541-545 Rideau | 29m | 9f | Completed

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Also a fan of the new one. The old one offered nothing new. Podium looked a lot like Mercury Court of the Claridge Shoppers Drug Mart. First one being a (mostly) historic building, second one a refreshing small scale retail development (wow, Claridge gets shit right sometimes!). The podium initially proposed for this building was just replicating what had already been done. The tower portion was pretty horrendous.

New one is a nice modern addition. I like the contrast between the red brick and black cladding. It doesn't look as massive/bulky as the previous proposal.