TORONTO | Aura | 272 M / 893 FT | 78 FLOORS - Page 35

SoaringSkylines · #**681** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by DZH22

I don't know. When does "the sky" start? If you saw some balloons floating 800' above a field, wouldn't your natural instinct tell you that you are seeing balloons floating "in the sky"?

I personally think the "sky" starts at 2,000 feet.. Calling a 893 foot building "in the sky" is just silly.

caltrane74 · #**682** Posted **Mar 27, 2012, 10:56 PM**

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Andrewjm3D · #**683** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 12:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by SoaringSkylines

I personally think the "sky" starts at 2,000 feet.. Calling a 893 foot building "in the sky" is just silly.

According to that theory your avatar has zero skyscrapers in it then. That's just silly.

caltrane74 · #**684** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 3:07 AM**

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caltrane74 · #**685** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 3:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by SoaringSkylines

I personally think the "sky" starts at 2,000 feet.. Calling a 893 foot building "in the sky" is just silly.

According to your theory New York has zero skyscrapers.

worldlyhaligonian · #**686** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 1:45 PM**

That building with the nail salon is an eye-sore. I hope more towers go up on Yonge.

Davis137 · #**687** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 8:48 PM**

So is this one sitting at around 12 floors already?

isaidso · #**688** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 8:55 PM**

They're working on floor 16.

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

That building with the nail salon is an eye-sore. I hope more towers go up on Yonge.

You should see the rest of Yonge; 70% of it is a disaster. Thankfully, they've finally started redeveloping it. Besides AURA, there's 1 Bloor, 460 Yonge, 501 Yonge, Massey Tower, L Tower, while 5ive plans to restore half a block of modest 3 floor Victorians rather than redevelop.

We just need another 30-40 new skyscrapers on Yonge south of Bloor and it will become the great street we're all waiting for. Maybe by 2025?

caltrane74 · #**689** Posted **Mar 28, 2012, 11:52 PM**

Too bad i'll be almost dead by then.

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Phil McAvity · #**690** Posted **Mar 29, 2012, 1:34 AM**

^I take it the "74" in Caltrane74 is your age?

This building will be the biggest game-changer in Toronto's skyline in almost 40 years.

caltrane74 · #**691** Posted **Mar 29, 2012, 11:07 PM**

Well i'm not 74. But I am old.

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caltrane74 · #**692** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 3:15 AM**

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caltrane74 · #**693** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 4:54 AM**

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colemonkee · #**694** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 4:54 PM**

I'm not a big fan of that overhang. It kind of ruins the flow of the setbacks.

caltrane74 · #**695** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 5:52 PM**

It's temporary, until the tower is finished.

The stores are opening up in a few months, so they will remove the hoarding below. - The tower will still be under-construction so the overhang will be required as the hoarding below will be gone.

When the tower is finished, the overhang is gone!

Davis137 · #**696** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 11:07 PM**

Jeebus that podium and first setback are huge...like self-contained plaza/mall kind of huge...

colemonkee · #**697** Posted **Mar 30, 2012, 11:26 PM**

Oh, great! That totally saves the podium for me. Still not completely sold on the darker spandrel glass, but I'm holding out final judgement until this bad boy is finished.

whiteford · #**698** Posted **Mar 31, 2012, 9:52 AM**

[QUOTE=caltrane74;5647640]It's temporary, until the tower is finished.

The stores are opening up in a few months, so they will remove the hoarding below. - The tower will still be under-construction so the overhang will be required as the hoarding below will be gone.

When the
true, and it is a very robust shield as well.

caltrane74 · #**699** Posted **Apr 1, 2012, 8:44 PM**

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caltrane74 · #**700** Posted **Apr 2, 2012, 11:18 PM**

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