Construction Sites In your City II

[Innsertnamehere]

easily the ugliest project in the country right now, and it's not even close.

[WhipperSnapper]

The brick and stone (?) embedded precast panels aren't great but, I don't think they are the worst cladding in the country. From there, everything else is leading to one of the ugliest buildings in the country. The windows are horrid. You couldn't have picked a worst mullion colour, white and, window design for a traditional designed building. I can't wait for the shaft of the building which is either bland beige pre-cast or EIFS panels.

I think there's a clear winner for the ugliest building(s) in the country which is a feat in itself. Baydo Towers in Saskatoon; tall twin people warehouses from a post Soviet era factory town.

[giallo]

I looked up the Baydo Towers, and woof. Those are some bland-ass towers.

[davidivivid]

Lévis has been changing quite a bit in the last few years. Its growth has however been tampered this year, not because of an economic downturn, quite the contrary: Construction of new units has been so rapid that the city's water treatment capacity has become saturated. The city has had to put a moratorium in several neighbourhoods.

[davidivivid]

Double post

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

The brick and stone (?) embedded precast panels aren't great but, I don't think they are the worst cladding in the country. From there, everything else is leading to one of the ugliest buildings in the country. The windows are horrid. You couldn't have picked a worst mullion colour, white and, window design for a traditional designed building. I can't wait for the shaft of the building which is either bland beige pre-cast or EIFS panels.

I think there's a clear winner for the ugliest building(s) in the country which is a feat in itself. Baydo Towers in Saskatoon; tall twin people warehouses from a post Soviet era factory town.

What makes it the worst isn't what's built - it's what is to come.

Well, what is built is pretty terrible too. It replaces a former block of street-fronting retail on the main retail street of Saint John with a blank wall and a parking ramp. The colour isn't insufferable.. but as you move up the building you get the odd gargoyle type corners, EIFs coloured cladding.. it's just bad, bad, comically bad.

The Baydo towers are rough, but they are simpler and don't read as actively incompetent like this one does. They make a nominal effort to make street fronting retail, introduce some relatively tasteful colour, introduce a podium to reduce the oppressiveness of the built form..



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[Maldive]

East Harbour GO and Ontario Line Station | 14.35m | 1s | Metrolinx l u/c

A new transportation hub where GO Trains and the new Ontario Line subway converge.


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[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Maldive

East Harbour GO and Ontario Line Station | 14.35m | 1s | Metrolinx l u/c

A new transportation hub where GO Trains and the new Ontario Line subway converge.


kotsy

Wow! That looks just like the Ottawa Community Housing tower being built near Corso Italia Station! Was Diamond Schmitt or KWC involved?

[J.OT13]

Couple of Ottawa's most exciting projects.

The Renaissance Marriott will be 36 floors, half hotel and half apartments. It's similar in design as Relevé next door (Main+Main got all the approvals for the site and sold one tower site to Rimap). It will be the tallest tower downtown at 118 meters, beating Place de Ville C, that held the title since 1972, at 112 meters.





And Odenak from Dream Developments, 31/36 floors, 105/120 meters, down the hill from the downtown. The 36 floor tower will be the second tallest in Ottawa, just behind Claridge Icon at Down's Lake. The red panels are starting to be installed.






https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...238059&page=26

[koops65]

GTA skyscraper construction update:

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[Maldive]

^ great progress diagrams koops! Lots to watch.


Alias | 160.52m | 48s | Madison Group | Teeple Architects l u/c

The brassy window frames catching the light.


mburrrrr

lightarchitect

Edward Skira

Podium with different glazed brick patterns.


A Torontonian Now


8 Elm | 218.2m | 69s | Reserve Properties | Arcadis l u/c


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UT

Undead

DarwinP

flonicky

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Concord Sky on the left and 8 Elm on the right.


kotsy

[gaviscon]

Burnaby (Metrotown) - Standard, 131m, TO

Purpose-built rental project by Anthem

Dec 2, my pics

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What it used to look like:


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[giallo]

Posted by gaviscon in the Vancouver thread.

The little-seen (I've never seen some of these in person) social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside.

Originally Posted by gaviscon

Updates;

1015 E Hastings St

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460 E Hastings St



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First United social housing:


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VAHS social housing:


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[Hawrylyshyn]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

easily the ugliest project in the country right now, and it's not even close.

Kitchener-Waterloo would like to discuss this post

[Wpg_Guy]

Construction has wrapped up at 127 Bannatyne in Winnipeg's Exchange District.

127 Bannatyne
Location: 127 Bannatyne Ave
Developer: Alston Properties Ltd. | Concord Projects Ltd.
Architect: AtLRG
Status: Completed July 2025
Documents: Appeal – Variance DAV 106976A/2022B–April 25, 2022
Media:

• New highrise labour of love; Alston Properties, Concord Projects making ‘emotional investment’ with 10-storey building in east Exchange-Winnipeg Free Press
• New mixed-use tower joins renovated heritage buildings in Winnipeg’s Exchange District-Journal of Commerce
• Hello, 127 Bannatyne-Winnipeg Free Press

Description: A 10 storey infill in the historic Exchange District replaces a surface parking lot with underground parking, main floor commercial space, 2nd floor office space which will be the new headquarters for Concord Projects, and 80 residential apartments above with a roof terrace amenity. The podium portion interfaces with the heritage qualities of the streetscape through scale and materiality; the tower portion is set back and subservient.
Permits: #21-242920 MU–2022-08-19, Construct New. 127 Bannatyne- Construct a 111,805 sq.ft 10 storey 80- Unit multi- family dwelling building with 3 CRUs on the main floor, office on the second floor and underground parking











Bannatyne Mixed-Use Development Concord Projects

[LeftCoaster]

It looks a bit clunky from afar but I like it close up. Scando vibe for sure.

[ScreamingViking]

Nice. Our cities need more of this (mainly the scale, but I love the cladding

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Construction has wrapped up at 127 Bannatyne in Winnipeg's Exchange District.

Bannatyne Mixed-Use Development Concord Projects

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by giallo

Posted by gaviscon in the Vancouver thread.

The little-seen (I've never seen some of these in person) social housing projects in the Downtown Eastside.

Case in point. More please (maybe a bit less "busy" but I do like these)

[Surrealplaces]

Here's a rundown of the highrises 10 or more floors u/c in the downtown core including one in Kensington.


37 storey Lincoln - crane getting installed (source Travisty - Skyrisecities)




19 storey Gallery on 10th (source Urban Warrior - Skyrisecites)




27 storey Imperia (source Urban Warrior - Skyrisecites)





17 storey Sovereign (source Urban Warrior - Skyrisecites)






15 storey Kit at Kensington - new tallest for Kensington (Source - Alexyyc at skyrisecities)




35 storey Kings by Lacaille (source Alexyyc on skyrisecities)





20 storey Yellowstone (centre of image)(source UrbanWarrior on skyrisecities)






16 storey Francesco (source Rusteez on skyrisecities)





24 storey 1405 - 4th street (source UrbanWarrior on skyrisecities)






36 storey Beltline Block (source UrbanWarrior on skyrisecities)





10 Storey Galloway (source 1875 on skyrisecities)

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

What makes it the worst isn't what's built - it's what is to come.

Well, what is built is pretty terrible too. It replaces a former block of street-fronting retail on the main retail street of Saint John with a blank wall and a parking ramp. The colour isn't insufferable.. but as you move up the building you get the odd gargoyle type corners, EIFs coloured cladding.. it's just bad, bad, comically bad.

The Baydo towers are rough, but they are simpler and don't read as actively incompetent like this one does. They make a nominal effort to make street fronting retail, introduce some relatively tasteful colour, introduce a podium to reduce the oppressiveness of the built form..





Vs:

I'm confused how a 4 storey, 500 foot or more long podium built right up to the lot line for parking reduces oppressiveness particularly on a tree lined residential street.

I remember the building 99 King is replacing having a giant ass wall on King. The new building has more windows for sure. I assumed the main floor is commercial with the basement parking jutting above ground because of the large gradient. I totally agree if the main floor is all parking.