Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 444

caltrane74 · #**8861** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 3:19 AM**

It looks like the building across the street.

It's a no for me dwag.

TorontoDrew · #**8862** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

The One
I took these yesterday as I passed through. It's certainly looking more striking as the cladding goes up. From Bay and Bloor, it's presence is really becoming apparent

Fog Day, January 24th, 24 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

Fog by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

Fog Day, January 24th, 24 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

Looking sleek in the fog. Nice update.

Maldive · #**8863** Posted **Jan 29, 2024, 8:02 PM**

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The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

UrbanToronto contributor Benito has documented the saga/progress here with hundreds and hundreds of photos (dating back to the site prep days).

Here’s the view from his neighbouring balcony about 15 months ago (on my birthday… thanks Benito ;-).

Benito

Here’s his view today.

Benito

Another floor being poured yesterday.

BloorMan

Maldive · #**8864** Posted **Jan 31, 2024, 9:39 PM**

160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c

The exteriors are pretty much complete so a bunch of wealthy dudes decided to have a ribbon cutting ceremony.

UT

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GeneralLea · #**8865** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 6:28 AM**

On Monday I happened to capture a few of the bigger projects going up in Toronto's downtown. The first two images are taken on Tuesday however.
CIBC Square II

The Esplanade, Easterly by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
The elevator core on the left side of the skyline belongs to this skyscraper

Clouded Days, Downtown by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

Sunny Monday, Rising Skyscraper by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Taken yesterday (Wednesday*)

Sunny Monday by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
160 Front

Sunny Monday by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

City Scenes, Revised by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Concord Canada House

Sunny Monday by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

GeneralLea · #**8866** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 6:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

It looks like the building across the street.

It's a no for me dwag.

That's a fair assessment of this project. Although I personally prefer this since the podium is arguably better with retaining some older building stock, and with the impressive ground floor space inside the podium at the corner. I also like the big office towers at this corner (they always seemed to scream big city to me, despite being at best B grade po-mo), so this nod to post modern design is right up my alley. I find the upward triangle effect combined with the smokey curtain wall very successful in making this building look tall and imposing.

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Looking sleek in the fog. Nice update.

Thanks! I was glad I went for a walk last Wednesday morning. The weather lucked out.

craner · #**8867** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 7:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

[/url]Sunny Monday by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

City Scenes, Revised by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

Mies - Such Yummy goodness.

Meanwhile 160 Front just makes me laugh.

travis3000 · #**8868** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:12 PM**

160 Front actually turned out really nice. High quality glass, nice lighting system, and adds to the skyline. I like it.

905er · #**8869** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:18 PM**

i like it too.. but the placement of the logo over that random opening up top makes it look like a cyclops that rides the short bus

hipster duck · #**8870** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:21 PM**

I have mixed feelings on the impact of 160 Front st. W on the skyline from various vantage points.

It kind of crowds out the view of the Financial District from the CN tower, but it does that by covering up a lot of the 20-storey York Street Class B garbage that was built in the 1970s and 80s, so that's a plus.

I don't like how the straight line view of the CN tower through the TD Centre towers is lost.

Sometimes I think the lighting is gaudy and overbearing, but other times I think it's like those skyscrapers in Hong Kong at Christmastime which I can't help but like.

Innsertnamehere · #**8871** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:29 PM**

I hate the logo signage on the upper levels and the podium is awful, but the tower itself is nice.

It doesn't shine a candle on CIBC square though, IMO.

travis3000 · #**8872** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

I hate the logo signage on the upper levels and the podium is awful, but the tower itself is nice.

It doesn't shine a candle on CIBC square though, IMO.

CIBC Square is my favourite office tower development to go up in Canada in the last 30 years. So yes I agree.

Nouvellecosse · #**8873** Posted **Feb 1, 2024, 5:41 PM**

I definitely enjoy the new tower. I'm kind of done worrying about stuff covering the view of other things because it's impossible for a city to have a skyline that's both large and dense without there being many notable buildings that aren't visible from many important views. All I ask is that is if something is going to block views, I better like the new thing that's doing the blocking. So bland/tacky balcony-cluttered window-wall residential buildings blocking views of high quality office buildings... no.

Although... lets keep it within reason. That ultra-wide "wall" building proposed for the rail corridor by the UPE station is a bit much.

GeneralLea · #**8874** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 12:23 AM**

I've really enjoyed seeing 160 Front go up, and see it realized from its initial renderings. The height cut was unfortunate, but I don't think the design suffered too much thankfully, even if the tower looks a bit pudgy at some angles.
The lighting and cladding is really top notch, it's definitely tied with CIBC Square (or as I still like to call it, Bay Park Centre) as the best thing to come out of this boom.

Still, three solid 240M office towers around Union Station that were U/C right before or during the pandemic is nothing to sneeze at.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing the second phase of the Bay Park towers fill out Bay and link these two high density parts of downtown.

GeneralLea · #**8875** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 2:46 AM**

I took these today of The One. For the sake of legibility, I'm limiting this post. My full update is in the One thread.
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...216072&page=43

Clouded Judgements, F1 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

craner · #**8876** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 9:41 AM**

The One is looking handsome.

TorontoDrew · #**8877** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by travis3000

160 Front actually turned out really nice. High quality glass, nice lighting system, and adds to the skyline. I like it.

I like it too. Ya the TD logos suck, hopefully one day they will come off but the tower itself is fun and eye catching. In a city with so many office towers there are very few that standout as unique designs. I wonder if we will see some of the older stock update their looks with lighting details to help them standout more at night. This thing looks like it glows in the pictures. I have yet to see it at night myself.

I guess if it hasn't been done already we can update the top 10 list now.

8 Elm Street now moves into the number 10 position.

Source: urbantoronto.ca
Address 8 Elm St, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1G7
Category Residential (Condo), Commercial (Retail), Institutional
Status Under Construction
Number of Buildings 1
Height 716 ft / 218.20 m
Storeys 69
Number of Units 819

Biff · #**8878** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 3:04 PM**

ooohh, that upper, long reach excavator is in a really precarious position. That operator has balls of steel having the tracks overhang that 50' or so pit.

koops65 · #**8879** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 3:35 PM**

Here is the 10 Tallest U/C diagram: https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=104211907

Maldive · #**8880** Posted **Feb 2, 2024, 5:03 PM**

Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Curtain-wall glass starting on the tower floors. Check out the SkyTower’s curtain-wall clad podium in the centre of the pic versus the window-wall cheap-out of the Phase 1 podium on the far right.

Jeff Morgan

wmedia

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CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre l Phase 2 u/c

How to stuff one of the largest commercial/bank buildings under construction in North America, between a heritage building and a rail corridor… cantilevering helps.

dannyboii

Northern Light

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One day there will a ton of dappled diamonds when Phase 2 is complete.

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