What do you mean it's almost half the units? The podium that extends out to give the large floorplate is above ground parking (if I am remembering correctly). All of the units are in the actual tower itself
 
Hawrylyshyn said:
What do you mean it's almost half the units? The podium that extends out to give the large floorplate is above ground parking (if I am remembering correctly). All of the units are in the actual tower itself
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There are actually units above the parking garage. I'll see if I can find the full PDF of the floor plates.
 
Check it out here: https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=245645

Levels 5-9 looks about like this:
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Hawrylyshyn said:
I love the angled brickwork on the podium.
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It's really premium feeling. It adds a ton of class to the street. Hoping the building to the west by Vrancor will continue that, even if at a slightly reduced quality. If it at least matches the quality of Marquee I'll be happy.

The McMaster building is absolutely stunning though.
 
I do love the effort that has been put into this building to make it look unique and not box or grid like. I'm not always grouchy about designs - I just appreciate GENUINE effort and craftsmanship, even if it's a modern design. Gotta go above and beyond the bare minimum.
 
The escarpment is clearly a bit too high. It is ruining the views of the skyline in some of Lake Ontario's pics above.
 
Chronamut said:
I do love the effort that has been put into this building to make it look unique and not box or grid like. I'm not always grouchy about designs - I just appreciate GENUINE effort and craftsmanship, even if it's a modern design. Gotta go above and beyond the bare minimum.
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Sometimes I can live with just a box. As you know, I’ll cut a lot of slack for things if it’s executed well ;)

A powerful thing about UT is that it’s clear to me now there are builders that care about quality in the entire region- many more than just your Core Urbans or MacMaster’s. I’ve always felt that quality speaks for itself, especially in architecture/UD. So, knowing that there are people that care about what they build elsewhere makes it a game of patience for the Hammer that’s slowly paying off.
 
It’s hard not to admire the “Wild West” feeling downtown has nowadays. It’s like you can feel the interest and anticipation of countless entities in the air, each vying for a piece of the pie. It’s not some meticulously planned thing, so lots of shlock has appeared, but it’s charming in it’s unadulterated nature. We didn’t have to coerce the market- it came on its own terms. This building is a testament to that; other universities aren’t building residences like this in their respective downtowns, only satellite campuses. But Mac came and fired on all cylinders. Phenomenal stuff really.
 
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