TORONTO | Sapphire Tower | 1,107' Pinnacle / 933' Roof | 88 FLOORS | NEVER BUILT

M II A II R II K · #1 Posted **Jul 5, 2008, 5:29 PM**

Proposal has been rejected by City Council in it's current form due to concerns over shadowing on a public square. Possible next move: Redesign or OMB Appeal. Too bad, I would have liked to have seen this one.

navyweaxguy · #2 Posted **Jul 5, 2008, 6:24 PM**

That's a pretty cool tower. I never did understand the shadow rules... They have them in Denver too, drives me nuts...

Lecom · #3 Posted **Jul 6, 2008, 9:41 PM**

What a shame about the cancellation.

bbeliko · #4 Posted **Jul 7, 2008, 2:46 AM**

i liked the second design better

NDPhilly · #5 Posted **Jul 10, 2008, 7:12 PM**

me to.there is more detail in the second one to.

jodelli · #6 Posted **Oct 2, 2008, 8:58 AM**

This thing's only a few metres from Trump. I don't get it. Nathan Phillips gets shadows already.

MolsonExport · #7 Posted **Oct 2, 2008, 3:34 PM**

Looks like a Shanghai-style building.

TOBoy · #8 Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 10:47 PM**

Even if approved, it is unlikely this project would have ever gone up. The developer filed for bankruptcy and failed to get the project to go up when he transplanted it to another city.

CGII · #9 Posted **Oct 11, 2008, 1:25 PM**

I'm sorry, I think that's one of the most atrocious looking buildings I've ever seen.

niwell · #10 Posted **Oct 12, 2008, 1:43 AM**

I'm very glad that this was cancelled, it was a horrific building. Some people seem to only care about height, rather than architectural quality and street treatment. Sapphire failed on both counts. Besieds, if it was approved it likely would have stopped construction halfway through when Sintson ran out of money.

Ilex · #11 Posted **Oct 13, 2008, 8:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by niwell

I'm very glad that this was cancelled, it was a horrific building. Some people seem to only care about height, rather than architectural quality and street treatment. Sapphire failed on both counts. Besieds, if it was approved it likely would have stopped construction halfway through when Sintson ran out of money.

Why do you figure that this building fails in architectural quality?

enrigue8 · #12 Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 1:09 AM**

It so sad it was cancelled.