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20160523. An aerial view of Toronto’s quickly rising Harbour Plaza Residences.
20160513. A rooftop view of Toronto’s River City Phase 2.
20140416. An aerial view of Toronto’s new Picasso Condominium Tower and its red-accented cubic white volumes by Teeple Architects Inc.
20160325. Symmetry in the shadow of a setting sun.
20160324. Columns in plastic wrap and rows of lights march forward. Inside a warehouse demolition II.
20160320. Inside a warehouse demolition.
20160312. All that remains of the 1928 Art Deco Loblaws Grocerterias Warehouse (Lakeshore and Bathurst, Toronto).
Don’t worry as they are going to be “re-establisng an original” by saving 100,000 bricks and stonework for the West and South faces with a couple of condo towers behind and an addition on top.
20160308. The sky is the limit at Toronto’s Air Miles Tower.
20160306. Toronto’s 1927 Canadian Westinghouse Building has donned an exoskeleton.
This is a great example of the Commercial Style Architecture, also known as Chicago Style as this form was developed in Chicago after the 1871 fire. It’s metal skeleton framing was a new development allowing for buildings of greater height, more floor space and maximum light and ventilation as opposed to the load-bearing brick buildings that came before it. This building has Classical detailing and terra cotta trim – a rare combination in Toronto.
Although heritage-designated, property owners are allowed to develop on site. The building’s North and West faces are to be incorporated into the King Blue Condos (48 and 44 storeys) designed by Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects and developed by the Greenland Group. This condominium comes with a Section 37 payment of $1.25 million for public amenities.
20160229. The shifting balconies of the 1Thousand Bay Condos.
20160218. Bye Hilton Garden Inn (200 Dundas E), hello Dundas Square Gardens (condos).
The hotel was originally a mid-century modernist office building with some redeeming elements as shown in the image below from the 1960’s. Thanks to Chuckman’s Photos on WordPress (https://chuckmantorontonostalgia.wordpress.com/).
20160217. The sublime River City 1 blends brilliantly with blue sky.
20160216. Looking up at Toronto’s gleaming 777 Bay St at dusk (c.1983, Webb Zerafa Menkes).
20160214. Large scale minimal art in Toronto’s new Bay Adelaide Centre East. Minimal Aesthetic 84.
20160208 Ready to break ground for Yonge and Rich condos in Toronto.
20160206. Toronto’s new Brant Park Condos provide a great backdrop for an old boutique office building on Camden Street.
20160204. Toronto’s Telus House tower stands out in the southcore.
20160202. A crane now rises from the E Condos north building site at Yonge and Eglinton.
20160201. Toronto’s Southcore Financial Centre shines below.
20160126. River City Phase 1 and 2 rise above Toronto’s Don River.
20160119. Toronto’s skyline from where King and Queen meet in Corktown with the Streetcar Lofts in the foreground.
20160117. A top down view of Toronto’s River City Phase 2.
20151203. The unusual elliptical Waterscapes Condos against a dramatic Humber Bay sky.
