Canadian Skyline Thread III

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by niwell

The "bulldoze everything in central Toronto (or Vancouver)" crowd goes way too far but there's certainly a ton of room for gentle intensification in these areas as noted above. I can't speak for Van but the older central Toronto neighbourhoods already include a healthy mix of small SFHs/semis, "houses" containing multiple apartments, small walkup apartment buildings and some larger projects generally built either in 70s or recent years.

It's the same in Vancouver, where the "houses" in inner city neighbourhoods like these are often 2-4 unit apartments (or owner-occupied with a basement rental suite), and make up much of the city's stock of more affordable rentals. Less common in wealthier areas like the west side, of course.

Of course, to buy into a neighbourhood like this means minimum $2 million for a freehold property or $1.5 million for a strata townhouse. There are some low-rise condo units available as well.

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

The most densely populated "official" neighbourhood in Canada might just be in North York though: the Yonge-Doris neighbourhood has a density of 45,824/sqkm. It only has about half the population of the West End though.

On this this topic, just came across this skyline shot of the neighbourhood in question:


https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-...for-36-of-cap/

[logan5]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

It's the same in Vancouver, where the "houses" in inner city neighbourhoods like these are often 2-4 unit apartments (or owner-occupied with a basement rental suite), and make up much of the city's stock of more affordable rentals. Less common in wealthier areas like the west side, of course.

As an aside, that street in Vancouver you linked to is within 400 meters of Commercial/Broadway Station, which under new TOD land use policy, will allow 4.0 FSR. The whole street will almost certainly be redeveloped, along with the rest of the area within 800 meters of the Skytrain Station. A lot of character homes will be lost.

[Rico Rommheim]

Quebec City by Dominic Labbe, on Flickr

[J.OT13]

This might be the least impressive shot of the Quebec City skyline, but shows the significance of maritime traffic along at the base of the city.

Facinating how the angle of the shot makes an immense diffence in the perception of the city. Without the close-up of le Vieux Quebec in the shot, and the towers clustered together, it dosen't have the same impact.

[Maldive]

Looking east from the site of the Etobicoke Civic Centre (site prep).



Tim MacDonald

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

This might be the least impressive shot of the Quebec City skyline, but shows the significance of maritime traffic along at the base of the city.

Facinating how the angle of the shot makes an immense diffence in the perception of the city. Without the close-up of le Vieux Quebec in the shot, and the towers clustered together, it dosen't have the same impact.

To me this shot shows three distinct layers of Quebec City all in one, from sea level to the top of the hill: the busy port city, the picturesque city, and the stern government city.

[harls]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

To me this shot shows three distinct layers of Quebec City all in one, from sea level to the top of the hill: the busy port city, the picturesque city, and the stern government city.

J.OT13 is right, Rico. It's pretty underwhelming and Q city has much better vantage points.

For shame.

[J.OT13]

Calgary.


https://x.com/induceddemand/status/1790860501720908284

[J.OT13]

Zibi, with Tunney's in the background.

Originally Posted by zzptichka

The bridge is lit. Used to be a dark place.

Flying over Sparks, looking towards Hull.

Originally Posted by zzptichka

Looks so different from the other side

[WhipperSnapper]

IMHO, large urban centres are unhealthy environments; difficult to administer; difficult to adapt to changing demographics and technologies. Strong, stable neighbourhoods in a large metropolis provides a more optimal community scale however, the built form still reflects the larger metropolis with land efficient narrow home/apartments over wide suites/lots, smaller parks, farther access to nature beyond the urban area.

It has been hammered into me since high school the essential of population growth mostly through immigration but, how exactly is it benefiting us now with affordable housing shortages resulting in looser zoning controls and, deficit spending and private equity diverted to building infrastructure needed for record growth in cyclical real estate investment and labour shortages as immigration is not providing skilled labour forces in those sectors but rather skills in sectors that are oversupplied. Why does Toronto have to absorb hundreds of thousands of more people?

If an economy is to implode with stagnant or declining population than we have to reimaging the economy. The world population can't continue to double in whatever length of period. Likewise, the economy cannot sustain itself with most of the global population growth occurring in poorer, less educated nations.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Calgary.


https://x.com/induceddemand/status/1790860501720908284

Nice shot, I miss the days when this was full of cranes though.

[MolsonExport]

with Calgary's population growth, there is bound to be cranes soon enough, along with office conversions to residential. No more new office towers of note for at least a decade.

[mcminsen]

Here's an interesting angle of the skyline of New Westminster, BC.
I'm not sure of the date it was taken but it must be fairly recent with the biggest towers on the waterfront.

The area in the foreground is the eastern tip of Lulu Island.
The city of Richmond occupies most of Lulu Island but the eastern tip
is part of the city of New Westminster.





Traffic Trish

source: https://x.com/TrishJewison/status/17...D&refsrc=email

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Here's an interesting angle of the skyline of New Westminster, BC.
I'm not sure of the date it was taken but it must be fairly recent with the biggest towers on the waterfront.

The area in the foreground is the eastern tip of Lulu Island.
The city of Richmond occupies most of Lulu Island but the eastern tip
is part of the city of New Westminster.

What a difference from 2018 (or it could have been 2017). I was there for a conference and while change was under way, the city looked nothing like that!

[Maldive]

An oldie but a goodie.


kotsy

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

with Calgary's population growth, there is bound to be cranes soon enough, along with office conversions to residential. No more new office towers of note for at least a decade.

The conversions are already happening and I'd change at least a decade to in our lifetime. Cube, Neoma and, Cornerstone are some completed conversions with varying degrees of ugliness.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Calgary.


https://x.com/induceddemand/status/1790860501720908284

Perfect 👌🏻

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Here's an interesting angle of the skyline of New Westminster, BC.
I'm not sure of the date it was taken but it must be fairly recent with the biggest towers on the waterfront.

The area in the foreground is the eastern tip of Lulu Island.
The city of Richmond occupies most of Lulu Island but the eastern tip
is part of the city of New Westminster.





Traffic Trish

source: https://x.com/TrishJewison/status/17...D&refsrc=email

She takes from good perspectives, but can she fucking buy a real camera by now? Tired of the obvious phone pics and stupid portrait shots.

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

She takes from good perspectives, but can she fucking buy a real camera by now? Tired of the obvious phone pics and stupid portrait shots.

Maybe you can gift a camera to her if you feel so strongly about it. Or hire a helicopter and take some yourself.

[WhipperSnapper]

I have to see that housing development in streetview.