Megadude, what is at the top of the Scotia Plaza? Restaurant?
I though the building went up only 68 floors.
A lot of highrises skip certain numbers due to cultural superstitions when labeling floor counts.
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They made that illegal over 10 years ago in Vancouver. For fire safety reasons. Turns out firefighters would like to know what floor they are actually on, not some made up number so some owners don't feel unlucky having a 4 in their floor number.
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I absolutely love the street level urban form of Montreal and there are many many individual towers I love, but… I might get crucified for this, I feel as a skyline it’s starting to remind me a bit of late 90s early 2000s Vancouver tabletop. At least from some angles now.
I think you’re right from certain perspectives. Montreal has seen a surge of new high-rises, but from other vantage points the skyline still has a more unique look, with a more irregular mix of building heights.
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I absolutely love the street level urban form of Montreal and there are many many individual towers I love, but… I might get crucified for this, I feel as a skyline it’s starting to remind me a bit of late 90s early 2000s Vancouver tabletop. At least from some angles now.
"Starting" perhaps. But it's a ways off imo since the tallest buildings still have enough space between them as to show their individual height. But it could certainly get to that point if it keeps adding towers in that same 200ish metre height range.
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A lot of highrises skip certain numbers due to cultural superstitions when labeling floor counts.
Capitalist superstitions; properties would be harder to sell or rent on floor 13 or 44, etc., but as someone noted, it's now illegal to skip floor numbers in Vancouver. This is to avoid confusion for firefighters etc..
I was worried, but to my eye the new Montreal towers haven't produced a table-top. There's enough, depth, variety, and space that the skyline still looks great.
I especially like how the skyline has shot off eastwards. Maybe Montreal can relax height limits around the CBC building and old Molson brewery to get a Back Bay skyline away from the mountain.
Quite a cluster has grown around Tour de la Bourse. I recall when it stood alone, and apart, from the rest of the Montreal skyline.
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Cool angle. Is that from the top of one of the Oakridge towers? I don't think I've ever seen a skyline shot where the Broadway Corridor is indistinguishable from the main skyline.
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