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Posted by Kaz on Jan-06-2005 06:02:

Toronto construction updates

Heh, just some quick updates:

Here are some the buildings that are planned for Toronto:

Sapphire Tower

Signature Tower

1 Bloor East

Minto Midtown

Hummingbird Centre

One City Hall II

BCE Place III

764 Yonge

100 Adelaide

Malibu

For the complete list go here

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Here are the some buildings that are under construction for Toronto:

Concord Pacific's other major project is a CAD $1.5 billion community development in downtown Toronto known as Concord CityPlace.
Concord CityPlace will be the largest urban residential development in the history of Toronto.

Cityplace U/C - 20 Towers

Excavation 49/484ft

Residences of College Park 1 and 2 52/505ft. 45/430ft?
U/C and Approved

1 King West- U/C (seemingly forever) 52/578ft.

18 Yonge U/C 39/?

Spire-Excavation 45/476ft.

The MET- Approved 43/415ft

Murano - Approved 34/471ft

ROM

Art Gallery of Ontario

Trump International Hotel- APPROVED start C Late 2005? 70/1066ft.

Minto Midtown 39/380? Excavation and 52/500? (Approved)

If everything goes according to plan, this is what the skyline should look like around 2010:

Posted by harcourt on Jan-06-2005 06:06:

That's pretty cool. Toronto's skyline is pretty weak and hasn't had an significant additions in quite a while. The BMO Tower is looking pretty damn old if you look close.

Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-06-2005 06:07:

prepare for a barrage of pessimistic remarks!

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jan-06-2005 06:13:

Wow, this is awesome.

I love architecture.

That rendition of the 2010 skyline looks hot.

Posted by rabbitjoker on Jan-06-2005 06:16:

GREAT POST!

Posted by harcourt on Jan-06-2005 06:25:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

prepare for a barrage of pessimistic remarks!

You mean responses from Jayx1?

Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-06-2005 06:27:

quote:
Originally posted by tw1tch
You mean responses from Jayx1?

Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-06-2005 06:28:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
GREAT POST!

+1

bigUPS Kaz..

Posted by hardcore trancer on Jan-06-2005 06:50:

Hooooly

Posted by amb_ on Jan-06-2005 13:11:

Such amb_itious construction projects are usually good indicators of where the economy is headed... Ground continues to be broken over the past few years.

Great post!

Posted by Irish Graham on Jan-06-2005 13:29:

wow....some of them towers are cool

Posted by LKD on Jan-06-2005 15:11:

lol Kaz...honestly...u think any of those buildings can touch everyday architecture in UAE? (i think i know ur answer already)

Posted by jagr89 on Jan-06-2005 15:13:

Those are some great renditions.

The projected population of the Concord Cityplace towers by Skydome and the CN Tower is 50,000!!!! I find that totally amazing, 50,000 people living basically on one city corner!!!

Then again shiny objects keep me enraptured for hours on end as well.

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jan-06-2005 15:15:

1/3 of those will actually be built, at best.

Posted by Jayx1 on Jan-06-2005 15:20:

quote:
Originally posted by tw1tch
That's pretty cool. Toronto's skyline is pretty weak and hasn't had an significant additions in quite a while. The BMO Tower is looking pretty damn old if you look close.

Weak? Compare the skyline to most american cities. It's not weak at all.

Posted by drgoodvibe on Jan-06-2005 15:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
Weak? Compare the skyline to most american cities. It's not weak at all.

Yes it's not weak, I look forward to seeing it over the next 10 years. However if all things go according to plan I should have a tiny villa on some Greek isle to call home by then =] ahh one can dream.

Posted by Jayx1 on Jan-06-2005 15:22:

Im all for the addition of condos downtown. It will ensure that downtown does not become a ghostland surrounded by populated suburbs like what has happened to the US. However, the people moving in have to remember that they are living in a city and not a residential suburban cul de sac and adjust accrodingly. There will be city noise happening daily and nightly and people who move downtown shouldnt have the right to complain about that.

Posted by harcourt on Jan-06-2005 16:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
Weak? Compare the skyline to most american cities. It's not weak at all.

I can start right in our own country of skylines I think are better, Calgary, Montreal to name two. I've seen plenty, it's no world class skyline. If it were not for the 3 or 4 bank towers, it wouldn't be anything at all. It could use some updating.

Posted by StereoPrincess on Jan-06-2005 17:11:

fuck, this is the time to get into specialized trade like masonry.

apperently there are not enough trade people and they make tons of cash.

Posted by walkindude on Jan-06-2005 17:19:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee
lol Kaz...honestly...u think any of those buildings can touch everyday architecture in UAE? (i think i know ur answer already)

Well, considering the fact that they can spend what ever they want in UAE. Toronto & UAE should not be compared. Some of the stuff they are doing in Dubai is ridiculous! Its definitely cool! but its not practical.

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jan-06-2005 17:22:

quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess
fuck, this is the time to get into specialized trade like masonry.

apperently there are not enough trade people and they make tons of cash.

or better yet, run the construction rackets...

Posted by Jem_hadar on Jan-06-2005 17:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
However, the people moving in have to remember that they are living in a city and not a residential suburban cul de sac and adjust accrodingly. There will be city noise happening daily and nightly and people who move downtown shouldnt have the right to complain about that.

you're damn fuckn right!!!

Posted by Kaz on Jan-06-2005 18:38:

quote:
Originally posted by walkindude
Some of the stuff they are doing in Dubai is ridiculous! Its definitely cool! but its not practical.

Well everything is actually being built due to demand from foreign investors, just as a small example The Dubai Business Bay which includes 100 towers all sold out in a week!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159152

The exponential population increase (10% a year) in Dubai requires new buidlings for the new residents:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=117250
^^ It's still awe inspiring holding pgdn though.. (all approved and under constrcution!) By 2010 Dubai is going to be 4x the amount of buildings in all of Manhattan!

Posted by Funkyfun on Jan-06-2005 18:56:

Some really nice lookin buildings in there....I do agree with the notion abt TO skyline needing some major tweaks....Nothing substantial has been done to improve it over the last few yrs......

If ppl keep at it, maybe in another 20 yrs T dot skyline will come close to Dubai's...but thats a long shot though

Posted by St_Andrew on Jan-06-2005 18:57:

wow hope as much as possible get built of that

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