Future Canadian Skylines

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by BLACK STAR

That's gonna look great. It will look like a sharp suit.

Originally Posted by isaidso

Good job Chad. Me likey!

Thanks guys! Here's a better version of the future skyline. Still not great, but it serves its purpose fairly well


From left to right: Eau Claire One, City Centre, Telus Sky, Brookfield Place, Oxford Tower, Manulife Tower.


Calgary Future Skyline by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by MeIsThomas

My new future Hamilton rendering...


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Left to Right:
- Residences of the Royal Connaught, 36+24+21 floors, sales
- Tivoli Condos, 22 floors, pre-sales
- Artizen Condos, 20 floors, pre-sales
- Gore Park Development, 30 floors, planning
- The Connolly, 30 floors, demo/under construction
- The Hamilton Hammer, 44 & 23 floors, planning
- Bella Tower, 28 floors, under construction
- 22 George Street (partially hidden by Bella Tower), 25-30 floors, planning


Not in the picture:
- City Square Parkside Condos (tower 2 & 3), 11+11 floors, under construction (hidden behind buildings from this angle)
- Residences of the Royal Connaught southern addition, 14 floors, sales (couldn't fit it in the photo)
- Gore Park Development's office tower, 10-15 floors, planning (couldn't fit it in the photo)
- 150 Main Lofts, 12 floors, under construction (hidden behind 22 George Street)
- 339 York, 29 floors, planning (located just off the right of the photo)

Is there a chance that condo towers might one day be built on top of Hamilton Mountain overlooking the city? I do see a few short apartment blocks there in that photo. I bet they have some of the best views in southern Ontario. Tall enough and you could see Niagara Falls to one side and Hamilton/Toronto to the other.

[thomax]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Is there a chance that condo towers might one day be built on top of Hamilton Mountain overlooking the city? I do see a few short apartment blocks there in that photo. I bet they have some of the best views in southern Ontario. Tall enough and you could see Niagara Falls to one side and Hamilton/Toronto to the other.

There are already quite a few condo/apartment towers on the edge of the escarpment and there will definitely be more in the future. There is already a mini skyline above the escarpment, just off the left of that future skyline photo.

Here is a screenshot from Bing 3D Maps that shows the escarpment edge's skyline (downtown is in the top right)...

Source: Bing 3D Maps Preview App


The newest condo building along the escarpment's edge is The Madison which was built in 2008...

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The views from the second floor of The Madison can compete with the views of Toronto's tallest buildings...

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[Rico Rommheim]

Good times for Hamilton. Seems surreal. Good times nevertheless.

[isaidso]

Good heavens! Those lots atop Hamilton Mountain are a gold mine. They should set aside the whole length of Mountain Park Avenue for high end 40+ floor condo towers. That's Hamilton's version of 5th Avenue overlooking Central Park. NYC is on a different level, but this has the same kind of potential in terms of vistas.

Just don't develop it like a sterile suburb. Develop it like a dense urban neighbourhood with wide sidewalks, retail at grade, restaurants, cafes, and heavy investment in the public realm (trees, quality paving, lamp posts, etc.).

[Innsertnamehere]

Places To Grow is starting to really kick in over Southern Ontario, its finally become really noticable in the last year or two, considering its been around since 2006. All of the growth nodes are starting to show up (Vaughan, Markham, etc.) and it looks great. its suddenly somewhat possible to visualize how the area will look in 10 years. Hint: Skylines, Skylines everywhere.

[The Fisher Account]

Devin Henry ‏@calgaryfuture
Something even taller than Brookfield Place is coming downtown! The future is going to look good #yyc

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Places To Grow is starting to really kick in over Southern Ontario, its finally become really noticable in the last year or two, considering its been around since 2006. All of the growth nodes are starting to show up (Vaughan, Markham, etc.) and it looks great. its suddenly somewhat possible to visualize how the area will look in 10 years. Hint: Skylines, Skylines everywhere.

Agree. I much prefer having an urban region with 10-12 significant nodes in the Golden Horseshoe. It makes the whole region feel larger, more vibrant, and it will likely run more efficiently. The alternative of packing all the 'good stuff' in the core surrounded by a miles of boring 'nothing' isn't the way to go. We need to spread quality development and attractions throughout the region. It's why I supported seeing the Aga Khan cultural centre going to Eglinton East.

A much larger 'Hamilton' node would be great too. We should demand the same standards in Hamilton, North York, Oshawa as we do in downtown Toronto. That's how we'll build an urbanized region that's spectacular from one end to the other.

[Beedok]

My photo-tour of the GTHA has a lot of picks of Hamilton's mountain brow/Concession St. area.

(Shameless self promotion, I know, but the pictures are fairly relevant.)

Flar has a good tour of the area, but fewer shots looking towards the GTA.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Places To Grow is starting to really kick in over Southern Ontario, its finally become really noticable in the last year or two, considering its been around since 2006. All of the growth nodes are starting to show up (Vaughan, Markham, etc.) and it looks great. its suddenly somewhat possible to visualize how the area will look in 10 years. Hint: Skylines, Skylines everywhere.

Legislation is one thing but, the insatiable demand for high rise apartments is driving all these towers. More ans more suburban developers are joining in on the fun as existing developers take on even larger projects.

[Gresto]

We need Traynor back to do a good new Future Toronto rendering. It has been a couple of years since he was spotted here. I would do it myself, but I don't have the enthusiasm or time.

[Chadillaccc]

Another Calgary future beauty be CtrlAltDel

[RyLucky]

AMAZING! And it doesn't even show East Village and the Beltline. Is that 3EC still in there?

[Chadillaccc]

Yep. Bentall just bought 3EC, work resumed on the site yesterday Another tower over 150 meters for Calgary At this rate, we will be at 23 towers over 150 meters by 2020.

[Ramako]

This is a rendering I made of what Toronto will look like in 2020. All the projects shown are already under construction or are approved and have already reached their sales thresholds (except for Residences off 488 University Avenue which is approved but has only just started sales). They include One Bloor, Casa II, U Condos, X2 and Five Condos (which have already topped out), Wellesley on the Park, YC Condos, Massey Tower and Ten York.

Projects that I have left out because they wouldn't make a big impact from this angle (or because I was lazy) include Plaza Harbour Residences, 88 Scott, 1 Yorkville, Casa III, Yonge+Rich, Bay Adelaide East, INDX, EY Tower, Karma, Pace, the Britt and a bunch of stuff in the Entertainment District.



The original photo by Jack Landau


Projects that might possibly be built by 2020 which would impact this angle, but which I didn't render, include 45 Bay, 156 Front, Union Centre, 50 Bloor West (aka Holt Renfrew Tower), 37 Yorkville, TeaHouse Condos and CityPlace Signature Towers.

[BretttheRiderFan]

^ That seriously reminds me of a side view of Manhattan.

Obviously not with the same thickness, but wow. Just wow. Bravo Toronto.

[BretttheRiderFan]

I just LOVE this thread so much. Seriously, we have AMAZING cities in this country.

Is there any country out there that, pound for pound, has more amazing skylines than us? Australia maybe?

[travis3000]

Great Calgary and Toronto shot. So much excitement going on in both cities.

For the TO shot, you also forgot the Mirvish towers which are approved, however they have not gone into sales yet. Also, 2020 might be a stretch as the project doesn't even have a reputable developer to build it. I would say 2022-2023 for completion.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

Is there any country out there that, pound for pound, has more amazing skylines than us? Australia maybe?

Pound for pound, Australia was considerably ahead of us the last 20 years. Our latest building boom has pulled us even despite still only having 4 big skyline cities to their 5. We can thank the mega boom in Toronto for that; it's now as big as Sydney and Melbourne put together.

Going forward, we might even pull ahead of Australia pound for pound as Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary come on strong. Edmonton looks set to make it an even 5.

That said, Australia and Canada are tops. The UAE is arguably in that group as well, but Dubai and Abu Dhabi need more time to come together imo. One bit of data that jumped out at me last year was that Canada had roughly as many 100m+ buildings as the entire European Union. Add U/C and Proposed and we still keep pace. That puts things into context.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Ramako

Projects that might possibly be built by 2020 which would impact this angle, but which I didn't render, include 45 Bay, 156 Front, Union Centre, 50 Bloor West (aka Holt Renfrew Tower), 37 Yorkville, TeaHouse Condos and CityPlace Signature Towers.

50 Bloor may have to be phased for Holt Renfrew but, I can see Morguard breaking ground in 2015. Their rental project in Forest Hill has leased exceedingly well.