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rdaner · Mar 30, 2025

Taken 30 March. Almost finished and then there is only the parking lot on the northeast corner of Strachan/Lakeshore left. I have included images of the future Liberty Street stretching west and the Fort York Armoury that I hope can be utilized for events that will further enhance this newish neighbourhood. Strachan Village?!

jje1000 · Mar 30, 2025

rdaner said:
Taken 30 March. Almost finished and then there is only the parking lot on the northeast corner of Strachan/Lakeshore left. I have included images of the future Liberty Street stretching west and the Fort York Armoury that I hope can be utilized for events that will further enhance this newish neighbourhood. Strachan Village?!

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Absolutely nasty lol

TossYourJacket · Mar 30, 2025

The whole area around the Liberty/Strachan intersection just lacks any colour at all. Extremely depressing.

Vminkov · Mar 30, 2025

TossYourJacket said:
The whole area around the Liberty/Strachan intersection just lacks any colour at all. Extremely depressing.

The wendy's adds some warmth

unrealestate · Mar 31, 2025

terrible building and disappointing from HP

Undead · Mar 31, 2025

It's the developer.

Northern Light · Mar 31, 2025

Undead said:
It's the developer, not the architect.

First and foremost, in this case it has to be.

Undead said:
Most architects can produce capable designs.

When did you become such a beacon of positivity? Not sure I can agree w/that, unless by competent we mean 'unlikely to fall down in the near term'.

Undead said:
And especially when you see a prominent firm make a crap design, it's the developer cheaping out. This has been explained many times on this forum.

Yes and yes......... though........really this is a special kind of awful. Its not the very worst we've seen but its very sub-par..........

For HP, this is reputation damaging level crap. I'd ask to have the firm name taken off it..........and put 'Alan Smithee' instead. LOL

For those who don't get the reference:

Alan Smithee - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

UtakataNoAnnex · Mar 31, 2025

^I guess it was a paycheck for them. And the tower would look so much better here if it wasn't for the shite material, IMO.

Rascacielo · Mar 31, 2025

Design by HP Rack - probably got some intern or AI to design it and charged a bargain-basement fee.

Collingwoodbuildinglover · Mar 31, 2025

Yeah the general shape of the building is good it's just the exterior material looks like it was bought at home Depot and technically the architect can't control that so HP gets a little bit of a pass but holy smokes if I were an owner I would already be asking my board when we can get a reclad

christiesplits · Mar 31, 2025

I echo all the comments here. I find the Garrison Point cluster cold and uninviting, with this project being the worst of the bunch.

Tyrang · Mar 31, 2025

TossYourJacket said:
The whole area around the Liberty/Strachan intersection just lacks any colour at all. Extremely depressing.

Liberty Village is a Urban Planning disaster. The worst part is they have such a good base to build something amazing. Now when I go there I feel trapped when I go there. I don't much feel "liberty" or being in a village.

Undead said:
It's the developer.

I figure it might be... Is it just me or they literally change a bunch of the design? The balcony was supposed to be going all the way, but now there is the gap on the width-side. The literal shape changed on the white portion of the building, and it isn't even white any longer. If this are all caused by the builder.... that's awful.