TORONTO | L Tower (Libeskind Tower) | 205 M / 673 FT | 57 FLOORS - Page 34

mousquet · #**661** Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by animatedmartian

Maybe if they care enough they can pay me for it.

Hm. Hmhm, you're bitching... Bah, no balconies to this building but some 'loggias', those holes in the façade that Italian classicism originally invented.

animatedmartian · #**662** Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 11:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Hm. Hmhm, you're bitching... Bah, no balconies to this building but some 'loggias', those holes in the façade that Italian classicism originally invented.

I just thought it could have been better than how it currently looks. Didn't think it was that big of a deal.

Surrealplaces · #**663** Posted **Oct 11, 2014, 1:28 AM**

I think it looks similar to One57, but still different enough to be its own tower. Anyhow, I think it turned out pretty nice.

shakman · #**664** Posted **Oct 13, 2014, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Hm. Hmhm, you're bitching... Bah, no balconies to this building but some 'loggias', those holes in the façade that Italian classicism originally invented.

Nothing wrong expressing your opinion about the structure. Though there is no need to attack fellow forumers. Right?

caltrane74 · #**665** Posted **Oct 17, 2014, 3:35 PM**

by me

koops65 · #**666** Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 8:50 PM**

Interesting news story today: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2330165

Racoon climbs up to the crane cab.

caltrane74 · #**667** Posted **Jun 2, 2015, 11:30 PM**

by me

Design-mind · #**668** Posted **Jun 3, 2015, 3:51 AM**

The crane is finally coming down..It has been up since Oct 12, 2010.

Phil McAvity · #**669** Posted **Jun 3, 2015, 8:32 AM**

Should be called the cobra tower

caltrane74 · #**670** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

The crane is finally coming down..It has been up since Oct 12, 2010.

Crane still isn't down and it's been a month, since you posted. Also it looks like they are building a new crane rig on the roof to handle the window washing duties until they can engineer a new solution to the building design problems with the old set up.

caltrane74 · #**671** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 7:03 PM**

by me

caltrane74 · #**672** Posted **Jul 29, 2015, 2:29 PM**

Nice update on L Tower here..

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads...s.495/page-428

jbermingham123 · #**673** Posted **Jul 30, 2015, 3:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

Interesting news story today: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2330165

Racoon climbs up to the crane cab.

Only in Canada

amiright or amiright

MolsonExport · #**674** Posted **Jul 30, 2015, 11:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Hm. Hmhm, you're bitching... Bah, no balconies to this building but some 'loggias', those holes in the façade that Italian classicism originally invented.

dailymail

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Lesson number one: Don't underestimate the other guy's greed!

JR Ewing · #**675** Posted **Jul 30, 2015, 1:12 PM**

Beautiful!

333609543 · #**676** Posted **Aug 29, 2015, 6:56 AM**

The crane has been up and I know for sure the building is complete, why is it not coming down?

yaletown_fella · #**677** Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 1:21 AM**

Great addition to the financial district skyline. Too bad the street level on the north side of the tower is mediocre. City planners should understand that you dont need squat and featureless podiums to accomodate heritage buildings appropriately.

WhipperSnapper · #**678** Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 2:47 PM**

Unfortunately, the cheap materials do extend to streetlevel. Not sure what city planners have to do with it. This was the developer's decision.

yaletown_fella · #**679** Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 10:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Unfortunately, the cheap materials do extend to streetlevel. Not sure what city planners have to do with it. This was the developer's decision.

True.
My bad, I thought planning requested a revision/downsize of the podium.

caltrane74 · #**680** Posted **Sep 9, 2015, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by 333609543

The crane has been up and I know for sure the building is complete, why is it not coming down?

I think there is an issue with the Window Washing system. It has not been built to spec, there are design problems, or it is delayed. So the crane has to stay there until it is resolved.