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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Sad to see the old Delta building go. Arguably the best (modern) building on the escarpment. I do like the design of the new buildings though. Good height, slim, good street presence. Architectural interest included in the towers themselves. I like that the podium has its own design; looks like an independent building. Roof top terrace between the two towers. All in all great project. Fits well on the escarpment with a simple, timeless design.
Only two draw backs;
1. I wish they would have included the office building as well. Raze the whole site, start from scratch. New office building could have been 30 floors; just a few dozens meters taller than PdV C (29 floors, but with shorter ceiling heights than newer office towers).
2. Direct connection to the O-Train. It's literally at your doorstep. No reason not to have that access.
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Parking/ vehicular access and loading bays are the biggest problem for me. Choose one side for those things and leave the other two free of cars. Leave the bike lane on Bay Street free of giant vehicles and make Sparks Street commercial only. This is the 21st Century, not the 1960s where building car plazas was de rigeur. There isn't much consideration for pedestrians and cyclists. Not to mention it's right across from an LRT station.