rdaner said:
I wonder if they want to open at least one of the buildings before 2026? Maybe November?
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Currently, their registration page (official rental site page) still says "Move-in Early 2026". That said, they also have the affordable housing portion, which I imagine will go to lottery and they usually do the lotteries, a good 6-8 months, in advance from what I've seen.

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I forgot to mention, they got (almost) halfway down the laneway. I am REALLY loving the variety of colours in the interlocking. It looks really nice.

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Thanks for all the photos, Brad. Much appreciated.

The interlock looks great. And I am one of the weirdos, apparently, who likes the salmon cladding.

Pretty much all of the elements of an effective streetscape are here: warm colours and texture at ground level; along with what look like tree and shrub planters coming.

Assuming good soil volumes for the greenery, this area will be excellent to walk through in the coming years.
 
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Undead said:
Thanks for all the photos, Brad. Much appreciated.

The interlock looks great. And I am one of the weirdos, apparently, who likes the salmon cladding.

Pretty much all of the elements of an effective streetscape are here: warm colours and texture at ground level; along with what look like tree and shrub planters coming.

Assuming good soil volumes for the greenery, this area will be excellent to walk through in the coming years.
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I personally don't mind the colour but the execution leaves much to be desired. The more pics I took around the building, the more I noticed it. I thought it might just be from construction dust and such but the closer you look, the more it looks like someone "brushed" parts of it, or if some dye was used it was inconsistent. It's weird.

The corrugated metal style in the upper part of the building tends to look white in bright sunlight and grey at all other times. From a distance, I just don't think it looks great but up close, those panels actually look very clean and (almost) futuristic.

You can see the issues here with the salmon coloured stuff. That can't be normal. I keep wondering if it was just how they were packed or something and a good wash could get rid of that. That said, I took this picture after it rained the day before so... yah. Lots of weird texturing going on.

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Even up close with some of the cladding that I saw laying on the ground, waiting to be installed, you can see the inconsistences pretty easily.

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I think the grey cladding panels they used in the upper part of the building are far more durable than the lower part.
 
DSCToronto said:
Thanks for all the pics @GameOnBrad but I continue to think this is a very cheap-looking building - too bad as it is in a great location and really could have looked SO much better if anyone cared.
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please dont suggest that nobody cared. that is an insult to the very good architects here who were clearly responding very thoughtfully to elements and directions outside of their control.
 
everydayhim said:
please dont suggest that nobody cared. that is an insult to the very good architects here who were clearly responding very thoughtfully to elements and directions outside of their control.
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I mean, one doesn't have to like this building...they're not obligated to do so. But let's not claim it's "cheap looking" because they don't like it. That's really bad form. >.<
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
I mean, one doesn't have to like this building...they're not obligated to do so. But let's not claim it's "cheap looking" because they don't like it. That's really bad form. >.<
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I take issue with your reasoning. Others may disagree, but my opinion is that the finishes on this building look cheap and if I did not know otherwise I would think it was public housing. (Which, unfortunately, often does look cheap!) It is not meant as an insult to anyone and may well be the fault of the developer who demanded more and more 'value engineering' and it is not impossible that the architects made the best job of it that they could despite the fact that the developer insisted on more and more cheapening. Some buildings, like Aqualuna or the King building look expensive (and were expensive); others look expensive but were not really (e.g. Whitfield). Of course, there are buildings that look cheap but were actually expensive to build too. As @GameOnBrad says above, the finishes here are not well executed - which is a large part of the problem and particularly unfortunate as the building is in a prominent location. I continue to think they could have built a better building and /or built it better without it actually costing more.
 
I really don’t see any “cheapening” here

They built exactly what was presented to the DRP at the detailed design review. Literally nothing about this has been a surprise in terms of not matching what was promised. It definitely sticks out a bit currently but once the surrounding blocks are developed, this will be a wonderful addition to the area and fit in seamlessly.

I think it looks great, personally. I’m excited to see the whole thing get a post construction clean up and for the landscaping work to finish. The courtyard looks like it will be a wonderful and tranquil place, and the added retail and residents are sure to be a big boost for the area.
 
Cladding is fine. I do can understand disappointment if the expectation was brick. The whole window package is the weakest element in the cladding. It's very ordinary to put it kindly. Also, the variation in the facade doesn't fully break up the huge massing. As for the units, is it possible with this floor plate for alternatives to long narrow bowling alleys? They were/are hip with Merchandise Lofts but, a kitchen in the hallway and a sliding glass bedroom door into the living room was always meant to be niche for conversions.
 
maestro said:
Cladding is fine. I do can understand disappointment if the expectation was brick. The whole window package is the weakest element in the cladding. It's very ordinary to put it kindly. Also, the variation in the facade doesn't fully break up the huge massing. As for the units, is it possible with this floor plate for alternatives to long narrow bowling alleys? They were/are hip with Merchandise Lofts but, a kitchen in the hallway and a sliding glass bedroom door into the living room was always meant to be niche for conversions.
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Based on what I can see from ground level, looking into some of the units, it's similar layouts they used in Maple House and Birch House.

Though, Birch House had this beauty that I hope does NOT make a return in Cherry House (and yes, there is only one window and it's almost entirely hallway).

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From an artist point of view, I think the major issue with the upper portion is how overbearing the panels are vs the windows. I feel if they had flipped that around and made the windows larger and the cladding more narrow, it would balance a lot better. The bottom portion does that pretty well, so that was a deliberate design choice, IMO.
 
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I feel if they had flipped that around and made the windows larger and the cladding more narrow, it would balance a lot better.
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The larger solid panels vs. smaller windows on the upper portion of the project was done specifically to achieve specific building envelope performance targets. Reversing the pattern (reversing the solid:glazing ratio) as you describe — while historically the starting point for the design of most multi-res design in Toronto — would generally lead to a poorer thermal result (with standard double glazing) and is therefore counterproductive to the exercise here.
 
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