Cobalt Luxury Residences On King | 97.5 & 97.5m | 2 x 30 fl | Complete

[atnor]

Originally Posted by thomax

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King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter


King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter

Looks great, especially the King William side.

[King&James]

Originally Posted by atnor

Looks great, especially the King William side.

hard to tell with this render, but to get both Hughson and KW ped only, this would need a veh entrance/exit to parking levels off John.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Not a fan of permanent street closures. I think we can accomplish what we want with seasonal or evening or weekend street closings.

Actually, I'd rather have streets where the traffic moves slowly and where people can safely walk or cycle in the streets without fear of being mowed down - more of a 'Naked Streets' idea. I wonder if we already have that with King William or the Gore. Lots of room for improvement, of course...

[King&James]

Originally Posted by thomax

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King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter


King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter

wonder what update looks like on king william and /or hughson

[Chronamut]

at least the brick of the podium will fit in with the renovated brick of the arliss building - that kinda throws things off in the render at m as it shows the current facade.

But yeah the designs of the podium are very 80s.

Also LOL at the fact they just copy pasted the building to the right of the arliss building 4 times

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Careful what you wish for, folks...

[TheRitsman]

Originally Posted by thomax

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King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter


King at Hughson Rendering by RebuildHamilton, on Twitter

Just wanted to bring these forward because I was very curious if any of this ended up looking like the render. The details ended up being a bit better o nthe final build out, but I do find the continuous nature around Hughson makes it a bit Disney-esque, compared to something like the Honest Ed's development. I hope the King St side is a bit more special.

[Chronamut]

From what I have seen the king st side is pretty much the same except for a slight difference on the corner with the balconies and I think the red brick part on the side actually uses the black stones from the back on the cornice part.

Not sure about the glass though, or if it has those "vents" at the top of the main entrance the sides and back do.. the corner building is white, so I am a bit anxious as to how it looks.. and yeah.. it feels a bit disneyland-esque but it's still FAR better than anything I expected so it's a bit of a mixed feeling.

[LRTfan]

wow...now THAT is very well-done.
I love the podiums. They mimic a low-rise retail street wall with brick, broken up into narrower designs like you see along King or James already.

Hopefully these guys push for 35-40 floors. The more builders and big investors to pressure city hall out of this weird NIMBY height movement, the better.

[davidcappi]

I love the podiums. They mimic a low-rise retail street wall with brick, broken up into narrower designs like you see along King or James already.

THIS^ I appreciate the different colours of brick used. It'll bring a lot of dimension to the area vs something monolithic that occupies the entire block. The fact that its not cohesive is what makes it a winner for me. More diversity in the street wall.

[King&James]

https://twitter.com/LiunaCanada/stat...96435193991169

great photo in mancinelli tweet with Templar and new student tower

[LRTfan]

Man, seeing some of the new designs proposed recently has me excited for our future skyline (assuming city hall embraces the fact we're supposed to be a big city).
This project, Rebecca St condo, Main/Walnut, King/Queen, 20-22 George and TV City are all excellent 21st Century big-city designs. All together, these projects represent 8 new towers.
And each of them have enough height to be noticed on the skyline and finally modernize our Commie-block skyline.
Exciting times!

[Chronamut]

I just hope we don't start to get the "wind tunnel" effects toronto does where it can be beautiful and sunny by the harbour and frigid and dark between buildings along major streets.

Also those balconies cover a MASSIVE area in those renders.. I can't recall how many units there are per floor..

I always wonder how useful balconies are past a certain floor. I remember my parents were on the 19th floor in one of the condos downtown and you basically couldn't go out onto the balcony for fear of being blown off.. on the giant condos in toronto I never see people out on the upper floors on them.. like.. ever.

they should have wind turbines on the tops of skyscrapers to power the building along with solar panels - entirely self-sufficiently powered buildings.

[SteelTown]

I personally love balconies. The last apartment I was in had a tiny balcony and well I didn't live there for long. I know there's one apartment on James St S, near St Joe's that has awesome wrap around balconies, LOVE IT. It's like an oasis away from your apartment, especially if it's a shoebox.

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

I personally love balconies. The last apartment I was in had a tiny balcony and well I didn't live there for long. I know there's one apartment on James St S, near St Joe's that has awesome wrap around balconies, LOVE IT. It's like an oasis away from your apartment, especially if it's a shoebox.

See I personally don't USE mine much - mine is really long but it's narrow and aside from sitting outside and admiring the view, which I can also do from my bedroom, I just don't use it much.. and we're not allowed to bbq on ours.. and I can't put a nice loveseat or swing out there so I just... don't really know what to do with the space.. most people just use it to smoke.. and I don't smoke.. and then neighbours want to talk to you when they see you out on your balcony..

guess it differs per person..

[TheRitsman]

Originally Posted by Chronamut

See I personally don't USE mine much - mine is really long but it's narrow and aside from sitting outside and admiring the view, which I can also do from my bedroom, I just don't use it much.. and we're not allowed to bbq on ours.. and I can't put a nice loveseat or swing out there so I just... don't really know what to do with the space.. most people just use it to smoke.. and I don't smoke.. and then neighbours want to talk to you when they see you out on your balcony..

guess it differs per person..

Do they actually enforce no BBQ rules? I know tons of people that just BBQ even though you're not supposed to.

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by TheRitsman

Do they actually enforce no BBQ rules? I know tons of people that just BBQ even though you're not supposed to.

I don't want my eviction to be the finding out that they do - and I have yet to see anyone bbqing on any of the balconies in our building.

[Berklon]

I'm currently living in a house and I'm thinking of moving to a condo downtown - and a balcony is a criteria for me. Even if I couldn't BBQ out there, I'd still like to sit out there in warmer weather and read or listen to music, etc. I like having the ability to go outside without leaving my home (which is the condo-equivalent of having a backyard with a house).

[thistleclub]

Balconies are a nice amenity but in cases like this come with a number of potential asterisks.

Thirty-storey buildings will scoop winds down to street level, funnelling those winds past those balconies on the way down. When winds die down, street noise radiates upward with remarkable clarity. The grimy particulate common to the core arterials needs to be cleaned off glass regularly if you don't want that 70s smoked glass look; likewise for plants and furniture (Main and King throw off a lot of exhaust). Finally, these are glass-skirted balconies, which means that the entire facade of this building will become an cross-section of varied aesthetics and organizational philosophies. Many of the Landmark's balconies, for example, are just treated as storage space. It's only the opaque balconies that prevent the tower from resembling the city's tallest rummage sale.

[thistleclub]

Are we to assume that the twin bands of balcony-free floors are two-storey or double-height units, or is this just a novel dynamic wherein some residents get to vicariously enjoy their downstairs neighbours' lifestyle?