And with those late 90's midrises on the south side, the last thing this stretch of Queen needs is more anonymity.
 
The corner treatment is awkward and anemic and the window wall is bargain-basement. Time to send local developers to Berlin to see how the Germans do midrises.
 
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Finishing touches on this building have been taking forever, as has the sidewalk repair.
No idea why these smaller developments in the Beach always seem to move at such a slow pace. Feels like they move at half the pace ... if that, to most other city projects.
 
The Bruno's Fine Foods at Royal York and Dundas is so hilariously dated. When the cashier noticed the look of shock on my face upon seeing the ancient cash registers, she couldn't help but sheepishly remark, "Yeah, they're the original machines from the 80's..."
 
Aye. I live in the area and this is an awful building. Better than what was there before, but really sub par for a new building.
 
Not a bad design, but it also feels generic in some ways and doesn't contribute much to placemaking in this storied Old Toronto neighbourhood. The design of the storefronts feels like an afterthought, when it's a critical part of any building on a vibrant main street like Queen.

The design compares unfavourably to a midrise mixed-use main street condo like 530 Indian Road in the Junction (DuKe Condos), which actually made the neighbourhood more interesting with its design.
 
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