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  1. internationalx
    I'm really digging this: the density is going to be awesome and so will the contrast of style. Enticy being glass and Dorchester Apt being black pre-fab. Add in the Mid-Century Maritime hotel and the Victorians and this block could be one hell of an interesting composition.
  2. internationalx
    I just think that Canvar found a niche and no one feels the need to get in on it. Canvar too has deep relationships with the hotel operators - the parent companies of relatively few global brands - so that may have something to do with it.
  3. internationalx
    Hopefully, the developer of that site, whoever that will be, asks for a deviation. I would think the "effet escalier" argument would be an easy sell. A 120m tower would allow for better integration.
  4. internationalx
    At the rate things are moving, and now that we're into the redevelopment phase - tearing down existing buildings - it may not be a blind wall for long.
  5. internationalx
    Different time the 1960's. The culture was different. Banks used to to build for an image they wanted to portray. They used to spend a fortune building even local bank branches that were architecturally-worthy. Now they just rent a space and slap their name over the door.
  6. internationalx
    I liked this one the best. However, the design they chose has grown on me a lot. It's a major Canadian bank - the epitome of conservative. I wouldn't expect them to go with "audacious."
  7. internationalx
    How about the Bell Telephone Building on Beaver Hall? Completely hidden and boxed-in. I think the fears of a tall, slender, residential building blocking part of 1250 are overblown. If anything, they should push for a taller and slender silhouette and not a shorter, fatter building at 92 metres. And depending on the angle you're viewing, 1250 is hardly hidden. This lot is zoned for 200m, and density of 12. I think the urban planners should have changed that if they were concerned about views from the mountain and of 1250.
  8. internationalx
    Isn't this lot/block zoned for 200m? They can't arbitrarily take away height rights like that. Not surprised however about the concern of overshadowing the church.
  9. internationalx
    In this case, the MAA is getting new facilities - which they probably badly wanted - and they get to stay in the same place.
  10. internationalx
    I think it fits the composition perfectly. I'm more perplexed by the Desjardins logo... who approved that??! It looks like they forgot to finish it.
  11. internationalx
    Best angle.
  12. internationalx
    Love this. Looks super chic. Worth of a luxury shopping street. Unfortunately, it probably made zero economic sense to make it taller. Plus it works with the scale of the rest of the street. The Eggspectation building is the odd man in the equation.
  13. internationalx
    That's nuts! It's been open less than 2 years? I'd be shocked if they can get out of the FS contract that easily.
  14. internationalx
    Here we go: now it starts to climb!
  15. internationalx
    It's a beautiful building. Defiantly worthy of preservation. Interested to see the renderings.
  16. internationalx
    I thought this for a long time... perfect, really.
  17. internationalx
    We all like to critique Griffintown's height limitations that is resulting in a pretty flat skyline - to say nothing of the lackluster architecture - but from certain angles, it shows as a beefy, dense addition to the greater downtown cityscape. Imagine when it's fully-built-out....
  18. internationalx
    Hopefully it will get a re-design.
  19. internationalx
    Adding colour is one thing - I like the direction Montreal has been going with building lighting- but getting flashing lights and laser beams is where I draw my line.
  20. internationalx
    I'm liking it so far. Too bad everything is going to be the same height in this neighborhood.
  21. internationalx
    Looks ok.
  22. internationalx
    Or they sell the parcel at 700 Peel.
  23. internationalx
    I like it, but it does seems really out of scale here. A missed opportunity for sure. The city planning dept should have recommended that all the heights on St Antoine be increased to the 150-170 range similar to the derogation that the CF got for TDC 2 and 3; I mean, with the downslope, distance from the Mountain and the fact that all there is here are big buildings and viaducts, and ramps, etc..
  24. internationalx
    I find it interesting that a lot so close to Ste Catherine street is zoned for 200m with max density when, if you travel westward, closer to PVM and CIBC, 1250, etc... the heights and densities are pretty restrictive, especially around Mc Gill College-de Maisonneuve-PVM axis.
  25. internationalx
    There was a plan, circa late 1960's, to expand Place Bonaventure to this "South Block," I presume, to be built over the tracks. Obviously that pre-dates the Ville-Marie Expressway. I don't believe there were renderings of said expansion but from what I've read, it was more of a trade show /convention floor expansion.
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