OpenClosed
Active Member
Oh okay, figured. In that picture it looked like site prep was going on where it’s proposed
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
It weirdly has a small site to construct a supertall on in comparison to the other two, though. I guess you can't always judge a tower's size by its podium...
OpenClosed
Active Member
Size doesn’t matter in this city atp, if they can sell small 1~2 bdr condos for a ridiculous price, who cares how small the plots are lol
But I agree with you, it’s not like Chicago level winds so it shouldn’t be too big of an issue to build a thinner tower here and there
C-mac
Senior Member
The size of the condos units don't really have anything to do with thin piece of land the building is set to built on . Also Chicago isn't called "The Windy City" because it's known for wind. It's called "The Windy City " because back in the day local politicians were long winded with their speeches and "full of wind" sort of say.
OpenClosed
Active Member
Ohhh, I genuinely thought the wind was why it was called that. When I go to Chicago it’s always windy (at least by the lake) maybe my brain was tricking me into thinking it’s windier than it actually is lol
C-mac
Senior Member
Most people think the name has something to do with actual wind so don't feel bad....lol.
So… we had our Supertalls panel at the Buildings Show at the Convention Centre today, and it went rather well, if I do say so myself... Anyway, Jodi Buck and Nadine El-Gazzar put a lot into the Pinnacle One Yonge part of the presentation, with tons of detail that we don't get even in this thread usually, especially concerning all the thought that has gone into the project regarding air handling, which doesn't sound that sexy offhand maybe, but you'd likely be surprised just how many interventions there are for this building that are not typical for 40, 50, 60, even 70 storey buildings, to keep this one from 1) blowing over, and 2) keeping down winds in the 16 elevator shafts and in the various stairways. All sorts of other stuff too.
Anyway, we are hoping to bring the live panel back as one of our webinars in 2025 so that you can all see it from the comfort of your own swingin' pad. We'll let you know when we get that settled early in the new year!
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Anyway, we are hoping to bring the live panel back as one of our webinars in 2025 so that you can all see it from the comfort of your own swingin' pad. We'll let you know when we get that settled early in the new year!
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Therealakhan
New Member
The second floor seems to be taller than the rest of the floors, does anyone know what they're planning to do with the second floor
The second level is both the PATH level and restaurant plus function rooms for the Le MĂ©ridrien hotel.
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Therealakhan
New Member
Do you know if there are any floor plans available? Is the second floor accessible to anyone or only for the hotel?
I'm not sure if the floor plans are still available on the City's AIC page, I haven't had time to check, sorry! Regarding access though, read on...
I assume that the restaurant will be open to the public: it will be at the north end of the podium.
The PATH is certainly a public feature, of course, and it will run down the east side of the second level, overlooking the sheltered driveway between this phase and Phase One. (At its south end, it is eventually meant to bridge over Downes Street to the Pinnacle One Yonge south block of buildings, to be built sometime in the future.)
The PATH connections to downtown and projects to the east will be via the third phase. At the north end of Phase Two (this Sky Tower phase), the PATH will bridge over the open grade-level walkway below between and it and Phase three.
From that point at the southwest corner of Phase Three, there will be a PATH hall that will run directly east to over Freeland Street to connect with the Sugar Wharf Phase Two buildings. (This PATH hall's south side will be the north wall of One Yonge's Phase One (The Prestige) that's already been built.)
There will also be a PATH hall that will head north, and soon be bridging over Lake Shore, and then making a 90° turn to the west to continue over Yonge Street and connect into a new PATH hall to be built over the CIBC SQUARE South Tower underground garage ramp, heading towards the PATH hall that allows access to the Union GO Bus Terminal... ...and there you are, connected to the whole network.
It's going to be quite the wait for that connection to be made: we need Pinnacle One Yonge to go into sales and then be built and completed for it to happen!
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reinventingthewheel
Senior Member
This doc may be outdated but the layout of the north block is relatively unchanged. There are some pages showing first and second floor.
They’re pretty low quality images so I’m not going to pull them put of the PDF, but check out what’s around pages 40-45.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Not sure what's happening now - but drawings from the last SPA submission in March '24 don't show the PATH going through the 2nd level now. There is a dashed line showing a "Future Bridge PATH Connection" at the north to the Phase 3 tower. I suppose all those rooms down the eastern side of the building could be a short-term layout too.
Full drawings for this largest tower are in this link - https://www.toronto.ca/city-governm...ils/?id=4097459&pid=210682&title=1-7-YONGE-ST
2nd floor plan is in doc "Arch Plans - 2 of 6"
Yup, as far as I know, that plan is the interim condition assuming that a PATH bridge eventually connects to the block to the south... which is not necessarily a given in the future, especially as plans to move forward with it as mostly commercial space are now up in the air...
So yes, those smaller rooms down the east side would all be removed to create a hall for PATH if a bridge were built to keep going south.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...well as long as is PATH route doesn't lead us through people's living rooms and bedrooms there it should be okay. 