Future Canadian Skylines - Page 245

J.OT13 · #1 Posted **Oct 2, 2020, 12:49 PM**

That's an awesome infographic. It's interesting how much the Yonge subway branch has developed, and continues to develop, to this day, while the University-Spadina branch doesn't develop at anywhere near the same rate.

Metro-One · #2 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 2:09 AM**

The Lougheed / Burquitlam future skyline:

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I made a quick crude rendering of how the Burquilam/Lougheed skyline will be filling out in the next few years. CLose to 50 highrises coming to the area, plus the City of Lougheed will have 23 towers on its own when fully built out, 4 of them are going up now.

Some of the colours I couldn't change easily so they weren't meant to be red lol, but yellow means they are approved and started to sell or demolish existing, Red means they are in the application/proposal process and green means they are under construction, plus there are a lot of 6 storeys as part of the towers or just stand alones that are not shown or represented. There are also 6 towers for Whitgift gardens that aren't represented, was just getting too cluttered up there.

Thanks to Klazu for the original pic.

deer_lake_sovereignista3_0 (1) by snub_you, on Flickr

Chadillaccc · #3 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 2:23 AM**

Zibi looks amazing.

J.OT13 · #4 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 12:29 PM**

It's nice when we have something decent to show.

Innsertnamehere · #5 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 2:05 PM**

Awesome graphics Steveve! You've really stepped up the future skyline rendering game.

There are a few errors in the "use type" graphic, mostly just missing a few residential/hotel uses and misattributing them to residential only.
- Mirvish Gehry's tallest tower has a hotel in it
- 411 King has a hotel component I believe
- You have the ACE hotel as residential even though it's all hotel
- The Ontario Hydro building addition is listed as residential only even though it also includes a significant amount of new office space
- 475 Yonge has a significant hotel component
- 88 Queen's tallest tower has a good size office component in the podium
- you have the hotel at Trinity and mill st as a residential building
- 488 University has a significant office component
- the shortest tower of Chelsea Green (33 Gerrard W) is hotel
- 250 Dundas West has a large office component
- 1075 Bay has a large office component
- the three south Well towers should be mixed use as they have large office podiums
- not sure what is going on with the 2 Tecumseth model, but there is an all office building in that development

yaletown_fella · #6 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 3:29 PM**

Model looks amazing Steveve.

Two developments you could add: 287 Davenport Rd and 89 Avenue Rd.

I wouldnt take Mirvish-Gehry seriously at this point and would consider omitting it. But no worries.

Maldive · #7 Posted **Oct 9, 2020, 5:17 PM**

You are the master Steve

I'll take 16 of the 29 proposed, moving to construction asap. 50 total 200metre+ scrapers is just fine for the time being.

But your totals are only Bloor/Yorkville to the lake correct? Yonge and Eglinton will be chipping in the near future, maybe Yonge and St. Clair one day (One Delisle @ 150m is a good start) and North York is overdue.

So more than 50 is ok with me too.

steveve · #8 Posted **Oct 10, 2020, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Awesome graphics Steveve! You've really stepped up the future skyline rendering game.

There are a few errors in the "use type" graphic, mostly just missing a few residential/hotel uses and misattributing them to residential only.
- Mirvish Gehry's tallest tower has a hotel in it
- 411 King has a hotel component I believe
- You have the ACE hotel as residential even though it's all hotel
- The Ontario Hydro building addition is listed as residential only even though it also includes a significant amount of new office space
- 475 Yonge has a significant hotel component
- 88 Queen's tallest tower has a good size office component in the podium
- you have the hotel at Trinity and mill st as a residential building
- 488 University has a significant office component
- the shortest tower of Chelsea Green (33 Gerrard W) is hotel
- 250 Dundas West has a large office component
- 1075 Bay has a large office component
- the three south Well towers should be mixed use as they have large office podiums
- not sure what is going on with the 2 Tecumseth model, but there is an all office building in that development

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Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Model looks amazing Steveve.

Two developments you could add: 287 Davenport Rd and 89 Avenue Rd.

I wouldnt take Mirvish-Gehry seriously at this point and would consider omitting it. But no worries.

Thanks @innsertnamehere and @yaletown_fella for pointing these out! There were a few others I missed that I also noticed. This really saves me time to when I go back and correct them, since there are so many projects to keep track of, I often overlook these details and make errors.

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Originally Posted by Maldive

But your totals are only Bloor/Yorkville to the lake correct? Yonge and Eglinton will be chipping in the near future, maybe Yonge and St. Clair one day (One Delisle @ 150m is a good start) and North York is overdue.

So more than 50 is ok with me too.

That’s right. It only counts the ones shown in the graphic.
Would definitely love to cover more areas.

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Here’s another style of image, this time of Yorkville:

steveve · #9 Posted **Oct 16, 2020, 11:04 PM**

Below is a timeline of Toronto's skyline over the decades:

MolsonExport · #10 Posted **Oct 17, 2020, 12:32 AM**

Manhattanization.

koops65 · #11 Posted **Oct 17, 2020, 11:53 PM**

510 Yonge, 56 floors, no render yet, this is my 180 metre tall placeholder:

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koops65 · #12 Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 1:56 AM**

The Grand Hotel, and the St. Mike's helicopter flight path:

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koops65 · #13 Posted **Oct 24, 2020, 2:44 AM**

The Millwood, at Yonge and Davisville, 154 metres, 45 floors:

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Zoomed out:

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steveve · #14 Posted **Oct 28, 2020, 4:31 PM**

Here is an updated Toronto development graphic:

Maldive · #15 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 3:10 PM**

I accidentally clicked page 1 of this thread, and discovered I had started it... shortly after the invention of the wheel and the subsequent release of PhotoShop.

There's a Bloor/Yorkville to the Lake future render somewhere on this thread that I did with Koops for Toronto Life, and below is my June update (stuff like new SkyTower, 1200 Bay etc.).
Only 4 months later and this is also completely out-of-date, thanks to the avalanche of COVID-defying proposals that keep appearing.

Since I no longer have a single hair on my head that is still brown, I thought it appropriate to post the de-saturated version:

In colour.

BTW, can't remember what that very first thread post, a 2008 future rendering, actually was... but think it was this one below.

ericmacm · #16 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 3:13 PM**

Halifax, NS:

Total # of new towers in skyline: 30

Halifax Watermarked V1-1 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-2 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-3 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-4 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-5 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-6 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-7 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Halifax Watermarked V1-8 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton, ON:

Total # of new towers in skyline: 45

Hamilton Watermarked V6-1 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-2 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-3 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-4 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-5 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-6 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-7 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Hamilton Watermarked V6-8 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls, ON:

Total # of new towers in skyline: 15

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-1 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-2 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-3 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-4 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-5 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-6 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-7 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

Niagara Falls Watermarked V3-8 by Eric MacMillan, on Flickr

megadude · #17 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 3:45 PM**

Can someone explain to me why Niagara would need that many new towers? What are the chances of any of those getting built? It would look cool but I don't understand the rationale.

I remember three years ago walking around noticing the abandoned project that had the foundation complete but little else that had been around for about 10 years.

Harrison · #18 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by megadude

Can someone explain to me why Niagara would need that many new towers? What are the chances of any of those getting built? It would look cool but I don't understand the rationale.

I remember three years ago walking around noticing the abandoned project that had the foundation complete but little else that had been around for about 10 years.

Niagara Falls is truly the Las Vegas of Canada in terms of architecture.

koops65 · #19 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 7:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by megadude

Can someone explain to me why Niagara would need that many new towers? What are the chances of any of those getting built? It would look cool but I don't understand the rationale.

I remember three years ago walking around noticing the abandoned project that had the foundation complete but little else that had been around for about 10 years.

Tourism...

MolsonExport · #20 Posted **Oct 30, 2020, 4:44 PM**

NF, NY is one of the saddest, downtrodden places I have ever witnessed with my own eyes. It is astonishingly terrible. On par with Flint.

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