Canada's 10 Tallest U/C

[Chadillaccc]

Brookfield Place - 247 meters



Brookfield Place by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Brookfield Place by Chadillaccc, on Flickr





Telus Sky - 222 meters



Telus Sky by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Telus Sky by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[caltrane74]

ICE Condos - by me

[SkahHigh]

^Ice Ice baby

Sorry, I couldn't resist. These are looking real good.

[caltrane74]

Yup, just a month more or so, and no more pictures here.

Will be done.

Nothing else above ground in Toronto with the exception of Harbour Plaza Condos and One Bloor................

[Chadillaccc]

Sooo, nothing except three?

[caltrane74]

Yup, looking at 2 years checking out holes in the ground..

Massey Tower + 2 years
Ten Tork + 1 years

[Chadillaccc]

Same here for Telus Sky. The hole is pretty small (only 1/6 of a city block) but it's going to be 7 parking levels deep so it'll probably be at least 10 months before it gets to grade, considering excavation just started.

[steveve]

One Bloor:

from yesterday.

[caltrane74]

Looks like winter has finally lost. Lol

One Bloor clearly taller than, CIBC and Hudson Bay.

[The_Architect]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

Looks like winter has finally lost. Lol

One Bloor clearly taller than, CIBC and Hudson Bay.

Taller than Uptown too, and Manulife Centre by the looks of it from my seat.
Of course that could just be perspective, but close enough.

[caltrane74]

More One Bloor from yesterday

[LeftCoaster]

Because developers are selling to buyers, not skyline viewers.

While skyline viewers and architecture buffs might want to see more variety, buyers want glass and the economics favour glass. It's not idiotic at all.

[Tropics]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Because developers are selling to buyers, not skyline viewers.

While skyline viewers and architecture buffs might want to see more variety, buyers want glass and the economics favour glass. It's not idiotic at all.

There are many people that would argue the economics of glass walled towers in cold climates.

[WhipperSnapper]

Certainly see the benefit of glass exterior walls on narrow, deep units where daytime hours run short part of the year. Spandrel glass should be as efficient as any building facade. So, no, I don't see much of an argument against glass towers in cold climates.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Tropics

There are many people that would argue the economics of glass walled towers in cold climates.

You'd be surprised the insulation efficiency one can get out of a quality glazing system. Regardless, I was referring to the economics of building a window wall tower Vs architectural concrete or more elaborate cladding materials.

Clearly any inefficiencies of extra windows are considered an acceptable trade-off by buyers for the beneficial views/natural light.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

You'd be surprised the insulation efficiency one can get out of a quality glazing system. Regardless, I was referring to the economics of building a window wall tower Vs architectural concrete or more elaborate cladding materials.

Clearly any inefficiencies of extra windows are considered an acceptable trade-off by buyers for the beneficial views/natural light.

I would be indeed... best I have seen and used is R7.4 using a four element window. Typically we see R2-4 at best.

We partnered to develop a composite curtain wall system (http://glascurtain.ca) that helps from a thermal bridging standpoint, but glazing/spandrel is still the worst part of the building from a insulation efficiency respect.

Concur.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

1 Bloor East

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

1 Bloor East

That really is spectacular! I think this is my favourite angle of the skyline.

[caltrane74]

The Yorkville Skyline is Ridiculous!!

[Ramako]

This photo is a few months old but Ice looks great here IMO:



Twins by stephen.dinallo, on Flickr