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Old Posted Jun 29, 2012, 9:24 PM
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That's just stupid tall. I like it.
     
     
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Nice tower, but I have to ask...what the hell does Toronto have against 1,000-foot buildings? This isn't Singapore.
This isn't Dubai either. Toronto is doing the right thing, bulking up its skyline before it adds a supertall. That way, when a supertall does finally get built, it won't look silly and out of place.

Don't forget the CN tower is the focal point of the skyline. A supertall could take away from it making it look obsolete almost.
     
     
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A supertall in Yorkville won't detract from the CN Tower at all...
     
     
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Nice tower, but I have to ask...what the hell does Toronto have against 1,000-foot buildings? This isn't Singapore.
Uh yeah. We have a little 1815 foot tower called the CN Tower. You might have heard of it.
     
     
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Uh yeah. We have a little 1815 foot tower called the CN Tower. You might have heard of it.
I think he's talking about an actual usable building...as in one that is habitable with actual occupable floors. Reasonable point on statenislander's part imo
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 2, 2012, 6:29 PM
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mind you, if you count First canadian places antennae like they seem to be counting one world trade center's, we have a building that is 3500m tall.. and we are only 2 meters short of an actual supertall.
     
     
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I think he's talking about an actual usable building...as in one that is habitable with actual occupable floors. Reasonable point on statenislander's part imo
There's nothing special about breaking 1000 feet. There's no real difference between a 1020 footer and a 960 footer for example. I look at things like architecture and amount of retail space. Height is way down the list of importance.
     
     
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There's nothing special about breaking 1000 feet. There's no real difference between a 1020 footer and a 960 footer for example. I look at things like architecture and amount of retail space. Height is way down the list of importance.
Oh I agree J. Will, height is certainly not the end all be all. I think that architecture and design should carry a heavier weight then just sheer height. However, a lot of people still see a city getting a 1000 ft+ office or condo tower as a worthy benchmark to set and hopefully eventually reach. As Toronto already arguably has the third best skyline in North America (after NYC and Chicago imo), I think it is high time Toronto starts getting a 1000 footer here and there to fully put its skyline on the world stage.
     
     
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A supertall in Yorkville won't detract from the CN Tower at all...
Maybe, but a supertall in a shopping district would look pretty weird and awkward.

Also, we all know that a supertall would its best near the main downtown skyline but of course it is impossible because it would ruin the CN Tower. It is because of that you don't see 1000 footers in downtown Toronto but I suppose one could hope.
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Also, we all know that a supertall would its best near the main downtown skyline but of course it is impossible because it would ruin the CN Tower. It is because of that you don't see 1000 footers in downtown Toronto but I suppose one could hope.
I dont remember 'ruining' the CN tower ever being an issue. Trump was originally approved downtown at around 1050 feet and there was no issue of it taking away the importance of the CN tower. I only think that argument would come into play if something in the 500m range would be proposed.
     
     
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If you look compare the top of FCP's antennae which are around 355m, then a supertall around that height certainly wouldn't distract from the CN Tower if built in the financial core downtown.
     
     
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Yeah I know the CN Tower pretty well. but yeah I mean a skyscraper in the technical use of the term, a fully habitable building. Call me crazy, but I don't think a 1,000-1,200-foot tower would upset the supremacy of the CN Tower, which would still have several hundred feet on such a building. I'm surprised Toronto doesn't have a building topping 1,000 feet yet, considering it's major role as an economic engine and cultural center for the whole of Canada...this coming from a New Yorker, I think Toronto deserves a few supertalls.
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Maybe, but a supertall in a shopping district would look pretty weird and awkward.
I highly doubt that, there is already a 200 metre tower only a block away, and a 250 metre tower U/C another block away. Not to mention approximately 10 towers over 400 feet within 2 blocks already built and another 6 tall proposals nearby.
     
     
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I dont remember 'ruining' the CN tower ever being an issue. Trump was originally approved downtown at around 1050 feet and there was no issue of it taking away the importance of the CN tower. I only think that argument would come into play if something in the 500m range would be proposed.
Trump only got to that height with a spire though. It's roof would have been around 280m. (950ft) the only tower ever to be proposed in Toronto to actually be over 300m with no spire was the sapphire tower. (but it wasn't approved, and never really had a chance anyways)
     
     
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I dont remember 'ruining' the CN tower ever being an issue. Trump was originally approved downtown at around 1050 feet and there was no issue of it taking away the importance of the CN tower. I only think that argument would come into play if something in the 500m range would be proposed.
True but I meant supertalls that you might see in Dubai or ones that are above 400m....For instance, even if the antennae counted on FCP I don't think anyone would look up and say "wow, what a nice supertall". Same with Trump simply because both aren't designed to be one. Any true supertalls will probably not be made because like I said it would take away from the CN, considering it is the icon of Toronto, whether you like it or not.
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How much retail space in the current Holt Renfrew Centre? Those malls all run together, and I don't really know where one begins and one ends.

I'm a bit confused. Is this replacing all of the current Holt Renfrew Centre, Cumberland Terrace, and 60 Bloor Street West?
     
     
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Should just be Holt Renfrew Centre. 60 Bloor should be unaffected and Cumberland terrace is seperated to the north and east and will be redeveloped in Oxford's plans.
     
     
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This isn't Dubai either. Toronto is doing the right thing, bulking up its skyline before it adds a supertall. That way, when a supertall does finally get built, it won't look silly and out of place.

Don't forget the CN tower is the focal point of the skyline. A supertall could take away from it making it look obsolete almost.
I do find skyline's like Taipei awkward due to a super tall dwarfing the rest of the skyline, but Toronto has bulked up enough. It's ready for a few 300m+ or 400m+ buildings.

I'd qualify that the CN Tower is the focal point of the skyline for now. The idea that it must always tower over everything else or remain the tallest is just bizarre. Vibrant cities continue to change, grow, and evolve. The CN Tower is just one part of the evolution of our skyline; dynamic cities continually build new focal points. Paris isn't stopping with the Eiffel Tower and New York isn't stopping with the Empire State building.
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Yeah I know the CN Tower pretty well. but yeah I mean a skyscraper in the technical use of the term, a fully habitable building. Call me crazy, but I don't think a 1,000-1,200-foot tower would upset the supremacy of the CN Tower, which would still have several hundred feet on such a building. I'm surprised Toronto doesn't have a building topping 1,000 feet yet, considering it's major role as an economic engine and cultural center for the whole of Canada...this coming from a New Yorker, I think Toronto deserves a few supertalls.
Agree 100%. I'm waiting for the next 400, 500, or 600 m building to play off the CN Tower, to be honest.
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