TORONTO | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread - Page 177

mikevbar1 · #**3521** Posted **Aug 31, 2021, 5:32 PM**

Kudos to Sugar Wharf for using good materials to make this project shine…. While I nor anyone else think the design is much to look at, the buildings are growing on me. The design itself isn’t overdone messy or garish, which typically is what makes or breaks projects in Toronto nowadays. Subverting that with a higher standard of quality actually leads to a sort of minimalist, clean aesthetic that most projects miss. Essentially, Sugar Wharf is the idyllic posterboy of Toronto’s condo boom, and I’m ok with that sentiment taking root. It’s big and doesn’t really stir the imagination, but it is dense, clean, and even has ground-level amenities. While not LOOKING the part, all of Sugar Wharf is going to be a hidden gem. Naturally the bar is kindof low, but the incentive to improve pedestrian space from both large waterfront projects (alongside Pinnacle Yonge) is a net positive. Something often forgotten is when cities start having proposals rivalling the towers of old, poor design/quality often takes centre stage (looking at you, Penn 15). I think a bit of minimalist design is ironically going to stand out in some ways in Toronto and I’m more than ok with a safe design when the alternative might be something less… graceful. I say all this because Sugar Wharf is a popular project to criticize, but everything seen thus far is only growing my preference for it over Pinnacle, which may have promised too much in the renders.

Maldive · #**3522** Posted **Aug 31, 2021, 6:04 PM**

Etobicoke Civic Centre | 75.82m | 16s | CreateTO | Henning Larsen l pre-construction

Images from the site plan application documents.

WislaHD

WislaHD

Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

skycandy

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^^ In the foreground a mega LCBO (below) will be opening in December at 100 Queens Quay to service the (eventual) thousands of thirsty new residents of One Yonge, Sugar Wharf etc.

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89 Roehampton Avenue | 123.13m | 38s | TAS | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

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The Rosedale on Bloor | 185.92m | 55s | Gupta | IBI Group l u/c

Poking its head into the Bloor/Sherbourne cluster (left centre). Via Bloor is in the centre of the photo.

Rascacielo

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Y&S Condos | 121.3m | 35s | Tribute | Graziani + Corazza l excavation

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Roundabout

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Sixty Five Broadway | 132.89m | 39s | Times Group | Wallman Architects l site demolition

39s twins: condo, rental and institutional.

StealthyArrow

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YSL Residences - Yonge Street Living (383 Yonge) | 298.99m | 85s | Concord Adex | Kohn Pedersen Fox l new developer

Humans with hard hats on the mothballed site… vicious rumours will now begin, including what new owner Concord Adex will do to the KPF design ;-).

Paclo
KPF design.

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colemonkee · #**3523** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 2:53 PM**

^ Hopefully nothing. That design is top-notch.

Innsertnamehere · #**3524** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 4:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by colemonkee

^ Hopefully nothing. That design is top-notch.

They are apparently retaining the existing sales contracts so if there are any changes they will probably be minor.

The storey there is the old developer went bankrupt from their other projects but YSL was still profitable. Concord-Adex took over two of their projects, one of which was almost complete, and this one, and apparently intend to retain the existing sales contracts. We'll see how many modifications they make that allow existing units to remain.

Maldive · #**3525** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 7:31 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by colemonkee

^ Hopefully nothing. That design is top-notch.

File this comment under praying for miracles, but it would be a first for Concord to keep the design (and materials) intact.

Oh... and increase the height by 1.01 metres for local 'scraper geeks ;-).

Newly delivered 2nd span of the Commissioners Street bridge getting closer to its mate.

globalexpress

The Ivy | 110.33m | 34s | Tricon | Graziani + Corazza l u/c

Finally reaching grade (site prep/demo started fall 2019).

Northern Light

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88 Queen | 163.05m | 51s | St Thomas Dev | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

They’ve done well to be above grade so quickly on this huge 3 tower site.

Northern Light
About a year ago the site was still being excavated.

AlbertC

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Garden District Condos | 99.97m | 32s | Hyde Park | architectsAlliance l u/c

Northern Light

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199 Church | 124.5m | 39s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l site shoring

Northern Light

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Scout Condos | 38.65m | 12s | Graywood | CMV l u/c

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Upper East Village Condos | 100m | 30s | Diamond Corp | IBI Group l u/c

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KING Toronto | 57.6m | 16s | Westbank | Bjarke Ingels Group l u/c

Not all renderings lie? - interesting comment from a purchaser regarding the landscaping/greenery promises seen in the renderings: “there have been extensive studies on the micro-climate (light, wind, precipitation, etc.) of these planters and where they are located and oriented on the building to help decide on the ideal vegetation. The vegetation selected is unique depending on its location, soil depth, etc. There are 8 different types of vines used on the building of varying colours, foliage, flowers, etc. to create a dynamic lush appearance while ensuring it is sustainable and easier to maintain.”

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tstormers

462 Wellington West | 55.13m | 15s | Verve | Giannone Petricone l pre-construction

New rendering from the rezoning application.

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Ace Hotel Toronto | 44.8m | 13s | Carbon Hospitality | Shim-Sutcliffe l u/c

Red Mars
Located across from the Waterworks Building Redevelopment.

Red Mars

The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Red Mars

Red Mars

64-86 Bathurst | 68.3m | 17s | Hines | 3XN l site demolition

Five buildings being demo’d to clear the site (last one below?).

Red Mars

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The Winslow | 34.14m | 9s | Devron Developments | Rafael + Bigauskas l u/c

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Roundabout

Cielo Condos | 103.99m | 29s | Collecdev | KPMB l pre-construction

Just a new bit of eye candy.

Ookpik

Bloor/Sherbourne from the viaduct.

concrete_and_light

Maldive · #**3526** Posted **Sep 1, 2021, 10:43 PM**

191 Bay | 301.74m | 64s | QuadReal | Hariri Pontarini l pre-construction

A site plan approval application for the tower has been filed. The height above does not include the spire.

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There have been a number of design revisions since first proposed. The elevation drawing is similar to a rendering released by the architects a few months ago.

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The west elevation shows 2 double height amenity levels, one about halfway up the tower (sky lobby) and a second near the top (just below the mechanical levels).

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Maldive · #**3527** Posted **Sep 2, 2021, 6:27 PM**

Some great future views of 191 Bay in context, courtesy of steveve’s render magic.

Aerial looking west.

steveve
Aerial looking north.

steveve
Waterfront view looking north-west.

steveve

Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | Waterfront Toronto

Nice flyover update from Waterfront Toronto regarding the naturalization and shifting of the mouth of the Don River.
https://youtu.be/pS8696AjEVw
WaterfrontToronto

Twin spans of the Commissioners Street bridge now hitched.

achender

2 Queen West | 34.44m | 7s | Cadillac Fairview | Zeidler l u/c since summer 2018

This epic (small) makeover, which has enjoyed more than 3 years of delays/stoppages, is seeing some progress. Congratulations to mega-developer Cadillac Fairview ;-).

ADRM

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Eighty One Wellesley | 97.53m | 28s | Aragon Properties | Core Architects l u/c

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Night crane.

Rascacielo

Maldive · #**3528** Posted **Sep 3, 2021, 7:02 PM**

700 University Avenue | 196.58m | 56s | KingSett Capital | KPMB l pre-construction

Site plan approval application submitted.

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Office addition.

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The Goode Condos | 105m | 32s | Graywood | a—A l pre-construction

Construction start planned for next summer.

AlbertC

DavidCappizano

The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Anthonylipson1996

Red Mars

147 Spadina Ave l 25s l Hullmark l Audax l pre-construction

A few more images of this Art Deco-ish proposal for Spadina Avenue.

AlbertC

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45 Strachan | 131.97m | 39s | BentallGreenOak | Hariri Pontarini l excavation

Red Mars

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Ontario Court of Justice Toronto | 95.7m | 17s | Infrastructure Ontario | Renzo Piano l u/c

ADRM

Johnny Au

Block 8 West Don Lands | 89.61m | 26s | Dream | COBE Architects l u/c

skycandy

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888 Dupont | 54.86m | 13s | TAS | SA l pre-construction

Site plan approval application submitted.

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1117 Queen Street West l Canada Post Lands

Hilarious proposed upside-down addition to the former post office by Paul Raff Studio.

PatM

U of T: Academic Wood Tower | 77m | 14s | U of T | Patkau l pre-construction

Construction start for this mass timber building is scheduled for January.

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Maldive · #**3529** Posted **Sep 4, 2021, 5:56 PM**

The Well - nice capture of the office component looking up Spadina Avenue from the lake.

light architect

Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Phase 1 ‘Prestige’ now on level 66 (mechanical penthouse).

lightarchitect

skycandy

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SkyTower

skycandy

The One | 338.3m | 94s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

Rebar mayhem shot by Anthony (obviously a worker on site ;-).

Anthonylipson1996

Anthonylipson1996

CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre l phase 2 excavation

Phase 2
A second crane base (1st crane sits on top of the deck over the rail corridor from phase 1). Wondering if a 3rd or even 4th crane will be added (2 cranes climbed the phase 1 tower).

skycandy

Phase 1

Paclo

Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 1) | 230.11m | 70s | Menkes | a—A l u/c

skycandy

skycandy

The Rosedale on Bloor | 192.55m | 57s | Gupta | IBI Group l u/c

Rascacielo

Putting the “park” in Wellesley On The Park.

limer

yaletown_fella · #**3530** Posted **Sep 4, 2021, 6:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikevbar1

Kudos to Sugar Wharf for using good materials to make this project shine…. While I nor anyone else think the design is much to look at, the buildings are growing on me. The design itself isn’t overdone messy or garish, which typically is what makes or breaks projects in Toronto nowadays. Subverting that with a higher standard of quality actually leads to a sort of minimalist, clean aesthetic that most projects miss. Essentially, Sugar Wharf is the idyllic posterboy of Toronto’s condo boom, and I’m ok with that sentiment taking root. It’s big and doesn’t really stir the imagination, but it is dense, clean, and even has ground-level amenities. While not LOOKING the part, all of Sugar Wharf is going to be a hidden gem. Naturally the bar is kindof low, but the incentive to improve pedestrian space from both large waterfront projects (alongside Pinnacle Yonge) is a net positive. Something often forgotten is when cities start having proposals rivalling the towers of old, poor design/quality often takes centre stage (looking at you, Penn 15). I think a bit of minimalist design is ironically going to stand out in some ways in Toronto and I’m more than ok with a safe design when the alternative might be something less… graceful. I say all this because Sugar Wharf is a popular project to criticize, but everything seen thus far is only growing my preference for it over Pinnacle, which may have promised too much in the renders.

I appreciate your positivity and I agree that the curtainwall is high quality and crisp. So far, this is far preferable to goofy garbage like YC Condos.

But I dont see how a huge double-story wall-o-glass ,cold and soulless 1 story retail spaces with 20 foot high exposed concrete ceilings/ventilation/pipes, cheap generic c-ring aluminum doors, and commonplace banks/dry cleaners and pot shops is going to improve the pedestrian realm.

Maldive · #**3531** Posted **Sep 7, 2021, 5:13 PM**

Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Neat b/w shot of One Yonge phase 1 on the left with a visit from the Snowbirds (airshow).

skycandy

Dustin William

160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c

Rascacielo

yyz222

Aquabella at Bayside | 50.9m | 14s | Tridel | 3XN l u/c

lightarchitect

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Aqualuna at Bayside | 61.87m | 18s | Tridel | 3XN l u/c

North crane up.

https://www.tridel.com/aqualuna/live...uction-camera/

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Peter and Adelaide | 152.39m | 47s | Graywood | BBB l u/c

Big footprint for the lower floors/podium.

BWGroup

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218 Dundas East | 133.2m | 41s | Menkes | Giannone Petricone l pre-construction

New docs submitted in July. 495 condo units + retail on the site of Filmores Hotel.

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AlbertC
“What do you call a strip club…”

AlbertC

2323 Yonge | 133.6m | 37s | RioCan | DIALOG l pre-construction

AlbertC

AlbertC

44 Broadway Avenue | 138.07m | 44s | Collecdev | KPMB l pre-construction

Redevelopment of St. Monica's Church with the addition of 398 condo units.

AlbertC

241 Church | 168.55m | 53s | Graywood | Turner Fleischer l pre-construction

On the left. From a resubmission last week (they should resubmit the architects too ;-)

AlbertC

colemonkee · #**3532** Posted **Sep 8, 2021, 12:27 AM**

Is 218 Dundas East going to keep the strip club with no lap dancing? In all seriousness, though, it would be cool if they could keep the old sign.

Nite · #**3533** Posted **Sep 8, 2021, 2:31 AM**

A view of the skyline before the supertall make their apperance

https://www.flickr.com/photos/clementlo/

Maldive · #**3534** Posted **Sep 8, 2021, 2:57 PM**

The Pemberton | 215.79m | 68s | Pemberton | a—A l excavation

Not surprisingly it looks like new owner/developer* Pemberton has value-engineered the architectsAlliance design, but not nearly as bad as I was expecting from them.

DavidCappizano

AlbertC
Original rendering (*before Cresford's financial woes)

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Hopefully see a restart soon (Pemberton sign is up lol ;-)

Benito

Maldive · #**3535** Posted **Sep 8, 2021, 4:51 PM**

1718 Bayview | 31.48m | 9s | Gairloch | BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

Another nice mid-rise addition to Bayview Avenue from Gairloch Developments.

AlbertC

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Gairloch is also behind 1414 Bayview which is in site prep/demolition (designed by architectsAlliance).

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A third handsome mid-rise from Gairloch (also designed by aA) called “Junction Point” is being excavated.

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Garrison Point | 118.56m | 35s | Cityzen | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Via 1 (cross-country train) headed towards the Garrison Point cluster.

AHK

55 Mercer | 155.5m | 47s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l u/c

55 Mercer in front and Nobu (2 x 45s) behind.

steveve
Nobu on the left.

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Concord Canada House | 232m, 203m | 74s, 64s | Concord Adex | IBI Group l u/c

steveve

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The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

From Fort York.

steveve

ADRM

QRC West Phase 2 | 35.96m | 7s | Allied | Sweeny &Co l excavation

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Red Mars

149 Bathurst Street | 59.3m | 13s | Allied | BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

A 13-storey office building in Phase 1 with terraces… on Bathurst Street. A 16-storey residential building for Phase 2.

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Maldive · #**3536** Posted **Sep 11, 2021, 4:56 PM**

Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Phase 1
A rose* among thorns (*Pinnacle is responsible for much of the green rubbish right of centre in the pic).

Edward Skira
During a storm.

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Phase 2 making progress at a good clip.

skycandy

CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre l u/c

Some unusual work underway on the western portion of the site as excavation continues (no idea what it is lol ;-)

skycandy

skycandy

Throwback Note: it only took Phase 1 less than 30 months to go from excavated to topping out (and 80% clad)… pretty amazing. I figure Phase 2 will be topped out before “The One” (currently working on the 5th tower level) reaches the 35th floor ;-).

Social at Church + Dundas | 164.89m | 52s | Pemberton | RAW Design l u/c

Paclo

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160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c

yyz222

Northern Light

The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Northern Light

Northern Light

Mirvish Village (Honest Ed's Redevelopment) | 85.04m | 26s | Westbank | Henriquez Partners l u/c

Paclo

AlbertC

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The Gloucester on Yonge | 147.82m | 44s | Concord Adex | a—A l u/c

Finishing up mechanical penthouse.

Paclo

Riseth

Regent Park: Daniels Artworks Tower | 105.76m | 33s | Daniels | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

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Islington Terrace | 145.08m | 45s | Tridel | Kirkor Architects l u/c

45s, 44s and 35s - condo and retail in Etobicoke.

bangkok

bangkok

Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects l pre-construction

Condo, rental and retail near the beach.

AlbertC

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537 Eglinton East | 71.7m | 22s | Eglinton Hoyle Realty Inc | RAW Design l pre-construction

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9 Dawes Road | 97.01m | 27s | Minto Group | Wallman Architects l site plan approval application

New images.

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ANX | 47.94m | 13s | Freed | Teeple Architects l site shoring

Casa Loma in the background keeping an eye on the site.

AlbertC
Condo, office and retail.

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Panda Condominiums | 107.59m | 30s | Lifetime | Turner Fleischer l u/c

Paclo

Galleria 01 & 02 | 92.65m | 29s | ELAD Canada | Core Architects l u/c

Condo, rental and retail (29s and 24s).

AlbertC

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1354 Queen Street West | 37.2m | 9s | KingSett Capital | Giannone Petricone l pre-construction

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St Lawrence Market North | 25.3m | 5s | City of Toronto | Rogers Stirk Harbour l u/c

Edward Skira

Love Park | 3m | 1s | City of Toronto | Claude Cormier + Associés l site prep

Before: just before the removal of the former off-ramp supports (known as ‘bents’) to make way for work on the new park.

RTO
After: bents are all gone

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H2O · #**3537** Posted **Sep 12, 2021, 12:49 PM**

I thought they were going to keep the bents as a site element for an urban archaeological reminder of the past history of the site? I think that would have been cool. C'est dommage.

Maldive · #**3538** Posted **Sep 12, 2021, 4:52 PM**

Guess they figured the Lakeshore Blvd East 'StoneHenge' was bent enough ;-).

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Maldive · #**3539** Posted **Sep 15, 2021, 4:09 PM**

Scraper trivia: Toronto has 14* 200 metre+ to 300 metre+ towers u/c at the same time (*includes 2 in Mississauga). There are 47 150 metre+ towers u/c (incl. suburban Mississauga and Vaughn).

The One | 338.3m | 94s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

The “reBar & Grill” is packed with patrons.

BloorMan

thaivic

Rush Condos | 44.96m | 15s | Alterra | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

Red Mars

Red Mars

250 University | 156m | 47s | Northam | IBI Group l pre-construction

From resubmission a few weeks ago (incorporates the heritage building on site). This one shrunk by 7 storeys.

AlbertC

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Nobu Residences Toronto | 156.66m x 2 | 45s x 2 | Madison Group | Teeple Architects l u/c

Northern Light

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Peter and Adelaide | 152.39m | 47s | Graywood | BBB l u/c

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Artistry Condos | 103.5m | 29s | Tribute | Graziani + Corazza l site shoring

Red Mars
Shame to block the view of the church with this:

AlbertC

Mississauga
M3 at M City | 260.29m | 77s | Rogers Real Estate | IBI Group l u/c

Slooowly getting the first basement level completed. M3 is actually 81 storeys to the top (77s occupied + 4s mechanical)… so about 87 or 88s to go ;-).

M3 is the only top ten tallest u/c project in the country outside downtown Toronto.

bangkok

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hkskyline · #**3540** Posted **Sep 16, 2021, 5:43 AM**

How Richmond Hill is being reimagined, according to a developer
Daily Hive Excerpt
Sep 15, 2021

Richmond Hill — the burgeoning North Toronto borough — is now home to a growing collection of luxury condos that aim to combine neighbourhood charm with big city connectivity.

Among the latest is Y9825, the second tower of The Yonge Series by Metroview Developments. The Yonge Series is a series of four interconnected condos along Yonge Street, one of Canada’s most well-known streets.

We recently caught up with Dalvir Passi, the development manager at Metroview Developments to get the full scoop on what sets the modern residences apart from the rest.

According to Passi, the developments are “part of the reimagination of Richmond Hill.” With a little help from the four planned high-rise residences and their impressive and thoughtful common spaces, what Metroview Developments aims to do is create meaningful amenities that residents will truly enjoy, and simultaneously help improve the streetscape animation along Yonge Street.

“Since all these projects are connected by Metroview along Yonge Street, the vision for The Yonge Series is to make residents feel connected by more than just their building,” adds Passi.

More : https://dailyhive.com/toronto/richmo...w-developments