Mirvish + Gehry has been re-designed. The Toronto Star has just published some photos of the most recent models
here. The most evident change is that the third (westernmost) tower is now gone, meaning that the Princess of Wales threatre and heritage warehouse at 322 King Street West have been spared. It also appears that the terracota façade of the Anderson Building at 284 King Street West will be integrated into the podium of the (now) westernmost tower.
Edit: Globe and Mail is
reporting the heights at 92 floors (304.3m/998.4 ft) and 82 floors.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...board/follows/
The loss of the billowing glass sheets on the podium is unfortunate but to be honest I was sceptical that they would ever be able to pull it off. The luxury condo market in the city is tapped out, so if this project were to ever sell enough units to actually get built it would have to target the mid-market buyer. Just speaking economically, there's no doubt that this project would have to be cost engineered down from the initial pie-in-the-sky models, and those kinds of flourishes are often the first thing to go. I'm actually heartened to see that the designs look much more like something that could realistically be built. Architecturally speaking I need to see some clearer renderings before making a judgement on the new design.
On the bright side, I love that we'll get to keep the Princess of Wales. When the theatre crowds are out and about it adds some real charm to King Street.