sales centre is gone, and apparently, this neglected little piece of land is becoming a park. I don't know if this is to be a POPS or if it will be handed over to the City, but here's what it looks like now:
Kitty corner from this at Ellis and the Queensway is the southwest corner of High Park. Through the underpass in the image above, you come out to Sunnyside and Sir Cazimir Gzowski parks.
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Kitty corner from this at Ellis and the Queensway is the southwest corner of High Park. Through the underpass in the image above, you come out to Sunnyside and Sir Cazimir Gzowski parks.
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Not sure when it opened; it's open now. Earlier this evening:
That last photo makes it look pretty scrappy. It's a nice enough space, with some things still needed to be finished, liked the railings over the daylighted creek (which takes West Pond* water out to the lake).
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* small pond west of Grendier Pond and Ellis Avenue.
That last photo makes it look pretty scrappy. It's a nice enough space, with some things still needed to be finished, liked the railings over the daylighted creek (which takes West Pond* water out to the lake).
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* small pond west of Grendier Pond and Ellis Avenue.
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44 North
Senior Member
Was not aware we had any daylighted creeks planned. Will have to check this one out!
junctionist
Senior Member
The daylighted creek should be more prominent and noticeable. This park does little to improve the area. It seems like a wasted opportunity.
44 North
Senior Member
Love the gesture, mostly because I know that even the smallest gesture of this variety will be more than appreciated for a good percentage of area kids. And many adults too. Seeing rivers flowing into or out of man-made tunnels... hard to find something cooler than that.