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Old Posted Sep 29, 2025, 2:07 AM
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Is it just me or has this building been under construction since the beginning of time?
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Old Posted Sep 29, 2025, 4:17 AM
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It's not just you... it really did start a long time ago. Shoring began in Oct. 2017. So it's been 8 years now...
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Old Posted Oct 9, 2025, 11:37 PM
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It's not just you... it really did start a long time ago. Shoring began in Oct. 2017. So it's been 8 years now...
It's been a decade since this thing was announced, 12 years since another Toronto supertall (Pinnacle One) was announced and a decade since Toronto's other supertall (Concord Sky) was announced. To say the city moves slowly would be an understatement but I expect nothing less of government
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Old Posted Oct 10, 2025, 12:48 AM
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I like to think Toronto was lucky to get 3 supertalls U/C before the market toasted... it could have been worse.
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Old Posted Oct 10, 2025, 1:37 AM
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The market has far from toasted, it's been roaring for the past 20 years
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Old Posted Oct 10, 2025, 2:05 AM
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I like to think Toronto was lucky to get 3 supertalls U/C before the market toasted... it could have been worse.
Agreed. I remember the talk on the forum for some time was if we'd ever get one, now look at us. I'm shocked we're getting a 350 M tower.
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Old Posted Oct 10, 2025, 12:35 PM
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The market has far from toasted, it's been roaring for the past 20 years
Starts have plummeted the last 3 years. The GTA is losing population. the market is toasted.

How long will it be that way? not forever.. but it's flat right now.
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Old Posted Oct 10, 2025, 2:34 PM
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Is it the fault of the government that The One is taking forever?
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Old Posted Oct 11, 2025, 5:14 PM
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The GTA is losing population.
Where are you getting that information??
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Old Posted Oct 11, 2025, 7:19 PM
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I was under the impression that Toronto is gaining about 100 000 per year...for a long time now.
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Old Posted Oct 11, 2025, 7:22 PM
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Is it the fault of the government that The One is taking forever?
Covid slowed things down.

Incorrect and/or missing permits slowed things down.

Lawsuits slowed things down.

A receivership slowed things down.

It's been hard times there... for many years now.
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Old Posted Oct 11, 2025, 10:07 PM
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Old Posted Oct 12, 2025, 9:00 PM
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Covid slowed things down.

Incorrect and/or missing permits slowed things down.

Lawsuits slowed things down.

A receivership slowed things down.

It's been hard times there... for many years now.
3 of the 4 reasons are directly attributable to government inefficiency so thank you for proving my point
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Old Posted Oct 12, 2025, 10:10 PM
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Maybe it was 1 of the 4 if the missing or incorrect permits were caused by government being slow to issue them or issued the them incorrectly. The others are not attributable to the government however. Covid would still have existed regardless of how the government responded, and would have caused labour shortages and disruptions due to people being sick (and occasionally dying) as we saw in jurisdictions with a wide variety of policies. The lawsuits were filed by the creditors, buyers and/or retail tenants rather than the government. And while courts are considered a branch of the government, the receivership would never have happened without the developer's financial issues. So government is directly responsible for anywhere from zero to one of those reasons.
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Old Posted Oct 13, 2025, 6:27 PM
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Maybe it was 1 of the 4 if the missing or incorrect permits were caused by government being slow to issue them or issued the them incorrectly. The others are not attributable to the government however. Covid would still have existed regardless of how the government responded, and would have caused labour shortages and disruptions due to people being sick (and occasionally dying) as we saw in jurisdictions with a wide variety of policies. The lawsuits were filed by the creditors, buyers and/or retail tenants rather than the government. And while courts are considered a branch of the government, the receivership would never have happened without the developer's financial issues. So government is directly responsible for anywhere from zero to one of those reasons.
It's Werthers. Don't waste your breath.
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Old Posted Oct 13, 2025, 8:39 PM
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too much butterscotch, not enough common sense.
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Old Posted Oct 13, 2025, 9:29 PM
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too much butterscotch, not enough common sense.
And — hard.
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Old Posted Oct 19, 2025, 4:37 PM
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Old Posted Oct 19, 2025, 8:33 PM
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It's Werthers. Don't waste your breath.
Not even 200 posts in and i'm already notorious

I think once this and the other two supertalls in TO are built it will clearly cement the city's spot as the third best skyline in North America

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