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TORONTO | Artists' Alley (234 Simcoe St.) | 17 + 22 + 54 FL

Address: 234 Simcoe St.
Developer: Lanterra Developments
Architect: Hariri Pontarini

http://www.candidbling.com/234Simcoe_zpskerqpt97.jpg

http://www.candidbling.com/234Simcoe2_zpspvrffkui.jpg

This is perfect for the area. Love the copper colored exterior.

I love how University and Dundas is developing into an intermediate skyline node between the financial district and the Yorkville skyline.

I really like this copper exterior building, but those green roofed buildings infront of it will look so strange compared to any other building in it's area, I'm not sure if the city councillors will keep them. Atleast they're not too tall.

I like the copper colour, but would prefer the whole of that tower were more uniform in colour, rather than the lower slab of white boxes on half the faces.

I'd like to see the tallest tower moved to the northern lot line. This would help hide the blank wall of the building next door and free up space for a possible "alleyway" with small independent retail/office space between the towers.

Pretty stunning proposal!

I was going to an exhibition for OCAD and low and behold, the view shows:
[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/828/4...de98c82f_b.jpg TJ059811 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/964/4...0f9e03bc_b.jpg TJ059810 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]

The entire site has been fenced off....a photographic update will be soon.

I am loving this project. The exoskeletal design reminds me of Tour D2 in Paris France.

Nothing not to like about this one!

Artist's Alley begins...with demolition on the existing building.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1926/...6c896070_b.jpg DSC_8656 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

Now that I'm back in university, I can see how much progress has been made to this site. When I took the first three photos, a small section of the building was knocked down a few minutes earlier, and with that, a small crowd of teaching supervisors from the building I was in rushed by as they commented on seeing the building get demolished, and how the ground shakes a bit each time it's been knocked down bit by bit. It's definitely a sight for the folks who live and work nearby, for good reason. The last two images were taken a few minutes later...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7897/...15d1ca59_b.jpg DSC_9168 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7851/...8b26d99e_b.jpg DSC_9167 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4846/...64feee15_b.jpg DSC_9169 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7888/...80f64710_b.jpg DSC_9172 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4910/...28871176_b.jpg DSC_9173 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

Today....taken as an ice storm occurred off the fifth floor in OCAD's educational space;
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7831/...09c276f9_b.jpg DSC_9821 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7881/...8a873520_b.jpg DSC_9820 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

They're digging up the old building's basement, getting ready for formal shoring and excavation work. The massive 488 university site dominates the background;
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7913/...3f3a0556_b.jpg Artist's Alley and 488 University Ave by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

So 6.5 months to dig down 20 feet?

In the T/EYCC meeting the construction staging application was approved...
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgen...em=2019.TE9.38

On the right side of the view you'll see a building under construction, that's one of the towers of this project. Taken 3 days ago:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3bd98370_b.jpg Downtown on the 20th by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

I took this as I passed through the area yesterday. The tallest tower is topped out, you can just make out the cross bracing of the second tallest building
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ed58e7a1_b.jpg Fog Day, January 24th, 24 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f0c1dd8e_b.jpg Fog by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

The amount of skyscrapers going up in Toronto is staggering.

Yeah, it's quite incredible. Like, as an example, I haven't gone to some parts of Scarborough in years, and I'm now seeing pictures of big buildings going up on random major roads...it's very odd to put it one way.

I'm astounded by what's going up across the city, especially in what was usually considered the worst parts of the city.

The venerable hot spots for high rise living like Yonge and Eglinton will be choking on skyscrapers soon enough. A random Scarborough high rise is all relative.

Speaking of choking, this development has the absolute minimal breathing space. On the plus side, it doesn't look bargain basement. The facades looks pretty good.