TORONTO | 30 Bay Street | 304 M Spire / 258 M Roof | 57 FLOORS - Page 2

DrNest · #21 Posted **Feb 28, 2018, 5:14 PM**

A few more renderings submitted to the City of Toronto.
I'm liking the cantilever over the old heritage building. It doesn't seem to swallow it as much as incorporating the shell into the new building would.

credit: hub-rise-over-280-metres-structural-exoskeleton

Biff · #22 Posted **Feb 28, 2018, 6:50 PM**

Kind of reminds me a bit of a darker, office building version of The One.

Design-mind · #23 Posted **Mar 2, 2018, 11:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

Kind of reminds me a bit of a darker, office building version of The One.

I agree it looks very similar. I was hoping for something very different as they had promised something not like anything Toronto had seen before.

koops65 · #24 Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 5:45 AM**

canucklehead2 · #25 Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 5:59 AM**

Another amazing proposal for Toronto! Can't wait to see this go up...

Prezrezc · #26 Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 7:43 PM**

Great drawing.

How many of those are actually a go?

It's as hard to keep up here as with NY and Miami.

koops65 · #27 Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 9:36 PM**

Most will get built... just a matter of getting through the red tape.

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #28 Posted **Aug 20, 2018, 3:43 AM**

The preliminary report was adopted by City Council on the 6th of June.
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgen...m=2018.TE33.47

"This application proposes a 60-storey office building at 30 Bay Street with a total of 136,405 square metres of office floor area. The proposal includes the heritage property at 60 Harbour Street known as the Harbour Commission Building, which will be maintained on the property.

The approval target timeline for the Final Report is anticipated to be in the first quarter of 2019."

koops65 · #29 Posted **Dec 15, 2018, 1:04 AM**

The latest update, now with a spire reaching 311.9 metres, roof height slightly reduced to 273.8 metres, still 60 floors.

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koops65 · #30 Posted **Mar 22, 2019, 6:03 PM**

A zoom-in:

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koops65 · #31 Posted **Apr 12, 2019, 11:11 PM**

The Hub will be very prominent in the postcard view:

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Gresto · #32 Posted **May 26, 2019, 1:17 AM**

Pics at UT, including this one by sikander, indicate something is going down:

Gresto · #33 Posted **May 26, 2019, 7:47 PM**

Speculation at UT is that it's unrelated to The HUB since a construction permit has yet to be issued.

Gresto · #34 Posted **May 27, 2019, 7:49 PM**

Never mind. Those trailers are for media transmissions of the NBA finals.

koops65 · #35 Posted **May 27, 2019, 7:58 PM**

Here is a render instead...

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GeneralLeeTPHLS · #36 Posted **Jun 25, 2019, 5:57 PM**

The development has been approved per today's council meeting;
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgen...tem=2019.TE7.8

Maldive · #37 Posted **Sep 3, 2020, 6:57 PM**

Some updated plans were submitted for The Hub (actual specs are 57 storeys @ 846 ft / 258 m). The contraption/cheater spire on top reaches 304 metres.

Though designed by starchitects Rogers Stirk Harbour, the built-form of this creature, seemingly held up by ladders (and threatening to crush the historic building below ;-), is not the greatest addition to Southcore imo.

Original render

UT

Some updated plans submitted:

UT

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #38 Posted **Sep 3, 2020, 8:04 PM**

What...the hell? I don't get why they chose such a strange shape for the top. It looks like a TV on stilts with a little antennae sticking out...you may well give it rabbit ears, not a lone one! I'd really prefer just concrete sticking out at the top at this point...after the little concrete walls as the crown.

Other than that....the podium seems iffy. The heritage structure looking a lot more surrounded now....not a fan of that. It could really use some simplifying...those concrete ladders look good though.

VantageHD · #39 Posted **Sep 3, 2020, 8:41 PM**

I love buildings like this! At street level you'd really get a sense of it towering over you and stripped down enough to get an idea of how it's standing. Clean and simple tower with a unique podium.... The box on top though, I'll take a pass on that.

Jaborandi · #40 Posted **Sep 3, 2020, 11:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

What...the hell? I don't get why they chose such a strange shape for the top. It looks like a TV on stilts with a little antennae sticking out...you may well give it rabbit ears, not a lone one! I'd really prefer just concrete sticking out at the top at this point...after the little concrete walls as the crown.

Perhaps a new weather beacon for Toronto?