Canada's Tallest U/C #11 - #30 - Page 455

905er · #**9081** Posted **Jul 2, 2021, 12:38 PM**

oops.. ignore my last post.. it's no 3.. it Canada's top 10 under construction list.. my bad.

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**9082** Posted **Jul 10, 2021, 1:04 AM**

19. 22|21 Yonge / Toronto ON / 192.5 meters / 58 Floors

I took these a few hours ago. The tower is definitely getting close to completion:

Cloudy Day by the Corner by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Martin Mtl · #**9083** Posted **Jul 10, 2021, 1:11 AM**

The architects didn't force their imagination on this one.

Martin Mtl · #**9084** Posted **Jul 18, 2021, 1:56 PM**

Victoria sur le Parc and National Bank (both 200 m.)

Condo towers can be nice, but man, a bank tower is something else !

Pictures by Hermes on Agoramtl.com forum

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**9085** Posted **Aug 26, 2021, 10:12 PM**

14. M City M2 - / Mississauga ON/ 61 Floors / / 201 meters
17. M City – M1 - / Mississauga ON / 197.8 / 60 floors
I took these yesterday:

Construction in Mississauga by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
One of the more....interesting angles of what's turning out to be a bit of a bland looking set of towers:

Construction in Mississauga by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Construction in Mississauga by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Taken from the western entrance of the Square One mall...this view of the buildings will look better when they top out:

Construction in Mississauga by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

yaletown_fella · #**9086** Posted **Aug 26, 2021, 10:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The architects didn't force their imagination on this one.

The north side is much more flattering

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**9087** Posted **Sep 10, 2021, 5:23 AM**

From yesterday
14. M City M2 - / Mississauga ON/ 61 Floors / / 201 meters
17. M City – M1 - / Mississauga ON / 197.8 / 60 floors /

Construction and Matches by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**9088** Posted **Sep 10, 2021, 2:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The architects didn't force their imagination on this one.

I've always disliked this tower ever since it was proposed.

Martin Mtl · #**9089** Posted **Sep 17, 2021, 11:33 PM**

National Bank HQ and Victoria sur le parc

Credit photo: blm_tank@agoramtl.com

WhipperSnapper · #**9090** Posted **Sep 21, 2021, 1:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The architects didn't force their imagination on this one.

That's a good thing. It's a decent tower.

Martin Mtl · #**9091** Posted **Oct 2, 2021, 1:42 PM**

Maestria (202 + 187 meters)

Credit photo: Demonbalcon sur Twitter

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**9092** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 1:52 AM**

I took these a few hours ago:
14. M City M2 - / Mississauga ON/ 61 Floors / / 201 meters
17. M City – M1 - / Mississauga ON / 197.8 / 60 floors

Construction in Toronto Township by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

SFUVancouver · #**9093** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 2:24 PM**

^ It's unusual for me to have particularly strong reactions to new projects, but, man, I really don't like M City M1 and M2. Their massing and architectural design just don't work for me at all.

esquire · #**9094** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

^ It's unusual for me to have particularly strong reactions to new projects, but, man, I really don't like M City M1 and M2. Their massing and architectural design just don't work for me at all.

Agreed. They look like a Dollarama knockoff of the Absolute towers.

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**9095** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Agreed. They look like a Dollarama knockoff of the Absolute towers.

I agree. While part of me admires the changing floorplates, particularly in how well it can look in certain lighting conditions, the massing and general way they positioned the podium and towers is unfortunate. It's very much a Big-box development that looks flashy, without looking very functional or attractive for pedestrians or for retail (AFAIK...I've only passed by the site, I obviously can't get close to it now that they've blocked off the sidewalks adjacent to these buildings)

I'm still confused by their decisions on this project.

905er · #**9096** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 5:36 PM**

I work right by these.. they look more impressive from certain angles at street level than in photos imo.. I do like that they are a break from the same monotonous rectangular glass tower that dots most of the GTA.. could have used a little more finesse though.. but i give it a passing grade.

esquire · #**9097** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 7:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by 905er

I work right by these.. they look more impressive from certain angles at street level than in photos imo.. I do like that they are a break from the same monotonous rectangular glass tower that dots most of the GTA.. could have used a little more finesse though.. but i give it a passing grade.

Yeah... I don't want to be too hard on them because at least they tried to make it interesting. But I just don't think the end result is all that great. It's just lacking a certain gracefulness.

TorontoDrew · #**9098** Posted **Dec 22, 2021, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

^ It's unusual for me to have particularly strong reactions to new projects, but, man, I really don't like M City M1 and M2. Their massing and architectural design just don't work for me at all.

I think had they done something different with the podium they might look really cool. The base ruins the whole project for me though. The design is simple and didn't take a master architect to design, and that's shown at it's base. A good architect would have created a transition that compliments the towers, instead it looks like they sit on a stack of left over parts from construction.

Martin Mtl · #**9099** Posted **Dec 27, 2021, 10:09 PM**

National Bank and Victoria sur le Parc

Photo: https://www.instagram.com/undertakingplight/

Binour · #**9100** Posted **Dec 27, 2021, 10:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire

Agreed. They look like a Dollarama knockoff of the Absolute towers.

Why do I have this song in the head «Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Please don't build it just because you can»