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Formerly known as 'Oslo' this one was postponed and capped off at grade while a bankruptcy issue was settled. The development was then sold, and now it is starting up again.

The very first iteration of this project was two towers around 30 floors each known as the 'Kai towers', it was later changed to 'Oslo', and now 'Karma'.
     
     
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The updated design it significantly better than that of Oslo. It looks like aluminum panels too, rather than stucco. Not bad at all. The density is amazing.
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The updated design it significantly better than that of Oslo. It looks like aluminum panels too, rather than stucco. Not bad at all. The density is amazing.
Good density indeed. It's a little over 300 units, which is a hefty amount.
     
     
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I am just really happy this eyesore of lot will be disappearing and adding life to the community.
     
     
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That's not the rendering for this building. Perhaps a really old one.
     
     
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Good density indeed. It's a little over 300 units, which is a hefty amount.
430 units, actually.
     
     
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Form work has started, this one can move into the construction forum.
     
     
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The changes from the earlier rendering are mostly material, but man what a massive improvement...
     
     
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It looks a little different, but for the most part it's the same, and I'm good with that.
     
     
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I see this has already been moved. Here's a pic from this morning.


Karma by Construction Mafia, on Flickr
     
     
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Crane going up today:
     
     
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Apparently they just changed the name to 'The Metropolitan'. I can't think of a song to put that one into
     
     
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