a couple more things from my recent stroll in the area: I talked to someone in the book bar who said that the new developer is really moving things along and they're a lot more confident in the future of the development now (at least on the commercial side) but are skeptical on some of the new...

what appears to be rust has formed on some of the balconies

the database information says there's retail in the building, is that an error or is there a different kind of shop inside?

really blends and fits in a good way

some photos from wednesday

seems the other two towers are in a weird limbo right now: "The city initially wanted five metres from King and Clarence streets, which would have scaled back the development." "But the city ended up moving the planned BRT station to Wellington and King streets and only took one and a half...

Seems to block the view of the CN tower when viewed from the Spadina stairs & lookout near Casa Loma

yes exactly! perfect street to be pedestrianized (and I even mistakenly thought it was on first glance of the renderings). widening it for bigger sidewalks is the worse move if they want to actually have a more urban feel

is this the alley? the signage infra is looking really interesting, seems like they were serious about the micro retail renders

I see what you mean but I also think an important identity for the OSC is that it is next to a ravine and that informs a lot of its nature and outdoor programming, I'm just not sure you can get the same thing out of a downtown location, though I do think a new museum here would be wonderful.

would be nice to see some new park facing retail

where would the other building be?