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It's only 6 stories tall......
     
     
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Qualex-Landmark released their latest renderings for the Alberta Boot site in Calgary's Beltline

The towers have gone from 35 & 63 to 38 & 48. No idea on what that might work out to in meters, but it should still be well up there.

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towers look good but the podium could use some minor tweaking by dumping the neo-classical accents
     
     
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Another Skyscraper .......

Mishorim and Israel Land planning NIS 1b Toronto skyscraper
Skyline International Development plans to float on London's AIM.
Globes' correspondent 10 Dec 07 15:25

Israel Land Development Company (TASE: ILDC) amd Mishorim Development Ltd.'s (TASE:MSHR) Canadian real estate subsidiary Skyline International Development Inc. have bought a lot in downtown Toronto from the property's receiver for C$24.1 million (NIS 92 million). The lot is occupied by a parking lot, and Skyline plans to develop a 41,750-square meter 55-storey office, hotel, and residential skyscraper on the lot. The company also plans to apply to add 5,000-10,000 square meters in building rights.

Israel Land estimates the cost of construction, not including financing expenses, at C$138 million (NIS 527 million) and predicts a profit of $115 million (NIS 440 million) on C$253 million (NIS 967 million) proceeds.

Israel Land owns 30% of Skyline and Mishorim, controlled by president Gil Blutich, owns 66.8%. Skyline plans to hold an IPO on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the basis of a company value of 209 million Canadian dollars made by Grant Thornton Canada LLP.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 10, 2007

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Qualex-Landmark released their latest renderings for the Alberta Boot site in Calgary's Beltline

The towers have gone from 35 & 63 to 38 & 48. No idea on what that might work out to in meters, but it should still be well up there.

That sucks. Still a nice looking development though.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 17, 2007, 1:33 AM
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Another Skyscraper .......

Mishorim and Israel Land planning NIS 1b Toronto skyscraper
Skyline International Development plans to float on London's AIM.
Globes' correspondent 10 Dec 07 15:25

Israel Land Development Company (TASE: ILDC) amd Mishorim Development Ltd.'s (TASE:MSHR) Canadian real estate subsidiary Skyline International Development Inc. have bought a lot in downtown Toronto from the property's receiver for C$24.1 million (NIS 92 million). The lot is occupied by a parking lot, and Skyline plans to develop a 41,750-square meter 55-storey office, hotel, and residential skyscraper on the lot. The company also plans to apply to add 5,000-10,000 square meters in building rights.

Israel Land estimates the cost of construction, not including financing expenses, at C$138 million (NIS 527 million) and predicts a profit of $115 million (NIS 440 million) on C$253 million (NIS 967 million) proceeds.

Israel Land owns 30% of Skyline and Mishorim, controlled by president Gil Blutich, owns 66.8%. Skyline plans to hold an IPO on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the basis of a company value of 209 million Canadian dollars made by Grant Thornton Canada LLP.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 10, 2007

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2007
It just doesn't end for Toronto does it. Lucky bastards.
     
     
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I wonder if they will use the lastest design of Sapphire.
     
     
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I was thinking it would be a unique touch if the design was inspired from middle eastern architecture.
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Qualex-Landmark released their latest renderings for the Alberta Boot site in Calgary's Beltline

The towers have gone from 35 & 63 to 38 & 48. No idea on what that might work out to in meters, but it should still be well up there.

Still looks like a great project - I hope it goes.
     
     
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^^ Yeah, another twin tower.
     
     
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Happy New Year fellow Canucks.

With the Bazis promise to trump Trump by ensuring 1 Bloor East reaches 282 metres..... I give you a pretty picture of the retail component of the tallest building in the country to be constructed since 1975... sadly still shorter than the aging old man FCP:





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Seems stupid to top Trump when another 12m of fin would give it the tallest building in the country
     
     
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thanks for the updated rendering Maldive!!!
     
     
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The Arts + Heritage Awaress Centre has some terrific renders of L Tower (Libeskind) including a few angles I haven't seen before.

For the first time the podium makes sense to me... almost coherent!

Love this tower... my favourite in the Top 15 Proposals category.

     
     
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I agree the the podium looks a little less abstract. This one will really depend on the materials used to make or break it.
     
     
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current posted this over at SSC...44 storeys in Etobicoke!




Star Tower at Beyond the Sea - Already a glowing success, hurry for pre-construction pricing

Empire Communities’ Star Tower Condominiums is the third and final tower in one of Etobicoke’s most successful waterfront communities, Beyond the Sea. Star Tower has already attracted a wide variety of purchasers from first-time buyers to move-up purchasers, and empty-nesters, all seeking the ultimate in lakeside living, just 10 minutes from downtown. Situated on Lake Shore Boulevard West, just west of Park Lawn Road, Star Tower will be nestled between extensive new public parkland coming to the north, and on the south by the Martin Goodman Trail, a 350-kilometre trail system that winds its way locally through Humber Bay Park and past Mimico Creek. Star Tower will also offer proximity to the many shops and services along The Queensway, plus easy access to the Gardiner Expressway.

“The phenomenal success of Beyond The Sea and now Star Tower can be attributed to the outstanding value found here,” says Paul Golini Jr., Executive Vice-President, “as well as Empire Communities’ singular dedication to providing life-enhancing environments through innovative design, outstanding workmanship and a higher standard of customer care. In fact, Star Tower has proven so successful in its own right, that the awarding-winning presentation centre will close in the new year to make way for the start of construction.”

The National Sales and Marketing Council has just announced its prestigious Silver and Regional winners for the 2008 National Awards competition, The Nationals, which honours new-home sales and marketing by homebuilders, developers, associates, and consultants. The Beyond The Sea presentation centre by munge//leung: design associates has captured Silver in the category “Best Sales Office – Urban” (www.thenationals.com), and Gold Awards will emerge from the Silver Award winners at the Nationals Gala held on February 13, 2008, in Orlando, Florida.

Star Tower’s 44-storey exceptional exterior has been designed by E.I. Richmond Architects, which has created some of the finest high-rise residential offerings in the GTA. Amenities and interiors including the striking limestone and wood paneled lobby with its saltwater aquarium housing exotic sea life and coral, and fireplace are all by international award-winning munge//leung: design associates. Residents will enjoy 24-hour concierge service, plus use of The Blue Water Club – 40,000 sq. ft. of recreational facilities located on the second floor.

Suite appointments include a spacious balcony or terrace (as per plan); engineered wood flooring; imported ceramics; 40-oz. broadloom; individually controlled heating and air conditioning; a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, ceramic tile backsplash, and munge//leung-designed cabinetry, plus a deluxe stainless steel kitchen appliance package – brand-name 17-cu.-ft. frost-free refrigerator, self-cleaning range, built-in microwave, built-in dishwasher, and an attractive stacked washer/dryer; baths with a soaker tub or large shower (as per plan), cultured marble vanity with integrated basin, and munge//leung-designed cabinetry.

An excellent selection of suites is available that spans the gamut from one-bedroom to two-bedroom-plus-den suites, up to a gracious three-bedroom penthouse with terrace. Suites range in size from 584 to 1,594 sq. ft., and pre-construction pricing starts from the $240’s. Prices include a parking space and six appliances. Maintenance is estimated at 48 cents per square foot (hydro separate). Parking maintenance will run $35 per month per space, and locker maintenance $10 per month per space. First occupancies are slated for spring 2011. Register now for the limited collection of exclusive three-storey townhomes and podium suites coming in the new year.

The presentation centre is located at 2242 Lake Shore Blvd. West. Hours are Monday to Thursday from noon to 7 p.m.; Friday from noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 416-521-7200 or visit www.beyondtheseacondos.com.
     
     
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This one seems a little Dubai, but I like it.

At least its not too close to downtown.
     
     
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Property Report: OUTLOOK: OFFICE SPACE

Inflated values, but without the bubble

Office sector's fundamentals are so stable that it's considered an attractive investment vehicle, observers say
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Special to The Globe and Mail

January 8, 2008

Ask Tom Farley, president of Brookfield Properties Corp.'s Canadian operations, what he thinks 2008 holds for the office market and his words resound with confidence: "In my 30 years' experience, I have never seen the fundamentals as strong as they are now."

It is an opinion shared with almost every mover and shaker in the industry.

"I think 2008 is going to bring us great new opportunities," says Paul Finkbeiner, president of GWL Realty Advisers Inc., with a 30-million-square-foot office portfolio.

Yes, the U.S. credit crunch has spread to Canada, but those being affected are land- lords who have overleveraged their borrowing, or buyers that have counted on mortgage financing well above a 75-per-cent debt-to-equity ratio.

"Earlier this year, we were outbid for many deals. But now those groups that bought with greater than 75 per cent financing are finding that they can't afford them," Mr. Finkbeiner says. Things turned around in the fall and "we have started getting those deals again."

Wayne Barwise, senior vice-president of office development for Cadillac Fairview Corp., says that if you need a sign of the times, just look at the office construction under way or in the planning stages. That happy combination of low vacancy rates and high demand means that landlords can now get enough in rent to justify building once more.

"The exciting part is the new projects are all 21st century technology. They are almost all LEED-certified, green buildings," he says, referring to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. "They may cost 5 to 7 per cent more to build, but they deliver 30 to 50 per cent savings on things like energy use."

In fact, Cadillac Fairview has about 3.5 million square feet in office developments going up across Canada with projects in both Toronto and Calgary, and GWL is sitting on a 600,000-square-foot project at 18 York St. in Toronto that is ready to go once it inks a deal with a major tenant.

"Like everyone else, we won't proceed these days until we are substantially preleased," Mr. Finkbeiner says.


Perhaps most important for landlords, brokers, agents and investors is that there is rock solid confidence in Canada's commercial real estate markets, says Paul Morse, head of Cushman Wakefield LePage's national office leasing practice.

"That is a really important factor," he says. "There is very little wheeling and dealing and no feeling of 'let's just wait until the bubble breaks.' There is no bubble. This has become a stable, professionally managed industry and, as a result, there is great confidence in it as an asset class among capital markets and investors."
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