Canada's 10 Tallest U/C

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Are those buildings still in the top10?

[koops65]

They are # 3, 4, 8 and 9...

10 Tallest U/C diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=77715270

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Originally Posted by koops65

They are # 3, 4, 8 and 9...

10 Tallest U/C diagram: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=77715270

Well - it's cal

[Ramako]

I know it's long overdue, but the first page of the thread has been updated with the latest construction photos.

[Skyisnolimit]

Originally Posted by Ramako

I know it's long overdue, but the first page of the thread has been updated with the latest construction photos.

Sure like all the buildings on there right now except that 488 university one in Toronto that is just gross how that was passed is beyond me . It ill draw people eyes to it Like a huge boil on a cheek. The Cibc towers will really add to Toronto's skyline.

[speedog]

Harbour Plaza Residences East in Toronto - quite a difference at the top between the rendering and the actual picture of what is the finished product or is there still work to be done at the top to provide the white crown shown in the rendering?

[caltrane74]

Artistic License.. Or the Toronto cheap out.

[WhipperSnapper]

That wouldn't be artistic license. Slim chance it is still coming. The mechanical penthouse on Casa 2 (same architect) was fully clad before the framing for the decorative panels went up.

[gunnar777]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

That wouldn't be artistic license. Slim chance it is still coming. The mechanical penthouse on Casa 2 (same architect) was fully clad before the framing for the decorative panels went up.

What happens when the finished product turns out considerably different from the renders, and can renders differ this much from official plans? Does the city have much recourse to force the developer to build closer to what was approved?

[WhipperSnapper]

C'mon, seriously? Renderings are marketing material. There is nothing that binds a developer to them. If someone is going to throw down 300K plus over a rendering than they are really stupid. Do some research for one of the largest investments you'll make. Heck, the city even posts DPs/site plan applications online. You don't even have to stand up for a lot of the input.

[itom 987]

A developers reputation is directly linked to the renderings of what they intend to develop. If a building is built inaccurately to the renderings then the developer's reputation is tarnished.

[speedog]

So I guess it's a wait and see kind of thing. I do hope the tops are finished in a fashion that closely mimics the renders.

It's sort of like Brookfield in Calgary - the constructed building is quite faithful to the renders but there is an expectation by many that there is going to be some amazing crown lighting feature even though no render has shown such and no mention has been made of such.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by itom 987

A developers reputation is directly linked to the renderings of what they intend to develop. If a building is built inaccurately to the renderings then the developer's reputation is tarnished.

Reputuation still doesn't bind them to build what is presented in the renderings. Most buyers don't seem to care beyond changes that affect their living space.

[itom 987]

I find that very hard to believe.

[WhipperSnapper]

Toronto isn't Edmonton. Hendrix and Ultima were honest renderings. Harbour Plaza superfluous crown is a far cry from the glossed up renderings for cheap ass spandrel towers (like Hendrix) produced in Toronto. Buyers keep buying too.

[itom 987]

Sure oblivious people kept buying but I don't think the ones that had bought into the buildings are overjoyed with the end result.

[gunnar777]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

C'mon, seriously? Renderings are marketing material. There is nothing that binds a developer to them. If someone is going to throw down 300K plus over a rendering than they are really stupid. Do some research for one of the largest investments you'll make. Heck, the city even posts DPs/site plan applications online. You don't even have to stand up for a lot of the input.

Okay, I understand what you mean about renders (although I think buyers should not be shown dramatically different designs in any marketing material), but I was also politely asking whether a crown in an approved design could be changed so dramatically by the developer without the risk of legal action from the city. There are some HOAs that dictate the colour of people's doorbells and force conformity with the threat of fines (which is ridiculous).
The city getting an obviously inferior design than to that which was approved is different. It's in public view in the skyline.

[koops65]

Originally Posted by gunnar777

Okay, I understand what you mean about renders (although I think buyers should not be shown dramatically different designs in any marketing material), but I was also politely asking whether a crown in an approved design could be changed so dramatically by the developer without the risk of legal action from the city. There are some HOAs that dictate the colour of people's doorbells and force conformity with the threat of fines (which is ridiculous).
The city getting an obviously inferior design than to that which was approved is different. It's in public view in the skyline.

Hold on there... in whose opinion are the Harbour Plaza twins "inferior"? Certainly not mine, I think they look better this way. I doubt I'm alone in that view...

[caltrane74]

They would have looked better with the proper crown.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by koops65

Hold on there... in whose opinion are the Harbour Plaza twins "inferior"? Certainly not mine, I think they look better this way. I doubt I'm alone in that view...

Somebody posted a skyline pic the other day and the black box crowns really stood out, istm. And not in a good way, to my taste.