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  1. rufus96
    An interesting rumour that I heard was that at the height of the 1960s building boom, the owners of the CIBC Tower and PVM both lobbied the city hard for the height limit under the guise that it would preserve views of the mountain and river, while their true intentions were to ensure that their towers would remain the most prominent. Again - rumour. Don't recall where I read it, therefore cannot say that it is based in fact.
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    I feel like the only way to get the 1000's actual height made official is for another tower to come along and dethrone it by a few meters, causing the owners of 1000 to possibly react in such a way to emphasize their tower's prowess. We can dream!
  3. rufus96
    http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/1701985/les-fleurs-et-le-pot-de-la-nouvelle-entree-de-ville-de-montreal/ "En plus, deux autres projets sont à l’étude au sud de la Place Bonaventure», mentionne l’urbaniste." Damn exciting times.
  4. rufus96
    Even with 10' ceilings (possibly higher for prestige office space) there would be space for services between the floor slab and underside of ceiling. Realistically a minimum of 14' floor to floor. That and the base and the crown, which are essentially double or triple height areas and I think 200m is well within reach.
  5. rufus96
    RBC vient d'emménager dans une nouvelle tour au bord du Lac Ontario. Même chose pour Sun Life. TD et BMO ont tous les deux apporté des rénovations majeures à leurs tours respectives.
  6. rufus96
    Clearly it's only because of all the equalization payments we receive... ?
  7. rufus96
    Melbourne est en voie de dépasser Sydney en terme de population et deviendra très probablement la métropole Australienne dans les dix ou quinze prochains ans. Sydney gardera probablement son statut de centre financier Australien pour l'instant mais l'essor de Melbourne est de plus en plus remarquable!
  8. rufus96
    21st rank in Global Cities "outlook" as well. AT Kearney defines their "Global Elite" as cities in the top 25 in both "index" and "outlook" categories. In other words, with a gain of 2 spots in the "index" ranking, Montreal will be a member of AT Kearney's "Global Elite" cities. Make of it what you will, but this is at the very least an important shift in perception. https://www.atkearney.com/2018-global-cities-report?utm_medium=pdf&utm_source=fullreportpdf&utm_campaign=2018GlobalGlobalCities
  9. rufus96
    The city needs to be very careful with its zoning as undeveloped surface parking lots (etc.) get gobbled and begin to run in short supply. The last thing I want to see is the demolition of our already dwindling and under-preserved stock of Victorian/heritage structures in the downtown core that are already being gutted to accommodate faceless new developments. I really think that this architectural heritage is what sets downtown Montreal apart from any other Canadian downtown. Without the zoning in place to encourage intensity of land use on empty lots or even the demolition of some of the 10-floor 1960s era grey stump office buildings along R.-L., we're going to see the continued disrespect and deterioration of our architectural heritage.
  10. rufus96
    Je ne pense pas que la vidéo soit fait par Broccolini - c'est plutôt quelque chose de "fan-made." Il me semble que Broccolini et BNC pense que la limite de hauteur est de 200m pour ce terrain (l'article de La Presse cite que 200m soit la limite), mème si c'est possible de chercher quelques mètres de plus. Pour cette raison, j'attends à ce que les deux tours auront environ 198m chaqune. Mais pour les amateurs de gratte-ciel parmi nous (moi-mème inclus), j'espère que je me trompe!
  11. rufus96
    Agreed that it's a little frustrating but I would add that perception takes time to catch up to reality, not only in Montreal. Give it 5 years of continued prosperity and we'll be on everyone's radar.
  12. rufus96
    I would expect so - that being said, if they're going to the city with "200m surhauteur" on their elevations (which appear to be part of a site plan approval package), there appears to be a discrepancy between our understanding of the 233m above sea level height limit and the height limit imposed on this particular parcel of land.
  13. rufus96
    My concern is that perhaps The City has done away with the nuances of the height limit. We saw "200m surhauteur" on all of the elevations presented. The developers must have gotten this information from somewhere? If somehow the blanket height limit is now 200m, my (irrational) fear (because it really only matters to skyscraper geeks and no one else) is that we end up with another 199m tower (1250 R.-L.). I guess we'll wait and see. Hard to believe it will be 200.00m tall. Much more likely it will either be 198m or 202m.
  14. rufus96
    I love the Habs and one bad (or ten) seasons won't change that. However I find it odd that these days the Canadiens seem more focused on growing (selling) their brand than playing good hockey. I'm uneasy with not one but three lit up Habs logos in the skyline. Hence my comment.
  15. rufus96
    Put it in storage until the team isn't garbage.
  16. rufus96
    Pour 4G... je pense qu'on puisse faire mieux - surtout qu'à mon avis, il y a des secteurs de la ville qui ont plus besoin d'une amelioration du réseau de transport.
  17. rufus96
    Juste au Québec? As-tu entendu du prolongement du metro TTC jusqu' à Scarborough? 3.5G pour une station de metro.
  18. rufus96
    Comments aside, someone should inform the writer of this article that Canada's two largest metropolitan areas don't include Vancouver. Ignorance breeds ignorance.
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    Typically a render or renders cost at least 2000$ in fees to produce (usually more). Renders are quite the time commitment so someone has to pay for the work that goes into making these. I really doubt this is an in-house portfolio building exercise. Even if this iteration is not a serious proposal, it indicates to me that there's interest that will result in a forthcoming development proposal for this site.
  20. rufus96
    Funny you should say that - same architects KPF, who also designed 1250 Rene-Levesque.
  21. rufus96
    Good bet that the cheapest firm was selected by the cheapest group of developers.
  22. rufus96
    Personally not a big fan of BIG. Let's have some Norman Foster or Renzo Piano magic.
  23. rufus96
    Let's suppose for a second we don't get a crown as part of this design. The tower will at the very least have tall parapet walls (+/-5m) to screen its rooftop mechanical penthouse or the mechanical will occupy additional floors.
  24. rufus96
    La Tour Mcgill College fait 158m sur 38 étages, alors je pense que cette tour pourra atteindre le seuil de 160m.
  25. rufus96
    Given that large block of office space seem difficult to move in Montreal, I see the new model of development being entirely mixed use. That is, the site won't be divided into 4 towers - 2 residential and 2 office. You will have X towers all mixed use, similar to the concept at Altoria or Humanti. I'm hoping for something like this: 1 floor lobby @8m, 9 floors office @4m/per, 10 floors hotel @3.5m/per, 35 floors condo @ 3.5m/per. Boom. 55 floors, ~200m, less risk than 1 office tower at 25 floors. This worked with Avenue combining retail, office and residential. It will work with this development.
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