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Old Posted Jan 14, 2022, 3:30 AM
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I noticed today that they are putting up the forming for the walls of the first floor of the south tower today. I might try to grab some aerial shots this weekend if the weather allows for it.
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2022, 8:07 PM
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I noticed today that they are putting up the forming for the walls of the first floor of the south tower today. I might try to grab some aerial shots this weekend if the weather allows for it.
I still shudder at what the podium is going to look like. They shoulda never been allowed to design something so bland in such an important area of the city
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2022, 3:27 AM
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I don't know, the podium is pretty inoffensive in my opinion. If the quality is high I have no issue with it.
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Old Posted Jan 15, 2022, 3:31 AM
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I agree, the podium looks fine. Some nice brickwork to compliment the adjacent existing buildings. With that being said, there really has only been one render released. So we can't really comment much, good or bad.
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Old Posted Jan 17, 2022, 12:51 AM
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I agree, the podium looks fine. Some nice brickwork to compliment the adjacent existing buildings. With that being said, there really has only been one render released. So we can't really comment much, good or bad.
There were a couple different designs released and we all complained when they released them - the last design they offered was sorta ellen faircloudesque - - my main issue is that both buildings on each end of this are such highly traditional - it would have been nice if maybe they had looked back to see what had originally been there before the kresgy building and maybe tried to match heritage a bit more.





Still bland imo - and I'll probably never like it. Mostly because of where it is. That and the lack of stone lintels on the small windows just makes it too much brick for me and a bit too brutalist looking. The black building in the middle I don't mind too bad in the second render as it feels like a continuation of the condo on top - it feels more uniform.

Sorry this build is just always going to bug me unless they do something amazing at the last minute. Apologies for dwelling on it haha

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Old Posted Feb 15, 2022, 4:34 PM
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Old Posted Feb 15, 2022, 8:22 PM
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Finally properly on the towers?
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Old Posted Feb 15, 2022, 8:52 PM
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Finally properly on the towers?
nope. the podium is 6 levels, they are on level 5. There is just a setback above the 4th floor.
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Old Posted Mar 5, 2022, 4:43 AM
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Pictures taken today. Looked to me like they've poured the seventh floor slab and some (?) of the seventh floor columns/walls for the west tower. East tower is one floor behind.

First, a picture looking towards what will become a prominent view of the west tower:



King William streetwall and east tower:











Hughson pictures:









I imagine this cutout is for an eventual construction elevator:



Finally, two pictures from Gore Park:



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Old Posted Mar 5, 2022, 1:40 PM
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Yeah they are definitely pouring the 7th floor on the south tower, since these are repeating floors this one too should start moving fast!
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exciting stuff!! can't wait to see these two rise.
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Summer is gonna be crazy busy downtown. Very exciting stuff.
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Old Posted Mar 9, 2022, 8:13 PM
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Summer is gonna be crazy busy downtown. Very exciting stuff.
Yeah, can't wait for the summer. So much to look forward to.
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2022, 5:53 PM
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A week later, another floor has gone up on the tower along King.

They are finally on the normal tower floors here, and they are really picking up speed:

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oh wow, you're not kidding. Looks like we can expect a new floor every two weeks or so at this rate.
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I wonder when the cranes will be extended?
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Old Posted Mar 17, 2022, 7:52 PM
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This part of King is going to feel odd once the towers get much taller than their neighbours. The blocks between Catharine and Hughson will feel doubly so if the next Connaught phase ever gets built.

I guess King West will be similar given all the change under way and proposed, but I wonder with the one-way street if it'll feel like I'll be entering an entirely different place than the one I know.
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The same spot April 5:

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Agree, for my lifetime the north east quadrant of downtown has always been a giant parking lot and if it materializes, it will be the biggest transformation the city will have seen since Jackson Square. Excited to see this development rise.
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