Canadian City Proposals

[koops65]

Originally Posted by Spocket

Well, if you want to get really technical... this being a giant globe we're living on, everywhere on Earth is between any other two points.

Touché!

[koops65]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Had to check that out of curiousity.....
Hamilton to Winnipeg is 938 miles 1,509.56 km
Toronto to Winnipeg is 942 miles 1,516 km

Turns out Hamilton is between Toronto and Winnipeg.
http://tjpeiffer.com/crowflies.html

But... we don't know which tower is taller, Hamilton's 43 floor Landmark Place, 127 metres, or a 40 floor tower in Winnipeg.

[gentlepuppies]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Okay if you're looking strictly in the core then you're not going to get as many of those sort boutique mid-rises (most of those examples aren't high-end though), unless you go out past Spadina to any of the Freed buildings or a slightly older building like the District Lofts or 32 Camden. But just as far as recent or U/C, non-high end high-rises right downtown go, what about Massey Tower, L Tower, Five, Peter Street Condos, X, Theatre Park, Picasso, Totem, etc?

But anyway now we're getting into your other thread...

I forgot about Totem, that one is good - half the floorplans are pretty good too. Peter Street is unoffensive/neutral, so ok. The others... no lol.

They moved my thread to the Toronto section where no one ever frequents haha =(

[DSC]

Not sure if it has been shown on here (to lazy to look) anyways these are the mission towers in Calgs

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by DSC

Not sure if it has been shown on here (to lazy to look) anyways these are the mission towers in Calgs

I love it. Weren't those more of a vision though? I seem to remember that coming up a year or so ago and that's what was said.

[Spring2008]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I love it. Weren't those more of a vision though? I seem to remember that coming up a year or so ago and that's what was said.

This is Grsovenor's next site after Smith/Avenue. I read they chose Mckinley Burkart as the architect (different than design shown afaik). They do excellent design work on their smaller scale projects, interested to see what they come up with for their first high-rise project. Grosvenor also recently purchased the nearby Sony site - both planned as mixed-use.

http://www.mckinleyburkart.com/restaurant/

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Spring2008

This is Grsovenor's next site after Smith/Avenue. I read they chose Mckinley Burkart as the architect (different than design shown afaik). They do excellent design work on their smaller scale projects, interested to see what they come up with for their first high-rise project. Grosvenor also recently purchased the nearby Sony site - both planned as mixed-use.

http://www.mckinleyburkart.com/restaurant/

That's exciting! I love pretty much everything I've ever seen from them.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by koops65

But... we don't know which tower is taller, Hamilton's 43 floor Landmark Place, 127 metres, or a 40 floor tower in Winnipeg.

Unless the original post was lumping Mississauga in with Toronto, there are about a half-dozen buildings completed or under construction in Mrs. Sausage that would qualify as tallest "between Edmonton and Toronto" unlikely to be exceeded by this proposal.

[People.talking]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I love it. Weren't those more of a vision though? I seem to remember that coming up a year or so ago and that's what was said.

So I just emailed the company and they said they sold the scheme to Grosvenor as part of invited competition (already covered) and they chose a different scheme (also covered I think) however they said this one was a close second.

[Beedok]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

Unless the original post was lumping Mississauga in with Toronto, there are about a half-dozen buildings completed or under construction in Mrs. Sausage that would qualify as tallest "between Edmonton and Toronto" unlikely to be exceeded by this proposal.

I'd lump it in. I'm always one for lumping in suburbs.

[koops65]

I would hate to be the one to start a debate about Mississauga being part of Toronto or not... that reminds me of the debate about Toronto being "in the east", or Vancouver being "on the ocean"...

[Beedok]

Edmonton is building the tallest building east of Quebec, so that's a thing.

[WhipperSnapper]

tallest between Edmonton and Toronto. you could get more obscure. And, it's not even the tallest proposal in Winnipeg.

[Martin Mtl]

The historic Theatre Saint-Denis in Montreal will get a much-needed make-over!

[MonkeyRonin]

Another 5468796 project in Oakville - Lake & East Condos







65 King St. East











Oben Flats St. Clair West







Oben Flats Castlefield Design District

[Beedok]

Oakville is actually getting taller. I noticed they have a fairly new tallest building when I last passed though.

[shappy]

Re 65 King E, cool that the little promenade will wrap around along Colborne as well. Interesting to see what will go up on that large parking lot across from the nice Victorian building.

Edit: does the building get fatter in the back?

[Chadillaccc]

Are you guys seriously starting an argument about my "between Edmonton and Toronto" comment? It's pretty straight forward. You guys will — argue about anything though, clearly.

[Me&You]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Are you guys seriously starting an argument about my "between Edmonton and Toronto" comment? It's pretty straight forward. You guys will — argue about anything though, clearly.

Come on, Chad.

That's an unnecessary bump to an exchange that had run it's course. Why would you bother?

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The historic Theatre Saint-Denis in Montreal will get a much-needed make-over!

I actually hate this. They're hiding the old structure inside a new structure. Terrible.