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Originally Posted by Takeo
Again. It's real. It's from St Joseph's church which used to occupy the site. I live around the corner from this development and have lived here for 10 years... so I know. It's real stone. You can debate how it looks... but it's not fake. I do think mayber there are one too many cladding materials but overall I think this building is fantastic. The massing with all the bump outs and the combination of commercial and townhouses on the lower l2 levels... really great. Especially compared to most of the absolute trash in the area like the 5 year old apartment building kitty corner to this one. And the IMP run Hydrostone condos behind the brewery. And North Point. Ugg. What a disaster that thing is.
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I believe you that the stone is real... Still don't like how it looks in this application. Perhaps has to do with the overall number of materials on the exterior as you've noted.
A have to agree that the massing is great. Others on here have bemoaned it feeling squat or truncated... having walked past several times now, I have to say I think it meets the street nicely and has a decent amount of articulation on the exterior... overall, I think the height works and it doesn't need to be any taller, just for taller's sake.