Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 465

craner · #**9281** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 6:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Maldive

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What is the gothic looking tower in the foreground ?

FrankieFlowerpot · #**9282** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 1:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by craner

What is the gothic looking tower in the foreground ?

https://nowtoronto.com/news/hidden-toronto-the-abandoned-whitney-block-tower/

Innsertnamehere · #**9283** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 1:13 PM**

Whitney Block, provincial government offices next to Queens Park. The tower portion of the building has been long abandoned as it only has a single exit stair and does not meet fire safety standards, from my understanding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Bl..._Toronto._View_from_Queen's_Park.jpg

TorontoDrew · #**9284** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 2:43 PM**

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Here's a little video that gives you the history of this building. I wish they could open it for Doors Open one year.

WhipperSnapper · #**9285** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 2:51 PM**

Partially occupied. Ford sucks the life force out of his victims in the tower.

Gresto · #**9286** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 11:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

They look cool but that amount of office space being added at that time wouldn't just mean the potential loss of Old City Hall (although I'm not sure why that's the only possible location they could have been built at). But also, the resulting drop in office demand may have meant office towers like FCP and CCW, completed im 1975 and 1972 respectively, may never have been built. I personally wouldn't cry too many tears over FCP as it was never one of my favourites, but I'd consider CCW to be a pretty big loss.

True, but I would miss FCP. I am aware it isn't all that beloved, but the spare modernism in fact makes it one of my favourites.

WhipperSnapper · #**9287** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 2:44 PM**

I would gladly give up the FCP block for the pre FCP block.

https://www.toronto.ca/ext/archives/s0012/fl1964/s0012_fl1964_it0029.jpg

The rest of the raised blocks are tragic as well. However, North America cities are defined by their skyscraper CBDs and those buildings are between 3 to 6 storeys. IMHO, shoebox residential skyscrapers are not to be included as a shitty workstation near the core of FCP is still a place of work than a home.

craner · #**9288** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 8:48 PM**

Thanks for all the info on Whitney Block Tower folks.

Gresto · #**9289** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 9:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I would gladly give up the FCP block for the pre FCP block.

https://www.toronto.ca/ext/archives/s0012/fl1964/s0012_fl1964_it0029.jpg

The rest of the raised blocks are tragic as well. However, North America cities are defined by their skyscraper CBDs and those buildings are between 3 to 6 storeys. IMHO, shoebox residential skyscrapers are not to be included as a shitty workstation near the core of FCP is still a place of work than a home.

I agree that anything from the Art Deco era is to be cherished and kept, if at all practicable.

Maldive · #**9290** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 2:35 PM**

Concord Sky | 300.3m | 85s | Concord Adex | Kohn Pedersen Fox l u/c

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

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The One | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners l u/c

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WhipperSnapper · #**9291** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 3:06 PM**

Looks like it will make it.

TorontoDrew · #**9292** Posted **Mar 16, 2025, 4:40 PM**

Just over halfway now.

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suburbanite · #**9293** Posted **Mar 16, 2025, 5:00 PM**

The scale of this thing is crazy. My place in Toronto is across the street on the 30th floor. It must've surpassed my unit almost a year ago and I already have to lean off my balcony to see the top.

For almost 6 months the crane was exactly level with my unit and would swing within ~10 feet of my bedroom window.