IMG_0525.jpeg


IMG_0526.jpeg


IMG_0527.jpeg


IMG_0528.jpeg


IMG_0529.jpeg


 
GenerationLee said:
I've also heard that FCP is not truly 298M, but around 290M. I havent tested if this true, but AFAIK the former number was what the tower was touted to be in height when first built.
Click to expand...

There are lots of ways to measure a building. The highest occupied floor is 287.1m but Urban Toronto typically measures to the top of the mechanical/roof which is 298.1m. The tip of the antennae is 355m.

All of these are measured from lowest public entrance from outdoors. Due to slope of the ground, these points can vary by a bit depending on how you choose the "bottom" point.


IMO, buildings should be measured from the lowest occupied slab, often the lowest underground parking level, to the highest architectural element but nobody aside from me does that: roughly 310m for FCP. A building on an above ground parking podium shouldn't be encouraged.
 
Last edited:
kris said:
Using google earth pro you can measure building heights I tested it on a bunch of buildings and its within 1-2m, with FCP its 293m to the top of the mech penthouse...
Click to expand...
This is what I heard from several users on another forum, and my basis for my prior post.
Though it does narrow the lead that the FCP had on Scotia Plaza now that I think of it.
 
mburrrrr said:
From today
Almost ready for the final pour of the 17th floor. ~2 weeks. Maybe one of two more floor cycles and they should be up to full speed?
Some vertical accent lines starting on level 7.

View attachment 543892
Click to expand...

Nice.
Good to see it lines up with the curved column 6 floors above.
 
rbt said:
There are lots of ways to measure a building. The highest occupied floor is 287.1m but Urban Toronto typically measures to the top of the mechanical/roof which is 298.1m. The tip of the antennae is 355m.
Click to expand...
kris said:
Using google earth pro you can measure building heights I tested it on a bunch of buildings and its within 1-2m, with FCP its 293m to the top of the mech penthouse...
Click to expand...
I first saw that many years back expected the CTBUH to make the appropriate changes but surprisingly there's never been any corrections.

Yes the Google Earth data could be wrong, but if it was wrong there would be a lot more evidence. How so? Well, GE's elevation data was taken from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. The SRTM used the radar interferometry technique for its measurements. RI is accomplished by taking two radar images from slightly different locations, and then comparing the differences between these two images in order to generate a precise calculation of surface elevation and change. Yes, it's possible for this data to be off by 5m or more... however it's incredibly unlikely that it would be off that much for a single building while simultaneously being accurate within 1-2m or less for literally every other building in the entire area.
 
SkylineHorizons said:
I'm telling you, I still believe she'll top out before The One does. Book It.
Click to expand...
They are still at two floors per week without the RCS fully built out. I believe that it will take at least another month before they get the last kinks. When they do it will probably bump up to being about a floor per per week that they can accomplish depending on if they're pour schedules
 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top