The Renderings Thread

[Travis007]

A Sequel to my other condo checklist thread. I will include the renderings of all the major developments happening in TO, and I will constantly update and add new projects and pictures when possible.

Also! If anyone has any new renderings of projects or any that we're mssing, or if it's your own drawings feel free to post them. :)

*Most info and renders from www.urbandb.com

*Lucky, can you sticky this thread

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Trump Tower 70s, 325m, 1066 ft. Approved/Sales
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/trump_tower_toronto/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/17trump_ren6.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/trump_rendering_zeidler.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/trump_rendering_zeidler2.jpg

Sapphire Tower, 90s, 1122 ft. Approved/Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/sapphire_tower/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/cassiusadams.sapphiretower.web.jpg

One Bloor East, 60s, 718 ft. Approved
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/1_bloor_east/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-oneblooreast-old.jpg

Signature Tower @Cityplace, 69s, 714 ft. Proposed

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/signature/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/cityplace_signature_rendering.jpg

Bay-Adelaide Centre, On Hold, Design could very possibly change

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/bay_adelaide_centre/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/bayadelaide.jpg

Hummingbird Centre Tower (City Centre Tower), 50s, 619 ft.

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hummingbird_centre/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/050921_hummingbird_to_225.jpg

Old Design
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hummingbird_centre-rendering.jpg

Richmond-Adelaide centre II, 595 ft. Approved./Stale Office Proposal

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/richmond_adelaide_centre_2/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/richmondadelaidecentre.jpg

[Travis007]

MLSE Square

52s/570 ft, 48s, Proposed

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/maple_leaf_square/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/maple_leaf_square_1/image.html

Minto Midtown

Quantum I, 39s/379 ft. Under Construction
Quantum II (Pointe), 51s/525 ft. Excavated

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/minto_midtown/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-mintomidtown06.jpg

The Uptown 48s, 518 ft. Approved/Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/uptown_residences/image.html

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/uptown_condo_rendering.jpg

Festival Tower 42s/514 ft. Approved

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/festival_tower/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/tiff_rendering.jpg

Harbour View Estates (COMPLETE)

Phase I, 41s
Phase II, 49s
Phase III, 36s
Phase IV, 26s

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-harbourviewestates2.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hve_1/image2.html

Residences Of College Park

Phase I, 51s, 505 ft. Under Construction
Phase II, 45s Excavated

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/resisdences_of_college_park/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/college_park_north/image.html

WestOne 49s, 484 ft. Under Construction

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/west_one/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-westone01.jpg

SP!RE 45s, 475 ft. Under Construction

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/spire/

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/spire/image2.html

[Travis007]

Murano

Phase I, 34s Soldout
Phase II, 41s, 459 ft. Sales

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/547/2507murano12.jpg

The Met

Phase I, 43s, 415 ft. SoldOut/Excavation
Phase II, 35s, Sales

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/547/2507met.jpg

Wellington Square (Simcoe Place II) 30-48s, Proposed

http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050927_office_towers_200.jpg

ROM Tower, 48s, 648 ft. Proposed

http://www.rom.on.ca/about/graphics/south_fullview.jpg

Montage @ Cityplace, 47s Approved/Sales

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/montage.jpg

Shangri-La Elevations 65s, 686 ft. Proposed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Gingerbread_Man/srl-1.jpg

CASA, 43s, 453 ft. Approved/Sales

http://bricks.labattracks.net/kiwanis/toronto/CasaCondominium.jpg

London Condos

Phase I, 30s Sales
Phase II, 16s, Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/london_01.jpg

Malibu 30s, Excavation

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/malibu_rendering.jpg

Four Seasons II, Base Rendering 55s



http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/050726_new_hotel_250.jpg

One Saint Thomas 28s, Under Construction

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/2507a01028.jpg

590 Jarvis Proposed

http://www.imagehosting.us/imagehosting/showimg.jpg/?id=359220

One Bedford Road



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/onedbed.jpg

Ritz-Carlton 53s, 699 ft. Proposed

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/image_preview.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/toronto_hotelhome.jpg

[Travis007]

Verve 39s, 433 ft. Approved/Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/verve1.jpg

Pinnacle Centre 40s, Under Construction

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/pinnacle_rendering.jpg


Solstice 36s, Sales/Appoved, Mississauga

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/mississauga/solstice1.jpg

500 Sherbourne 35s, Proposed

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/500sherbourne.jpg

The Victory 25s, Approved

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/thevictory.jpg

Pure Spirit 30s, Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/one%20mill.jpg

EQ1, Scarborough Town Centre 37s, Sales

http://www.metronews.ca/uploadedImages/monarcheq1_article.jpg

[rise_against]

awsome work!!! ive been waiting for a thread like this!

[elliot]

Instead of just a shopping list of renders we've seen already, perhaps this thread could be used for anything to do with building designs, even never-builts or "new and improved ideas"... original renderings from forum members. Just have to note the "real" ones versus the "reel" ones.

Here's an example.

Given the "iffy" nature of launching new office towers (such as Cadillac Fairview's vertically phased plans for the office component next to the Ritz... combined with the dreaded rumour that Brookfield might build something more modest on the BA site (gads... all that density!)... I've mocked up a new BA that incorporates a shorter office component (even using the same design to save bucks) which would be easier to fill, and then stacked a residential/hotel or whatever component on top.

Voila! Tall, mixed use, more humans 24/7 and more revenue sources.

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/bacombo.jpg

[snoopy]

^^ wow... shangribay place. looks good but what's with the globe on the bottom?

[CrazyCanuck]

Thats a lot of height and some pretty good quality, if even half of those go up i'll be happy.

[Travis007]

Instead of just a shopping list of renders we've seen already, perhaps this thread could be used for anything to do with building designs, even never-builts or "new and improved ideas"... original renderings from forum members. Just have to note the "real" ones versus the "reel" ones.

Here's an example.

Given the "iffy" nature of launching new office towers (such as Cadillac Fairview's vertically phased plans for the office component next to the Ritz... combined with the dreaded rumour that Brookfield might build something more modest on the BA site (gads... all that density!)... I've mocked up a new BA that incorporates a shorter office component (even using the same design to save bucks) which would be easier to fill, and then stacked a residential/hotel or whatever component on top.

Voila! Tall, mixed use, more humans 24/7 and more revenue sources.

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/bacombo.jpg

Wacky design there :okay:

That's a good idea, if anyone has their own building concepts or ideas, feel free to post them. :)

PS: I will slowly add data to the pictures ie. Height, floors, area, etc.

[Skybean]

The globe appears to be Cineplex from Ontario Place.

[Bertez]

Instead of just a shopping list of renders we've seen already, perhaps this thread could be used for anything to do with building designs, even never-builts or "new and improved ideas"... original renderings from forum members. Just have to note the "real" ones versus the "reel" ones.

Here's an example.

Given the "iffy" nature of launching new office towers (such as Cadillac Fairview's vertically phased plans for the office component next to the Ritz... combined with the dreaded rumour that Brookfield might build something more modest on the BA site (gads... all that density!)... I've mocked up a new BA that incorporates a shorter office component (even using the same design to save bucks) which would be easier to fill, and then stacked a residential/hotel or whatever component on top.

Voila! Tall, mixed use, more humans 24/7 and more revenue sources.

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/bacombo.jpg

That is crazy

[You are to blame]

Instead of just a shopping list of renders we've seen already, perhaps this thread could be used for anything to do with building designs, even never-builts or "new and improved ideas"... original renderings from forum members. Just have to note the "real" ones versus the "reel" ones.

Here's an example.

Given the "iffy" nature of launching new office towers (such as Cadillac Fairview's vertically phased plans for the office component next to the Ritz... combined with the dreaded rumour that Brookfield might build something more modest on the BA site (gads... all that density!)... I've mocked up a new BA that incorporates a shorter office component (even using the same design to save bucks) which would be easier to fill, and then stacked a residential/hotel or whatever component on top.

Voila! Tall, mixed use, more humans 24/7 and more revenue sources.


I think we should keep this thread as Travis intended, which is a great idea, having all the renders in one place. Elliot your idea is interesting aswell but should probably go into another thread instead

For those with the red X

Maple Leaf Square

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/mls-1.jpg

Residences On College Park

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-residencesofcollegepark1.jpg

SP!RE

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-spire.jpg

[You are to blame]

some more

Quantom

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/minto_midtown_quantum_01.jpg

Equinox - East Tower & West Tower

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-equinox.jpg

Platinum XO

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/platinumxo.jpg

Skyline Cosmopolitan

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/skyline_cosmopolitan.jpg

Canada Life

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/canadalife.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/canadalifetower3.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/canadalifetower.jpg

Jazz - 1

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/jazzbyconcert.jpg

Tides - Tower 1
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/tides_phase1_01.jpg

CCBR Building
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/east_facade2.jpg
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/west_facade2.jpg

One Avondale Lofts
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/oneavondalelofts.jpg

22 Condominium
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/250722.jpg

Hudson
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hudson_01.jpg

Cosmo Complex
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/cosmo_rendering.jpg

Morrison Hall
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/morrison_hall.jpg

One City Hall - Tower 1
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/onecityhall1.jpg

MaRS Discovery District - West Tower
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/marswest.jpg

Pharmacy Building

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/pharmacy.jpg

Panache Condominiums

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/panache.jpg

The Rockefeller on Bayview

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/rockefeller.jpg

The Regency Yorkville

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/regency.jpg

The Continental - Tower 1 & 2

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/the_continental_towers-rendering.jpg

Bellair Gardens

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/bellair_gardens.jpg

DNA - South Tower

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/dna.jpg

The Carlyle - Tower 1

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/condo%20-%20carlyle.jpg

Loggia - Tower 1

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/loggia1.jpg

Pied a Terre

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/piedaterre.jpg

Ryerson CE Building

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/ryerson_ce_building-rendering.jpg

SAS Canada Headquarters

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/2507sas.jpg

66 Portland Street

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/66_portland.jpg

Garment Factory Lofts
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/garment_factory.jpg

100 Yorkville - Tower 2


http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hume_100_yorkville.jpg

Union Square - Tower 2

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/union_square2.jpg

Union Square - Tower 3

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/unionsquare3.jpg

533 Richmond West

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/28toronto-fivenineonrichmond01.jpg

The Lotus

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/lotus_01-rendering.jpg

88 on Broadway

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/88broadway.jpg

Dia

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/dia_rendering.jpg

Skyscape

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/skyscapeimg.jpg

Minto Gardens - West Tower

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/radiance_mintogarden_rendering.jpg

The Forest Hill

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/foresthill.jpg

Pulse - Tower 2

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/pulse.jpg

Meridian - Tower 2
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/meridian.jpg

13 Balmuto Street

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/balmutorender-small.jpg

The Mansions of Humberwood - Tower 2
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/humberwood2.jpg

[Travis007]

^^Thanks for the help, YATB :)

Some more:

100 Yorkville/Bellair 18s, Sales

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hume_100_yorkville.jpg

The Hazelton 9s, U/C

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/hazeltonhotel.jpg

The Regency Yorkville, 18s U/C

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/regency.jpg

The Lotus 16s, U/C

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/lotus_01-rendering.jpg

ZED, 12s Complete

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/zedlife/image.html

66 Portland, 9s U/C

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/66_portland.jpg

Victoria Square, (Fifty on the Park Rental Resi's) 12s Complete
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/victoria%20square.jpg

[WinnipegPatriot]

Oh my--the number of approved/UC buildings is staggering. GO TO! Actually, send a dozen of them to Winnipeg...that would be so great!

[partybits]

Great thread idea Travis007. We needed a summary thread like this for some time now, especially with the recent spate of proposals.

Maybe we can add all the skyline renderings to this thread as well as there are quite a bit of them around now.

[partybits]

P.S. Took quite some time to load up this page due to all the pics posted.
Maybe we should hold off until next page...only 3 more posts to go

[Travis007]

P.S. Took quite some time to load up this page due to all the pics posted.
Maybe we should hold off until next page...only 3 more posts to go

Yeah, one thing about this thread...it sure isn't 56K Dial-Up friendly. ;) :(

Maybe some of you guys can just post some random, "Nice thread" post so we can finish off the first page. We already have like over 100 pics, I'm guessing. From now on, let's have a 5-pic per post limit so therefore we can get the renders posted, while making sure that it won't overload the browser and such.

[TheAlmightyFuzz]

Great thread, but maybe too much with the pics.

[Travis007]

BUMP! To next page.

[Travis007]

BUMP again...remember guys, let's keep it to a 3-pics per post limit.

[Travis007]

Here's something that not many of you guys have seen before, this is Hariri Pontarini's concept for the Goodwill Site @ Jarvis/Adelaide. This is actually the winning design and not Core's design.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/Goodwill.jpg

[Bertez]

^^That looks pretty cool

[rise_against]

is that gonna be the actual colours?

[Travis007]

^^Offcourse not, it's just a model.

St. Clair on The Avenue, condo conversion

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=263339

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/stcalir.jpg

[neilio]

Instead of just a shopping list of renders we've seen already, perhaps this thread could be used for anything to do with building designs, even never-builts or "new and improved ideas"... original renderings from forum members. Just have to note the "real" ones versus the "reel" ones.

Here's an example.

Given the "iffy" nature of launching new office towers (such as Cadillac Fairview's vertically phased plans for the office component next to the Ritz... combined with the dreaded rumour that Brookfield might build something more modest on the BA site (gads... all that density!)... I've mocked up a new BA that incorporates a shorter office component (even using the same design to save bucks) which would be easier to fill, and then stacked a residential/hotel or whatever component on top.

Voila! Tall, mixed use, more humans 24/7 and more revenue sources.

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/bacombo.jpg


wow, that is one crazy lookin tower, it would look great in toronto....i dont know what it is but something about it justs creams TORONTO!!!!

[neilio]

Well ive already shown these but i guess since some dude requested we show are ideas then hell ill show them agian.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/torontosupertall.jpg

And the Harry Stinson version haha

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/scraperfinalflareeeek.jpg

[Travis007]

Breeze Condos @ Waterview.

http://www.taylorwoodrowcanada.com/index.cfm?method=Homes_CommunityDetail&divID=2&MetroAreaID=28&CommunityID=169

http://www.taylorwoodrowcanada.com/images/division/Breeze%20Rendering.jpg

eve (Eden Park Phase II)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/Eve.jpg

[rapideye95]

At least the EVE condo isn't that light greenish-greyish color....i like that color of th glass..it looks MUCH more spohisticated

[gbrett]

My goodness!! Put'em up I say. As for Sapphire: its not going up.

[valantino]

something probably never seen before

Templar Hotel in the entertainment District

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/mark3333/templar_hotel.jpg

[rapideye95]

^^^^ that looks like a server cabinet

[Wildchild]

What about renderings from ROM, AGO, Opera House, Airport expansions, ect.....

[Oaronuviss]

OMG WOW! Toronto is going to have some seriously impressive stuff should all that come true! I don't think I dislike any of them.

[Travis007]

something probably never seen before

Templar Hotel in the entertainment District

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/mark3333/templar_hotel.jpg

Interesting....I love these small downtown infill projects. There's also a similar slim rental project currently U/C on Wellington, east of Spadina but I can't find any info on it on the internet.

BTW: Here's a crappy mini render of the Gardiner Museum.

http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/images/about_misc/about_whatsNew_01.jpg

http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/abtmusexp_facts1.aspx#newtemp

[You are to blame]

What about renderings from ROM, AGO, Opera House, Airport expansions, ect.....

Why don't you post them then.

[Wildchild]

If I knew how I would jackass!!

[bizorky]

Amazing collection everyone. Still, just as amazing is that there are so many projects not represented in this big collection. Great job!

[Travis007]

http://www.life-lease.com/gifs/Mon%20Sheong.jpg

The new Mong Sheong Court senior's home development project at Kennedy and McNicoll.

[rapideye95]

Not bad...i like the design....

[Travis007]

What about renderings from ROM, AGO, Opera House, Airport expansions, ect.....

Ask and you shall receive :) :

Renaissance ROM

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/547/3309romdcp_0089__medium_.jpg

AGO Gehry Expansion:

http://ronet.pl/!archiwum/2005.05.31.transformation.ago.gehry/transformation.ago.gehry%20(10).jpg
http://www.wright.edu/~mark.willis/images/to/gehryago2.jpg

COC opera House

http://www.fourseasonscentre.ca/images/images/renderingExterior.jpg

[rise_against]

This is elliots rendering of BA, looks really good!
http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/BAnight.jpg

[Travis007]

^_^ ^_^
:okay:
Wow, that's amazing and the towers compliment Trump really well. Too bad they won't have much impact on the skyline...if at all.

[Ed007Toronto]

Maybe not from the lake but they will everywhere else. Remember our skyline really runs north/south along Yonge and University.

[rise_against]

What a view trumps gonna have eh?

[snoopy]

What a view trumps gonna have eh?

i dunno about anyone else.. but i seriously wouldn't mind looking at those masterpieces all day and night *drool*

and plus... with all that there their property value is for sure going to rise... even if the view is blocked a little =P

[Travis007]

The Landmarq in downtown Brampton:

http://www.medallioncorp.com/images/properties/Jul%2004%20-%201175-171%20Main%20St%20N-1200.jpg

[Travis007]

Sherway Condos Phase II:

http://www.onesherway.com/onesherway.jpg

http://www.onesherway.com/

Meridien II in NYCC:

http://www.metronews.ca/uploadedImages/tridel_article.jpg

[rakesh]

This is elliots rendering of BA, looks really good!
http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/BAnight.jpg

Nice rendering

[orangeman]

There were 3 buildings in the proposal but I only see two in the rendering.

[snoopy]

There were 3 buildings in the proposal but I only see two in the rendering.

elliot, the fourmer who made this rendering said it was made from the view from the 3rd tower (hotel) which he did not include in the rendering since there is no official height. The 2nd tower's height is also unknown, but this is just a rending so whatever...

[Travis007]

H0!!!@ Look at what I found on the Condo Life magazine website!

The Avenue @ St.Clair/Avenue Road (19s) . Looks like the high-rise development that was once shot down is alive and well.

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/avenue.jpg

Broadview Lofts:

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/broadviewlofts_ren.jpg

Churchill Park Condos:

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/churchillpark_ren.jpg

EAST (275 King East)

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/east.jpg

Glas Condos

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/glas.jpg

I'm still dying to see how the Boutique Condos will look like !!!!!


BTW: The Goodwill Project at Jarvis/Adelaide will be called "Vu" and will be by Aspen Ridge Homes.

http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/vu_logo.gif

[Confused Philosopher]

^_^ ^_^
:okay:
Wow, that's amazing and the towers compliment Trump really well. Too bad they won't have much impact on the skyline...if at all.

Yep, practically blends in with it. At first, I thought Trump got an extension!

The problem is that Toronto's skyline is most recognizable on the Lake...even if it can be viewed from another angle. Trump will be just hiding..

[Marcanadian]

The new render of Maple Leaf square

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/547/17mapleleaf.jpg

[CrazyCanuck]

Those look pretty good, better then the first render they sent out. I think maybe i'm the only one who noticed this, but how is the sparkle on the window when the sun is setting/rising in the other direction.

[rise_against]

it dosnt have to make sense, its a render ;)

[Bertez]

I think the MLS is better now

[rise_against]

ya the base looks a hell of alot better now.

[DRTO]

ya the base looks a hell of alot better now.
Now if they could only come up with a less annoying marketing campaign. Do they figure they can use cheesy music because this condo is aimed at jocks with no taste?

[mikep]

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/2003/n52sd.jpg

[You are to blame]

^^^ now thats a rendering

[rise_against]

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/2003/n52sd.jpg ill post it here again so ppl will not have to go back a page to view it:

[phunky]

rise against it really depends how many posts per page everyone has set. i have mine set at the max. so it's on page 3 for me 10th post down :P

[rise_against]

sorry my bad :) i didnt know that option was avalible!

[Travis007]

Pretty nice job there, I like the touch of using Quantom II as RoCP3 ;) but One City Hall II will just be a giant glass box, not a mini- Jin Mao Tower. ;)

And here's the render for EQ2 @ STC, the tower is very average, I like the curved roof line but the bulky base is just horrid.

http://www.monarchgroup.net/images/division/EQ2%20Exterior.jpg

[snoopy]

Pretty nice job there, I like the touch of using Quantom II as RoCP3 ;) but One City Hall II will just be a giant glass box, not a mini- Jin Mao Tower. ;)

And here's the render for EQ2 @ STC, the tower is very average, I like the curved roof line but the bulky base is just horrid.

http://www.monarchgroup.net/images/division/EQ2%20Exterior.jpg

SIGH... what a dissappointing design. seeing these makes me feel like mississauga lucked out with amacon... i thought monarch was a great builder? seems like they are just cheapening out on the designs because they know in scarborough centre any design will sell out pretty much.

So i guess they are going with the 2 shorter towers (36, 34?) first and then the tallest one last, supposidely the next "tallest in scarborough"? (39)

I've been eyeing that parcel of land on Consilium (sp?) drive just east of the McCowan overpass and the parking lot to the north of it... that area seems like a GREAT place to build since its closer to STC than the Ellipse Towers and it would help bridge both ends of the SC skyline. (ie) the Residences of the Consilium/Lee Centre with the EQ developments. Commercial at the bottom of the towers could help make that street more pedestrian friendly, it is practically lined up with towers already. Also... i have to admit that the Lee Centre/Consilium towers have pretty good bases for towers in the suburbs, and pretty good designs/quality.

Scarborough Centre at night is pretty well lit up... hopefully downtown can be more accented by lighting soon.

[mikep]

Dont know if these have been seen yet
ROM South base:
http://www.rom.on.ca/about/graphics/south_subway.jpg
http://www.rom.on.ca/about/graphics/south_court2.jpg
http://www.rom.on.ca/about/graphics/south_court.jpg

[Travis007]

Screen caps from www.550wellington.com a new condo/hotel at Bathurst/Wellington

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/550.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/5501.jpg

[Travis007]

I saw the rendering for "Boutique Condos" today, I saw it on a huge sign set up outside of the sales centre. There's also a nice model inside the sales centre but I didn't go in.

The building will have a red brick and glass balconies base with the top part glass and pre-cast. I think it reminds me of MoZo but a bit wider. I wish I had a digital camera with me to take a pic of the sign. If anyone wants to see it, the sales centre is on Simcoe, just south of Queen (And the hideous University Plaza), west of the site of the proposed Shangri-La Hotel, and north of the Ritz-site. That area will be really dense in a few years.

[Travis007]

Here's the long awaited rendering for Boutique Condos, freshly scanned from the Condo Guide:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/boutique.jpg

[rise_against]

nothing speacial, nice though.

[Mr Man]

It works. I wish these types of buildings would start to line the suburban avenues.

Where exactly is boutique condos located again?

[Travis007]

^^ Simcoe and Nelson. (South of Queen, west of University ave.) It's on the site of the doomed Axis condo development.

BTW: Phase II of "Boutique" is said to be a taller and narrower tower.

[Buster]

It works. I wish these types of buildings would start to line the suburban avenues.

Where exactly is boutique condos located again?

They could make all the difference in post-war neighbourhoods. Though it's nothing special, even ugly, the building across from Downsview subway station has the right idea, it even looks similar in shape to the building posted above.

[Mr Man]

They could make all the difference in post-war neighbourhoods.

There are a few proposals like this one form Kingston Rd.

North Beach by Core Architects
http://www.corearchitects.com/site/workImages/ontheboard/NorthBeach/1_b.jpg

It has a nice massing and the right amount of density. Unique in a way too. I can't wait for more of these types of buildings to line the streets.

It located midblock which is why it has a blank wall on both sides.

[Jaye101]

^^ Is this at Kingston and Eglinton. THE BUILDING THERE KEEPS ON RISING!! I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT IS. :(

[Mr Man]

^ I think it's Kingston Rd. and southwhere west of Main.

[Jaye101]

^^ I c... I'm enraged, the building is countinuing to rise, yet I have no idea what it is.

[Travis007]

The Avenue by Camrost Felcorp @ Avenue Road and St.Clair

www.theavenue.ca

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/avenue.jpg

[Mr Man]

^ I like it!!

[valantino]

I like it too - even better than the original 32 (?) storey proposal


Is this at Kingston and Eglinton. THE BUILDING THERE KEEPS ON RISING!! I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT IS

Don't have to scream

http://www.optionsforhomes.ca/content.php?parentID=30&childID=20&childType=content

[Jaye101]

-Cannot Find Page-

[Travis007]

I remember seeing ads for that apartment in the subways a while back. Pretty damn average, your typical apartment slab nothing to get excited about:

The Village @ Guildwood
http://www.optionsforhomes.ca/images/content/30/20-1-688.jpg

[Jaye101]

^^ Funny how the buiding isn't even in Guildwood (It's near it, but the area this building is in is VERY different, but they still advertise as Guildwood) lol.

I don't get the rendering though, they make it look as if the building is in the middle of a neighbourhood, when it's inbetween a triangle of very busy intersections (Mark & Eg, Kings & Eg, Mark and Kings), with dozens of highrises in the area.

[rapideye95]

Well the key is to showcase the condo...not the area around it....like look at the hummingbird renderings....look at the capital renderings

[rise_against]

o god if i did the hummongbird renders i would want the area to look better then the way they did it! it looks really bad to me!

[Travis007]

Next Context project, heads up by RJR123 on UT:

http://www.context.ca/pages/corporate/enews_dec2005_images/enews_dec2005_r6_c6.jpg

I just received the latest "E-News" bulletin from Context, which provides brief updates on their projects. They are announcing an as-yet unnamed project to be launched in the New Year "in the heart of the King East Design District."
It will have over 200 suites. It will be in partnership with Architect Alliance, but no other details were provided.
Any speculation on location??

[Travis007]

www.schoolhouselofts.ca

I saw the sign for this when I walked by Bloor/St.George today. I'm guessing that this would be a new low/mid-rise loft project in The Annex.

However, I am unable to browse the Empire Communities website for some reason (The content won't load) so I don't know any info about it.

[Travis007]

^^Transformation of the old Loretto College building:

http://www.empirecommunities.com/images/sitemaps/schoolhouse-elevation.jpg

[KingWilson]

^^ Funny how the buiding isn't even in Guildwood (It's near it, but the area this building is in is VERY different, but they still advertise as Guildwood) lol.

It's like the "upper beaches" around Gerrard... now there's the "upper guildwood".

[Travis007]

(Old) Liberty Village Renderings and Info

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/liberty_village.html

Case Study: Toronto Waterfront
Liberty Village
Toronto, ON

Liberty Village is a 45-acre brownfield site located in the King Street West / Strachan Avenue area, immediately west of downtown Toronto. IBI Group Architects was retained to provide all planning and design work including:

Streets and blocks
Municipal infrastructure
Storm water management
Municipal approvals
Streetscape design
Parks and open space
Residential architecture
Retail/commercial architecture
The redevelopment of this site is seen as a major opportunity to create a significant new residential neighbourhood and associated employment space providing important “live-work” opportunities. Situated in the northern portion of the Garrison Common area, immediately north of Exhibition Place, these lands will play a strategic role in achieving City of Toronto policies related to residential intensification as well as embracing various smart growth initiatives. Specifically, this mixed-use development will offer this growing community new retail, office and high-tech type users, and approximately 2,000 residential units (contained in high-rise and townhouses forms), complete with streets and parks and related amenities

Quick Facts

Client: CanAlfa

Project Size: 45 acres
4,000 residential units
50,000 sm of retail

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/img/kl2_med.jpg

[Travis007]

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/fleet_street.html


Case Study: Toronto Waterfront
Fleet Street
Toronto, ON

IBI Group was the prime consultant to The Molson Companies Limited respecting the redevelopment of its property at Fleet Street. This 13 acre site is located within the Garrison Common between Bathurst Street and Strachan Avenue. IBI Group services have included regulatory planning, urban design, civil engineering, architecture by IBI Group Architects and landscape architecture for this mixed-use development. Proposals for the site include the development of some 700,000 sq.ft. of employment space together with some 2.5 million sq.ft. of residential space to achieve a new prime residential neighbourhood and act as a catalyst to the regeneration of the larger area of the Garrison Common, as proposed by The Waterfront Regeneration Trust.


Quick Facts

Client: Molson Companies Limited

Project Size: 15 acres
3,500 residential units

Old Renderings

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/img/fleet_railway2_med.jpg

[Travis007]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/Glascondos.jpg

[rise_against]

i love that project...its so beautiful

[CrazyCanuck]

I hope it turns out as glassy as in the renderings.

[Buster]

Wow, a fully transparent building. The marvels of modern technology. Me likey.

[CrazyCanuck]

I think you mean opaque, Transparent is perfectly see through.

[TheeBoss]

I really don't like how all the buildings have the same style, and look like one giant development.

[camel_trainer]

I think you mean opaque, Transparent is perfectly see through.

I think you mean translucent, which means light can go through it, but not shape. Opaque means no light gets through, transparent means the complete shape and the light can be seen through it. This project is transparent in the marketing renderings, but there's no way it can be like that in reality. Presumably there will be walls separating suites and rooms within them, meaning it probably won't look that much different from any other glass-clad condo in the city. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean it won't be a nice building.

[cassius]

My interpretation is that you're mostly seeing reflections of surrounding area buildings. Though you can see through the glass somewhat, I think it's more reflective than transparent.

[rise_against]

ya thats what i was thinking, its like a metalic silver glass.

[Travis007]

Hearthstone By The Bay Senior Residences @ Humber Bay in Etobicoke

http://www.hearthstonebythebay.com/

http://www.hearthstonebythebay.com/images/welcome/welcome1_06.jpg
http://www.condolifemag.com/images/bldg/hearthstone.jpg
http://www.hearthstonebythebay.com/images/location1/location1_11.gif

[rise_against]

IMO they are ugly slabs...but they will create more density.

[A r c h i]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/Glascondos.jpg

It's a super reflective tint, although when you try to render something like that it comes out looking strange.

[Jaye101]

They better keep it clean.

[Hogtown]

I get the feeling they played fast and loose with the artistic license for that rendering of "Glas"... but hopefully it'll look good anyway, it is a Clewes piece...

[Travis007]

EAST Condos in the King Street East District:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/antiloop33rpm/SP32-20051104-200524.jpg

http://www.eastlofts.ca/flash.html

[rise_against]

i like the black and white contrast in that building!

[metroboi_nay]

Not sure if anyone has seen this but there's a new metropolis pic on pcl's website :) check it out below :)
http://www.pcl.com/media/files/Projects/09_Toronto/0900342_3_300.jpg
or here http://www.pcl.com/projects/Active/0900342/photo_gallery.aspx

[Travis007]

Renderings for iLoft (Tides @ Mystique Pointe 2) and Park Lake Residences released in the new Condo Guide. *Posted by Achivistower on UT

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d78/Archivistower/iLoftR.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d78/Archivistower/ParkLakeR1.jpg

[rise_against]

What colour is that glass? Green, Blue or is that just reflections?

[mikep]

Shangri-La from westbankcorp.com

http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Shangri-LaTo-full1.jpg
http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Shangri-LaTo-full4.jpg
http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Shangri-LaTo-full2.jpg
http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Shangri-LaTo-full3.jpg

[phunky]

wow shangri la is beautiful!

[Travis007]

New condo in the Don Mills area, the Rosewood

www.therosewood.ca/flash.html

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/rosewood.jpg

[CrazyCanuck]

It has potential, for some reason I really like the staggered roof top.

[rapideye95]

The Toronto Shangri-La looks exactly like the Vancouver one except 20 meters taller

[mikep]

Encore
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/poto1/6fab6e2e.jpg

[mikep]

This X rendering was in the condo guide
http://www.newhomesandcondos.com/content/4/20060206/A1_1408.jpg

its a lot bigger than this in the condo guide, Ill scan it if I have time

[sunman]

^^^

what is this a rendering of?

[G_DOG]

^ the x condo 45 storeys

[Travis007]

This X rendering was in the condo guide
http://www.newhomesandcondos.com/content/4/20060206/A1_1408.jpg

its a lot bigger than this in the condo guide, Ill scan it if I have time

The much larger renderings show that the tower will have inverted balconies and the facade will be accented with colour (blue,red,yellow) cladding along the sides.

[sunman]

sorry, I was inquiring about the rendering above the x condo...

[snoopy]

^^ That is Encore.. the 2nd phase of the MET project... a beauty in my opinion. =D

[You are to blame]

^^ That is Encore.. the 2nd phase of the MET project... a beauty in my opinion. =D

Isn't it MET itselt, which is underconstruction right now at the 2nd floor.

And this is the first i am hearing that MET has a 2nd phase. I thought it was just one.

[mikep]

There are 2 phases apparently
http://www.themet.ca/

[You are to blame]

the more the merrier.

[sudburyboy]

wow, Toronto is takeing on quite a new face thesedays, :) cant really complain.

[neilio]

Hey guys, im now a member of Skyscraperpage.com and have been making Illustrations for the Toronto diagram. I made one today for Shangri-la and thought i might post it on here because technically it is a rendering lol. Tell me what ya think.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/shangri-larender2final.gif

[G_DOG]

nice ,you are very talented .you should do more buildings.there are many buildings not drawn compared to other cities .keep up the good work.ps you forgot the trees

[neilio]

nice ,you are very talented .you should do more buildings.there are many buildings not drawn compared to other cities .keep up the good work.ps you forgot the trees

thankyou, im now working on the Four Seasons Center. And about the trees lol, unfortunetly SSP does not allow trees to be in diagrams :(

[G_DOG]

cant wait^do you know if they will be using them because that would be awesome and help fill in all those empty spaces on the tdot diagram

[neilio]

cant wait^do you know if they will be using them because that would be awesome and help fill in all those empty spaces on the tdot diagram

Yes they are using my Shangri-la right now. If i do a good job on the Four Seasons (which i intend tolol) then they will most likely use it to. I also plan on doing Hummingbird and Maple Leaf Square. And possibly Sapphire when the new render comes out.

[G_DOG]

i have too see it(shangri) beside the other buildings .murano and x are two others that i thought of
hint ,hint :) . nevermind mind me im to excited !

[neilio]

i have too see it(shangri) beside the other buildings .murano and x are two others that i thought of
hint ,hint :) . nevermind mind me im to excited !

hhhhmm..the X..i never thought of that! thanks for reminding me!

[G_DOG]

casa ,montage,there are too many.we are so lucky with this boom.

[rise_against]

Neilio thats the best work i have seen you do! Please keep us updated here with all your finshed work!

[neilio]

Hey guys, here is my four seasons rendering for the T.O SSP diagram, ive submitted it for now, but im thinking of making a more 3D looking one.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/FourSeasons1.gif

[Taller, Better]

^^^ Good Grief!! Looking at your new avatar, and Rise's avatar above you, I almost got epilepsy!!!
We want the attitudinal dog back!

[neilio]

^^^ Good Grief!! Looking at your new avatar, and Rise's avatar above you, I almost got epilepsy!!!
We want the attitudinal dog back!

hehehe!! I loves it! isnt t great?!
Well...we can take a vote and see who wants my old avatar back lmao, maybe ill put the jim carey one on my skyscraperpage account instead...

[Taller, Better]

I'm curious what Jim is doing there to make himself so happy? ;)
Was that fierce little puppy put to death to make room for Mr. Carey?
I'm calling the Humane Society.

[neilio]

I'm curious what Jim is doing there to make himself so happy? ;)
Was that fierce little puppy put to death to make room for Mr. Carey?
I'm calling the Humane Society.

Noop, the puppy is now employed in my service to brutaly attack anybody who doesnt like Jim Carry :)

[tibor420]

I see Rise and Neilio are big ytmnd.com fans :)

[neilio]

I see Rise and Neilio are big ytmnd.com fans :)

OHYA!!
your the man now dog :okay:

[G_DOG]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/FourSeasons1.gif[/QUOTE]



dude,thats awesome !

[Dino Domingo]

Neilio, you gotta do something about your new pic. It's giving me a headache!

I miss the mad dog!

[neilio]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/FourSeasons1.gif


dude,thats awesome !

Thankyou :)

By the way guys, my Four Seasons render has now been approved and put into the Toronto diagram over on SSP, I think ill start work on Hummingbird Center Tower next.

[G_DOG]

hummingird ,wow you are on a roll !

[Travis007]

Amazing drawings Neilio, I really appreciate that you are contributing to diagrams greatly, it just doesn't feel right when we've all seen the renderings and the drawings can't be displayed for non-Torontonians to enjoy. :)

BTW, circuitboy84 has posted some really nice models for buildings on SSP (Spire, Pinnacle, Infinity, Element, Verve, London, RoCP2). The files are too big for me post though...

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=99618

[rise_against]

(Old) Liberty Village Renderings and Info

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/liberty_village.html

Case Study: Toronto Waterfront
Liberty Village
Toronto, ON

Liberty Village is a 45-acre brownfield site located in the King Street West / Strachan Avenue area, immediately west of downtown Toronto. IBI Group Architects was retained to provide all planning and design work including:

Streets and blocks
Municipal infrastructure
Storm water management
Municipal approvals
Streetscape design
Parks and open space
Residential architecture
Retail/commercial architecture
The redevelopment of this site is seen as a major opportunity to create a significant new residential neighbourhood and associated employment space providing important “live-work” opportunities. Situated in the northern portion of the Garrison Common area, immediately north of Exhibition Place, these lands will play a strategic role in achieving City of Toronto policies related to residential intensification as well as embracing various smart growth initiatives. Specifically, this mixed-use development will offer this growing community new retail, office and high-tech type users, and approximately 2,000 residential units (contained in high-rise and townhouses forms), complete with streets and parks and related amenities

Quick Facts

Client: CanAlfa

Project Size: 45 acres
4,000 residential units
50,000 sm of retail

http://www.ibigroup.com/case/img/kl2_med.jpg
Anyone got some updates on this project???

[Marcanadian]

I love Montage. Its going up now. Its finally different then the others.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/montage.jpg

[Travis007]

Anyone got some updates on this project???

1)3$1g1\1 C1-1@1\1g3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=293431)

[neilio]

I love Montage. Its going up now. Its finally different then the others.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/montage.jpg

What's the official Height on Montage Agian?

[neilio]

Neilio, you gotta do something about your new pic. It's giving me a headache!

I miss the mad dog!

The mad dog is back!! :)

[G_DOG]

What's the official Height on Montage Agian?
143.62 metres or 471 ft
btw welcome back mad dog!so long jim

[Dino Domingo]

The mad dog is back!! :)

:)

[neilio]

Hey guys here is my latest Skyscraperpage.com diagram rendering.
Hummingbird center Tower.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/hummingbirdfinalcopy3.gif

[G_DOG]

^looks good,you have great talent!

[Travis007]

Hariri Pontarini project for Bloor/jane:

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/committees/et/et060404/it069.pdf


Render posted by Ed007Toronto on UT:

http://chartattack.com/ed/Picture%201.jpg

[Travis007]

Here's the rendering for Pinnacle C Tower (46 Storeys and 449 ft.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/pinnacleC.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/pinnc2.png

I like it, still looks rather average but it's an improvement over the first two phases and looks a lot sleeker.

And the render of 32 Storey Office tower next to the ACC (25 York Street) which is rumoured to be close to signing with Telus.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Switzer/25york.png

[phunky]

nice. i like the pinnacle c tower. looks kinda scary looking.

the office building should be taller but oh well, the design is alright :)

[Filip]

Nice! Good to know that those two towers have an around 100% construction chance.:D

[snoopy]

ah. great additions to that area. better i mean.

[rise_against]

Why is it that that office building looks like a million other condos in that area? I was expecting something that would contrast alittle better.

[Bertez]

Looks good

[Filip]

On the Page+Steel website (architects of Pinnacle) They say 4 towers ranging from 29-59 storeys! So who knows... Phase D might be 59 storeys tall, around almost 600 ft!

[Bertez]

^^That would be amazing

[neilio]

well...i got kind of bored..so i wipped up this TO future rendering..nothing special but i thought id show it anyway.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/TorontoSkylinefuture2.jpg

[G_DOG]

nice ,way better than mine!

[Bertez]

What's that building to the left of FCP??

[neilio]

What's that building to the left of FCP??

thats the side of Shangri-la

[G_DOG]

shangri la is a lot closer to rbc centre than fcp.check the pdf (one of the elevations)and you will see it in relation with simcoe place.just trying to help out.as always good work.

[neilio]

shangri la is a lot closer to rbc centre than fcp.check the pdf (one of the elevations)and you will see it in relation with simcoe place.just trying to help out.as always good work.

ok thnx, any info on building placement is very welcome. I can easily move it.

[CrazyCanuck]

Wicked Job Neilio, that's a quality job there.

[metroboi_nay]

nice render :)

[Eastside]

Awesome job. Ritz and RBC are going to have a nice impact on the skyline.

[Jackhammer]

Good work Neilio ... your renders are always welcome.

[alitezar]

Great job Neilio. I love the Signature tower it reminds me of the hotel in downtown vancouver I think it was Sheraton.

[middas22]

Neilio great job! I have a question is Maple Leaf Square anywhere in that picture? I know its not a definite 100% as of yet but just curious. Maybe im not seeing it.

[neilio]

Neilio great job! I have a question is Maple Leaf Square anywhere in that picture? I know its not a definite 100% as of yet but just curious. Maybe im not seeing it.

No i havnt added it yet, ill do it some other time.
And it has just as much chance of going up as most of the other towers in the pic 90% to 100% chance.

[neilio]

shangri la is a lot closer to rbc centre than fcp.check the pdf (one of the elevations)and you will see it in relation with simcoe place.just trying to help out.as always good work.

Hey gbelan, just wondering but would you happen to have a link to the pdf, i cant seem to find it.

[cassius]

This one?
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/committees/te/te060509/it007.pdf

[neilio]

This one?
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/committees/te/te060509/it007.pdf


Yup thats its, thnx allot Cassius.
:)

[G_DOG]

yeah ^i would've posted it but i was away all day.thanx cass.
btw north elevation.

[snoopy]

http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/3650/grandtriomphe20mq.jpg

rendering for Grand Triomphe 2... CLASSY =P ahahaha.

hope Tridel doesn't deviate tooo far from the renderings this time *cough cough Meridian cough cough*

edit: sorry my image is cut off a bit; here's the site: tridel (http://www.tridel.com/grandtriomphe/gallery.php?p=688ab5a5c5eb3f5abc99be8d3b70cd5e)

[neilio]

hey guys, i edited my future skyline rendering. The building placment should be mor accurate now, along with a few minor changes in the buildings renders.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/TorontoSkylinefuture3.jpg

[urban 2.0]

... now the Toronto skyline is becoming an ugly mis-mash of shit.

We should do as Vancouver has done and create a height limit in certain areas of the the downtown as to enhance the skyline of the city. (the have an arc that covers the core).

Simcoe place and now the other 3 towers are making the skyline look disjointed. The skyline should gracefully dip by the cn tower. and rise again to the west.

but what do I know.

[Taller, Better]

...
but what do I know.


Uhmm... could you repeat the question?

This is the first time I have ever heard anyone propose a Vancouver style
height restriction. Most cities are trying to get rid of it...
Very novel suggestion.

For the record, I do not agree with height restrictions...shadows or
symmetry considered.

[neilio]

... now the Toronto skyline is becoming an ugly mis-mash of shit.

We should do as Vancouver has done and create a height limit in certain areas of the the downtown as to enhance the skyline of the city. (the have an arc that covers the core).

Simcoe place and now the other 3 towers are making the skyline look disjointed. The skyline should gracefully dip by the cn tower. and rise again to the west.

but what do I know.

"becoming an ugly mis-mash of shit"...
ok ..ugly mis-mash..possibly, seeing as i to love the current form of the T.O skyline..but "of shit"...i dont think so, they are all very nice high quality buildings. And by that what you really nean is that its starting to loos it distictive shape and starting to look more like chicago's...is that a bad thing? well, im sure it depends on the person and what they feel are the most important elements in a skyline. I realise this is your opinion..but why be so harsh.

[rise_against]

Nice job Neilio it looks like you put alot of work into that, thankyou. That said though...is anyone else not "wowed" by this view of the skyline? I dunno maybe i need to sleep its been a long day.

[Marcanadian]

If it wasn't for Cityplace, the view from the islands in the future wouldn't be all that good. Plus the lighting system on Cityplace gives something different than the simple lights on the condos and business buildings. Excluding the SKYDOME (Screw you Rogers) and the pitch black CN Tower.

[Pozerifik]

Actually, the addition of Ritz, RBC Centre, MLS, and Shangri-La does wonders for the skyline. It fills in the gap between the CN Tower and the MINT cluster. Which before the condos along the waterfront was built, it was a huge gap and only Simcoe Place was visible from there. There is nothing detrimental at all about the addition of these towers, if anything they enhance TO's skyline and desnify it from the view from the lake. Cityplace also adds some balance in the skyline, providing some density on the east and west sides of the CN Tower.

[urban 2.0]

Uhmm... could you repeat the question?

This is the first time I have ever heard anyone propose a Vancouver style
height restriction. Most cities are trying to get rid of it...
Very novel suggestion.

For the record, I do not agree with height restrictions...shadows or
symmetry considered.

They sure do --- this is a story from Metropolis Magazine --

"Last month’s issue had a great short article of zoning in downtown Vancouver (sorry, the story isn’t online). DT. Vancouver currently has a height restriction in the Central Business District, meant to retain views of the mountains which provide a backdrop for the city.

Vancouver is considering lifting the height restrictions - on particular sites in downtown - in order to provide a general any one of possible overall patterns of development for the entire view of the skyline- in an effort to create a “zen-skyline” (e.g. allowing larger buildings right in the center of the skyline to create a smoothed “mountain-like-bell curve-like” look in order to emphasize the mountains behind)…

It’s an interesting concept (even if it’s not explained all that well by me) because they are a taking a huge “step back” to consider a skyline as the whole… rather than piece by piece, building by building.

Well, actually Vancouver is also considering the “building by building” half of its new zoning. Buildings that are granted height variances have to go through a design review by “experts” in order to determine that they are of high-enough quality to deserve the special treatment. "


... (and remember NYC also put height restrictions around the World Trade Centre as to make is look even higher).

... So no - there's nothing wrong with my suggestion to make Toronto create a skyline plan - low by the cn tower - hight to the east and west.

[Taller, Better]

Low near the CN Tower? The CN Tower is tall enough to fend for itself. If someone plans a 150 storey office tower near the CN Tower then I say "WHOOO-HOOO"!! I think the idea is too arbitrary and would just curtail development. Would it be better to force the developers to build the 150 storey building to the east ( in the middle of Old Toronto)? I am not a big fan of trying to sculpt a city's skyline, like a "massing model" to fit somebody's idea of a pretty shape. .It would be a triumph of "Form over Function". That is the type of planning in Vancouver that lead to a sea of green and blue buildings. Somebody's idea of pretty colours that would theoretically "disappear" and make the buildings theoretically "invisible" was imposed upon all construction. Ruthlessly, and self-righteously. I remember a city planner in Vancouver recoiling in horror and pronouncing they would NEVER allow a black building like those in Toronto, as apparently black buildings are distasteful to an extreme. Too artificial, and as I say, arbirtrary, and the result looks it. I am completely in favour of strict planning of development and controlling it, but not based on a theoretical massing shape of the
skyline, and not based on a uniform colour of glass. I can just envision bureaucrats squinting at a skyline and making an aesthetic judgement if it too symmetric, or not symmetric enough, or not "Zen" enough, or not Feng-Shui enough.. etc.. Even the concept of limiting heights to protect vistas is sometimes theoretical and often useless. Does it matter if a building is 30 storeys or 70 storeys with regard to sightlines? Can we see over the 30 storey building, but not the 70 storey building? Does it make any sense in Montreal that no new building can be higher than the top of the Olympic Stadium? Why? I suppose it would only be an issue there if someone proposed a tall building there, but the rule seems too arbitrary for me. Usually a city's skyline develops a “mountain-like-bell curve-like” (I can't believe they actually said that!!) shape all on its own, due to the fact that some areas (like King and Bay) are more desireable to build a prestigious tall office tower than say at Shuter and Jarvis.

[urban 2.0]

Low near the CN Tower? The CN Tower is tall enough to fend for itself. If someone plans a 150 storey office tower near the CN Tower then I say "WHOOO-HOOO"!! I think the idea is too arbitrary and would just curtail development. Would it be better to force the developers to build the 150 storey building to the east ( in the middle of Old Toronto)? I am not a big fan of trying to sculpt a city's skyline, like a "massing model" to fit somebody's idea of a pretty shape. .It would be a triumph of "Form over Function". That is the type of planning in Vancouver that lead to a sea of green and blue buildings. Somebody's idea of pretty colours that would theoretically "disappear" and make the buildings theoretically "invisible" was imposed upon all construction. Ruthlessly, and self-righteously. I remember a city planner in Vancouver recoiling in horror and pronouncing they would NEVER allow a black building like those in Toronto, as apparently black buildings are distasteful to an extreme. Too artificial, and as I say, arbirtrary, and the result looks it. I am completely in favour of strict planning of development and controlling it, but not based on a theoretical massing shape of the
skyline, and not based on a uniform colour of glass. I can just envision bureaucrats squinting at a skyline and making an aesthetic judgement if it too symmetric, or not symmetric enough, or not "Zen" enough, or not Feng-Shui enough.. etc.. Even the concept of limiting heights to protect vistas is sometimes theoretical and often useless. Does it matter if a building is 30 storeys or 70 storeys with regard to sightlines? Can we see over the 30 storey building, but not the 70 storey building? Does it make any sense in Montreal that no new building can be higher than the top of the Olympic Stadium? Why? I suppose it would only be an issue there if someone proposed a tall building there, but the rule seems too arbitrary for me. Usually a city's skyline develops a “mountain-like-bell curve-like” (I can't believe they actually said that!!) shape all on its own, due to the fact that some areas (like King and Bay) are more desireable to build a prestigious tall office tower than say at Shuter and Jarvis.


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/TorontoSkylinefuture3.jpg

... I guess you like the Calgary Tower?

But look at the new buildings to the east of the CN Tower - you don't think they take away from the skyline?

[Taller, Better]

The Calgary Tower? Haven't seen it in years, so only have a dim image of it. I was up it once, and vaguely remember the structure being hideous. Well, no I don't think the buildings to the left take away from the skyline. I am saying I like city planning, and the resulting skyline to grow from the inside out; form following function... in other words, the city planning be done specifically for the needs of the neighbourhood, not done from a distance to create a certain artificial "shape" that is strictly an aesthetic judgement on somebody's part. That to me is like those ridiculous City vs City polls when people give a 6/10 to Toronto's skyline because it is "not symmetric". It's
a skyline, not a bathing suit. Vancouver's planning department, in all their wisdom, is trying to undo damage done by their height restrictions. Vancouver has a stubby uni-height downtown because of the ridiculous by-law. Can it be "undone" and create a "mountain-like-bell-curve-like-zen-o-licious" skyline by altering it now? How much space is left in the area for new taller office towers? How much business demand is there in 2006 for new taller office towers? Building a school house does not create children... waving a planning wand will not create a demand to build supertall office towers in Vancouver. In other words, the damage is done and they are stuck with a group of mid-height buildings that ain't goin' nowhere. I have no problem with our skyline being fluid and growing organically. Does anyone ever say NYC has an ugly skyline because they did not have height restrictions (excepting this WTC thing that I had not heard of)?

ps. I love that pano you used... bee-yew-tee-ful!! Neilio, you did a
superb job!! Its a keeper :cheers:

[cassius]

But look at the new buildings to the east of the CN Tower - you don't think they take away from the skyline?Not in my opinion. I think it enhances the skyline significantly. One of the things I like about our skyline is that the buildings closest to the lake sort of start off short and progressively get taller until they reach FCP. A sort of layering effect. With more skyscrapers going up west of the CBD this effect will be stretched on the east-west axis.

I also don't think any of these take away from the CN Tower. It still towers over everything else and will for a long time to come. As a matter of fact I've always found the CN Tower to be too isolated.

[Hogtown]

The Calgary Tower? Haven't seen it in years, so only have a dim image of it. I was up it once, and vaguely remember the structure being hideous. Well, no I don't think the buildings to the left take away from the skyline. I am saying I like city planning, and the resulting skyline to grow from the inside out; form following function... in other words, the city planning be done specifically for the needs of the neighbourhood, not done from a distance to create a certain artificial "shape" that is strictly an aesthetic judgement on somebody's part. That to me is like those ridiculous City vs City polls when people give a 6/10 to Toronto's skyline because it is "not symmetric". It's
a skyline, not a bathing suit. Vancouver's planning department, in all their wisdom, is trying to undo damage done by their height restrictions. Vancouver has a stubby uni-height downtown because of the ridiculous by-law. Can it be "undone" and create a "mountain-like-bell-curve-like-zen-o-licious" skyline by altering it now? How much space is left in the area for new taller office towers? How much business demand is there in 2006 for new taller office towers? Building a school house does not create children... waving a planning wand will not create a demand to build supertall office towers in Vancouver. In other words, the damage is done and they are stuck with a group of mid-height buildings that ain't goin' nowhere. I have no problem with our skyline being fluid and growing organically. Does anyone ever say NYC has an ugly skyline because they did not have height restrictions (excepting this WTC thing that I had not heard of)?

ps. I love that pano you used... bee-yew-tee-ful!! Neilio, you did a
superb job!! Its a keeper :cheers:

you make a very good point about the need for a more "hands off" approach to the fostering of an interesting skyline, but its a little tricky when you try and argue it on the basis of function over form, as the entire idea of having 70 storey towers in a city like Toronto is based on the opposite principle.

[Taller, Better]

you make a very good point about the need for a more "hands off" approach to the fostering of an interesting skyline, but its a little tricky when you try and argue it on the basis of function over form, as the entire idea of having 70 storey towers in a city like Toronto is based on the opposite principle.

I'm not so sure that is true. The amount of land available in the King/Bay
area for 70+ buildings is VERY limited. Banks like to cluster together. One
could say in theory they could just as easily build a 70 storey Manulife building at Shuter and Ontario but in reality it is a less desireable space.
So, a 70 storey office tower there is definitely form following function.
My point before was, if you make a plan on skyline to achieve a "look", you
are not taking into account the specific neighbourhoods, like "Old Toronto"
which is east of the downtown cluster. How much do we want 70 storey
buildings next to St Lawrence Hall? Surely it would be better to have them
near the CN Tower than in a less suitable 'hood.
I like a fluid and changing skyline. I like that our classic "mountain-like-bell-curve-like" skyline is morphing into a mountain-range-like-roller-coaster-like
skyline. Keeps things interesting! 20 years from now who knows what it
will look like!

[urban 2.0]

... so would you support plunking down a 70 right infront of Skydome? I think the skyline needs to have some symmetry. That's all vancouver is trying to do.

[Waterloo_Guy]

70 stories right in front of Skydome?--I would love that. I think we should let the skyline grow organically and see what we get. Look what that kind of planning did to Vancouver, their skyline looks like crap.

[neilio]

70 stories right in front of Skydome?--I would love that. I think we should let the skyline grow organically and see what we get. Look what that kind of planning did to Vancouver, their skyline looks like crap.
i wouldnt want that..cause the skydome adds something very unique looking to the skyline. Rather i would love it if a 70+ storey building was placed beside or behind the skydome!

[Taller, Better]

... so would you support plunking down a 70 right infront of Skydome? I think the skyline needs to have some symmetry. That's all vancouver is trying to do.
Unlikely to happen, and I doubt if they would want to build it there themselves. But in the vicinity of the CN Tower, sure... I see nothing particularily sacred about the visual appearance of the CN Tower. I was all in favour of the Royal Ontario Museum proposal of a tall condo beside the ROM.I have no problem with City Place buildings being tall and close to the CN tower... gives something spectacular to look at when you've paid your 18 clams and are up on top of the observation deck of the CN Tower! Get your money's worth. I guess I see the purpose of the CN Tower more as an observation deck than a sculpture... Eiffel Tower it ain't. The better the view from the CN Tower, the more successful it is. I'd rather have it there than towering beside St. Jame's Cathedral.

[neilio]

The Calgary Tower? Haven't seen it in years, so only have a dim image of it. I was up it once, and vaguely remember the structure being hideous. Well, no I don't think the buildings to the left take away from the skyline. I am saying I like city planning, and the resulting skyline to grow from the inside out; form following function... in other words, the city planning be done specifically for the needs of the neighbourhood, not done from a distance to create a certain artificial "shape" that is strictly an aesthetic judgement on somebody's part. That to me is like those ridiculous City vs City polls when people give a 6/10 to Toronto's skyline because it is "not symmetric". It's
a skyline, not a bathing suit. Vancouver's planning department, in all their wisdom, is trying to undo damage done by their height restrictions. Vancouver has a stubby uni-height downtown because of the ridiculous by-law. Can it be "undone" and create a "mountain-like-bell-curve-like-zen-o-licious" skyline by altering it now? How much space is left in the area for new taller office towers? How much business demand is there in 2006 for new taller office towers? Building a school house does not create children... waving a planning wand will not create a demand to build supertall office towers in Vancouver. In other words, the damage is done and they are stuck with a group of mid-height buildings that ain't goin' nowhere. I have no problem with our skyline being fluid and growing organically. Does anyone ever say NYC has an ugly skyline because they did not have height restrictions (excepting this WTC thing that I had not heard of)?

ps. I love that pano you used... bee-yew-tee-ful!! Neilio, you did a
superb job!! Its a keeper :cheers:


Thnx Taller! It took me along time before i found a pano i really liked, i must have chosen between 15 other pics of Toronto from the water.

[Taller, Better]

Y'er on fire, neilio!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[Waterloo_Guy]

The thing is, you can't see Skydome from most angles any more; and what's so sacred about Sky...er..Roger's Centre? I say, build 'em high and build 'em often.

[Toronto06]

^^^^^^^^agreed!

if you dont like big buildings, then you should go to the 'burbs!

[Jackhammer]

hey guys, i edited my future skyline rendering. The building placment should be mor accurate now, along with a few minor changes in the buildings renders.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/TorontoSkylinefuture3.jpg
Your talent grows with every new render. Great job. Would you be up to doing a future Mississauga if I secured a good skyline shot and provided all the building locations?

[phunky]

i'd LOVE to see a good mississauga rendering.

[neilio]

Your talent grows with every new render. Great job. Would you be up to doing a future Mississauga if I secured a good skyline shot and provided all the building locations?

ya i think i could give that a try. It would be mostly my imagination at work though as the only tower ive seen any renderings of is the Absolute, all the other proposals between 30 and 50 story's ive seen nothing.

[Istrian]

Just to not forget how it could or should be...oorgh

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/istrian/CopyofSupertallTrono2.jpg

[Bertez]

^^lol...the 1300 foot BA tower;);)

[neilio]

Just to not forget how it could or should be...oorgh

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/istrian/CopyofSupertallTrono2.jpg

wow..grainy looking pic. I will add sapphire to my render but only once the new proposal is released.
Wow...the 1300ft BA tower...we were such dreamers.
And what is the tower directly right of the Simcoe place?? Because i was only aware of Ritz, RBC and Shangri-la going in that general area.

[metroboi_nay]

Is that The Uptown that seems to be taller than all the buildings there cept CN Tower.
I know Uptown isn't more than 550 ft, it should be shorter in that rendering if thats what it is.

[CrazyCanuck]

Uptown at 1000ft wouldn't be visible from that angle shot, it is up near Bloor. That was a dream of what B-A would turn out to look like.

[G_DOG]

neilio, the tower next to simcoe place is 151 front street.

[neilio]

neilio, the tower next to simcoe place is 151 front street.

oh..right, we havnt heard anything on that tower in along time..i wonder if it will ever see the light of day.

[neilio]

Bay Adelaide West Tower 214m
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/bayadelaide1.jpg

[Skybean]

Archi-Tower @ UT
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d78/Archivistower/Box.jpg

[LordMandeep]

is #2 pic the shangri- la???

[Bertez]

^^Yup....and what is the last one??

[LordMandeep]

menkes tower on 25 York street?

[mikep]

Festival maybe?

[Filip]

Yup it's the Menkes tower at 25 York street.

[Bertez]

Thanks everyone:D:D....I love the design of it

[CrazyCanuck]

I'm so dissapointed in the B-A design. It looks almost exactly like RBC, terrible. A much better design could have been created.

[Martinsizon]

According to Urbandb
This is 25 York Street: http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/union_plaza/

This is 20 York Street: http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/20_york/

[Filip]

^^Impossible, basically Union Plaza was the defunct and flopped version of the now proposed Menkes office tower...

[rbt]

Are you sure about that?

Union Plaza was supposed to be at 25 York which is the opposite side of the street. The one rendering also puts it on the south side of the tracks (20 York is clearly on the North side).

That doesn't make the Union Plaza project any less dead but I don't think the one is a direct replacement for the other.

[neilio]

hey guys, i know this is SSC not skyscraperpage but ill post my rendering here anyway.
If you have any costructive critisism it would be very welcome, after all i want this tower to perfect before i submit it to the SSP diagrams.

BA West Tower
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/BA2copy.gif

[G_DOG]

10/10 perfect keep up the good work. you have definately made a positive impact on the toronto diagrams,there used to be so many missing buildings but you have filled many in.i hope you continue to keep up the good work.
this ones for you :cheers:

[Bertez]

If that is how BA is going to look....I like:D:D

[neilio]

hey guys i have done yet another building for Toronto diagram on SSP hope ya likes it!
Maple Leaf Square
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/MLSEfinalcopy.gif

[metroboi_nay]

looks good neilio :)

[Bertez]

Nice...that podium is MASSIVE:D:D

[rise_against]

Very nice great work!

[Taller, Better]

You are on fire, Neilio!

[neilio]

You are on fire, Neilio!

I am??!!! Shit not agian someone get some water please.

[Taller, Better]

I am??!!! Shit not agian someone get some water please.

OH NO!! Now you are going to run madly down Yonge St , naked and pulling your hair out by the roots!! see what I have started???!!!

[neilio]

OH NO!! Now you are going to run madly down Yonge St , naked and pulling your hair out by the roots!! see what I have started???!!!

I just did..like 5 times, the fire burnt my clothes right of, but i think you might have missed it....if you saw a croud of about 500 girls running behind some naked crazy dude chanting "go neilio, go neilio, go go go go go neilio..." then you most likely saw it.

[Taller, Better]

I just did..like 5 times, the fire burnt my clothes right of, but i think you might have missed it....if you saw a croud of about 500 girls running behind some naked crazy dude chanting "go neilio, go neilio, go go go go go neilio..." then you most likely saw it.

Jeez, that happens every day on Yonge Street! I'm getting used to it by now!! LOL!

[Martinsizon]

Telus tower, Floors: 30 storeys
http://www.menkes.com/telus/images/pic_home.jpg

http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20060710/wtelus0710/telus.jpg

http://www.menkes.com/telus/index.html

ROCP 3 http://p083.ezboard.com/ftorontoskyscraperforumfrm4.showMessageRange?topicID=4996.topic&start=101&stop=120 (Please scroll down to see the 3D model made by wyliepoon from UT)
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2392/rocp4mk.jpg

Newer rendering of Crystal Blu
http://static.flickr.com/70/167450140_b6139f7e2e.jpg?v=0

[Marcanadian]

Absolute World.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/w2poon/P1050066.jpg

[rapideye95]

Wow eh? Nice tearsheet...hey! what paper was that in?

[LordMandeep]

it was in a chinese paper. They look great and they will start next fall together. That will be interesting. Likley to be built quickily because one is almost sold out and 2nd is not released yet but has huge demand.

[Tallinn to Toronto 4]

so are those buildings just imitating the one that was the design winner in mississauga? they're also in mississauga though, right?

[Marcanadian]

:sly:

You've got this all wrong.
The first tower (the one on the left) was the winning design. It was sold out quickly due to location, design etc. so they announced a second tower to along with it, only 6 storeys taller. They will start Spring 2007.

[phunky]

:sly:

You've got this all wrong.
The first tower (the one on the left) was the winning design. It was sold out quickly due to location, design etc. so they announced a second tower to along with it, only 6 storeys taller. They will start Spring 2007.
uh no..

the winner of the design is the one on the right. as shown here: http://www.theabsolute.ca/
it is 56 stories.

the one on the left is the new design based on the winner which is only 50 stories.

[neilio]

:sly:

You've got this all wrong.
The first tower (the one on the left) was the winning design. It was sold out quickly due to location, design etc. so they announced a second tower to along with it, only 6 storeys taller. They will start Spring 2007.

dude...you've got it backwards lol

[outinleftfield]

Honestly, neilio, he IS right. The orig building was the one on the right. It did start at 50 stories, was increased to 56, and last week it was announced that the one remaining spot in the absolute development would be allotted as a bro, or is it lover?, for marilyn. It was in more than one news source.

[MexAmericanMoose]

Absolute World.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/w2poon/P1050066.jpg

ugh...i never really like the design for this building