[kris]

Copying 1 Bloor East? 1 Bloor West IS the address. In fact, there are buildings called The One in Kowloon (Hong Kong), Brisbane (Australia), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and LA, so 'The One" was the the one guilty of copying I doubt that's the reason Tridel decided to rebrand it, maybe it was too tainted with the Mizrahi association? At the end of the day, a cool name doesn't guarantee quality or prestige of the building - remember Ice?

I know it's the address but for a flagship type tower just having it named after the address is kinda lame. The other Ones are not even in the same continent where as One Bloor East is across the street. It doesn't really instill or illicit any prestige. This is Canada's first supertall after all....

 

[ardwold1]

I know it's the address but for a flagship type tower just having it named after the address is kinda lame. The other Ones are not even in the same continent where as One Bloor East is across the street. It doesn't really instill or illicit any prestige. This is Canada's first supertall after all....

"The One" moniker always struck me as...déclassé...

 

[Rascacielo]

"The One" moniker always struck me as...déclassé...

It’s probably a good thing Tridel just stick to the building’s address. Otherwise, we might end up with ‘The Prolific’, ‘The Sumptuous’, or maybe ‘The Lascivious’ , judging from the wording on their new hoarding.

 

[kris]

They can call it The Tridel Tower

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

or maybe ‘The Lascivious’

'The Sesquipedalian'

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

While One Bloor West is much more prosaic than "The One", it's a lot less obnoxious than the last name sake, IMO.

...I would have called it The Stollery if it was left to me.

 

[Toronto Rocks]

Has the old Apple Store space or any of the other retail portions been leased yet?

 

[BloorMan]

From today:

 

[cityspace]

They can call it The Tridel Tower

I actually like The Tridel Tower Carries that Italian flavour and the alliteration (the repeated t's) is pleasing to me hehe. The Stollery or Stollery Sky Tower is also very pleasing.

 

[Natika33]

Well, I guess I've officially lost my bragging rights here. And it was so close!

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

From UofT today. Maybe if Tridel is able to complete the cladding along with 50 Scollard this year, this view will have no cranes (unless the pemberton speeds up)
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Actually Pemberton has sped up they are now having at least 12 employees on site

 

[cityspace]

I know it's the address but for a flagship type tower just having it named after the address is kinda lame. The other Ones are not even in the same continent where as One Bloor East is across the street. It doesn't really instill or illicit any prestige. This is Canada's first supertall after all....

Imo, One Bloor East and One Bloor West is best. It conveys a sense of sisterhood (and is actually unique in the world) for two landmark 'twin' towers in Toronto, in the most famous intersection in the city. Even if other The One's (which I never really vibed with) are located in other countries, one wants true uniqueness so when you google One Bloor West you get specific results of the landmark tower. Like 432 Park Ave or John Hancock center

 

[ImmenselyMental]

Well, I guess I've officially lost my bragging rights here. And it was so close!

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I was more or less going to mention that instance where we were debating which page this thread would be on when One Bloor West tops out, but I did not remember when the exact dates of the posts were.

Here are a couple telephoto shots of One Bloor West from this afternoon, first from outside OISE, then from Yonge and Queens Quay:

 

[Johnny Au]

May 6, 2025:

Fourth Floor of Lawrence Allen Centre:

 

[Rivenbourn]

Here to share my obligatory scenic photo of the One

Looking south from Sunnybrook Hospital