Height:
Tower 1: 186m, 610ft, 54 Floors
Tower 2: 174m, 571ft, 50 Floors
Architect: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg and Page & Steele
Developer: Cadillac Fairview, Lanterra Developments, and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Renderings:
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http://individual.utoronto.ca/toffoli/mlsquare.jpg
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-Originnaly planned at 166m (53 Floors) and 154m (49 Floors)
-Includes a 9 story podium, with 3 levels dedicated to a retail centre.
-Includes 170 Hotel units, 150000 sq ft of office space, and 900 residential units
-Includes 4 levels of underground parking

Hoarding is up, parking lot is a thing of the past... it has begun!

Im gonna try to get a few shots later this week if I have time.

This is a MASSIVE complex! Thank God for a mall south of Union.. It will do wonders for the area.

Tall for Toronto standards. Some pictures of hoarding would be appreciated.

Pic from Lawerence Black at Emporis.

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This looks nice and its so tall too.

This is a great project.

Downtown's moving south of Union Station more and more... and Maple Leaf Square further reinforces that:

Large grocery store (and some other good stuff) at the base:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4645/mlsmodelml3.jpg

Advertising just east of where it will be located: (I can't wait till that big blank back wall of 18 Yonge is covered when something else is built up against it!)
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(I do not take credit for either of these images)

I passed by yesterday and there are now two cranes on site.

Cant wait till its done. Imagine driving down the Gardiner and looking at those towers so close to it.

btw when is it scheduled for completion?

nice development, look great in the toronto skyline

Good addition to the density and skyline!!!

These condos sold pretty quickly, nice to see they are already going up.

Hôtel Le Germain to Open at Maple Leaf Square

TORONTO, Dec. 18 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), The
Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. and Lanterra Developments announced today that
Groupe Germain will open one of its signature boutique-hotels at Maple Leaf
Square.

Known as Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square, it will be the company's
second boutique-hotel in Toronto. Groupe Germain also has properties in
Montréal, Québec and Old-Québec.

Located adjacent to Air Canada Centre, one of the busiest entertainment
venues in the world, Maple Leaf Square is a $450 million privately-funded
sports and entertainment development. It supports Toronto's city building
initiative, revitalization of the railroad lands, and complements the
waterfront development. Maple Leaf Square received the "2006 Community of the
Year Award" from the Greater Toronto Home Builders Association.

A mere seven minute walk to the heart of Toronto's financial district,
Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square will be situated close to many city tourist
attractions and will have direct underground access to public transportation.
"Maple Leaf Square is excited to partner with Groupe Germain, Canada's
leading brand of luxury boutique-hotels," said Richard Peddie, president and
chief executive officer for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. "Our
organizations share a common vision of making Hôtel Le Germain a focal point
for Maple Leaf Square.

Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square will support serving the needs of a
growing waterfront district, creating another stage to attract more visitors
to Toronto and injecting growth in economic development," Peddie added.
"We are honoured to be working on this important development project with
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, an organization that is a treasured piece
of Canadian heritage," said Christiane Germain, co-president Groupe Germain.
"The new property at Maple Leaf Square represents an important step in Groupe
Germain's growth in the hospitality industry."

Offering an inviting atmosphere and exceptional service all contributing
to a unique experience for guests, the eight storey boutique-hotel will have
171 guest rooms, 5,000 square feet of meeting space, 8,000 square feet of
fitness facilities and a 2,000 square foot hotel café. The interior will
mirror the inspiring design that has become Groupe Germain's trademark. Guests
will also notice subtle features reflective of great sports and entertainment
moments of the past from Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre.
With care and attention to detail, rooms will be attractively designed to
meet the needs of the discerning business or leisure traveler, as well as the
discriminating sports fan with features that include state-of-the-art stereos,
flat screen televisions, luxurious toiletry products, Egyptian cotton linens,
pivoting worktables and ergonomic chairs.

Guests staying at the Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square can take
advantage of the development's additional amenities including two destination
restaurants operated by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment - a five star fine
dining facility and a world class hi-tech sports restaurant and bar. Guests
will also have access to the many world-class events such as Toronto Maple
Leafs and Toronto Raptors games and popular concerts hosted at Air Canada
Centre.

Groupe Germain is a family-run company based in Québec City that
develops, owns and operates distinguished hotel properties: Hôtel Le Germain
Toronto, Hôtel Le Germain Montréal, Hôtel Dominion 1912, Hôtel Germain des
Prés. The company is well known for the impeccable hospitality and style it
brings to its boutique-style hotels. For more information, visit
www.hotelboutique.com.

Maple Leaf Square is presently under construction and scheduled for
completion in 2009.

I passed by yesterday and there are now two cranes on site.

Wait, at what time?

cranes,no .just heavy duty excavation equipment

Wait, at what time?

Around 11 PM. It was dark and I only got a chance to see it from the car. I guess it probably is equipment.

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Its been a whole two months and no activity....wheres da pics at....at least these residences dont look like the typical condos you see dotting the land of Toronto....so lets give them some aknowledgment for realizing that.:banana:

actually things are really moving at the site
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j145/gbelan/mls.jpg

Very nice:)

update from yesterday

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A very impressive complex. The towers will look good with the Toronto skyline.

Its been a whole two months and no activity....wheres da pics at....at least these residences dont look like the typical condos you see dotting the land of Toronto....so lets give them some aknowledgment for realizing that.:banana:

Is there a 'typical condo' style in Toronto? With hundreds of projects going up in the past few years there are condos of all shapes and sizes..

I like the design of these. It's too bad that they are not taller and twin towers, that would have really been cool. But this is still a nice project. I was in TO in 2005 and I can say there were some condo towers there.

would anyone happen to have a pic of what the new towers will look like against the rest of the skyline?

What a massive twin tower complex. Nice :) Toronto is getting new highrises all the time.

I just wish more of them were of the office & hotel variety instead of condo's condo's condo's.


We have Ritz, RBC - & Bay Adelaide under construction now though. Which is cool.

^ and soon to be 151 front st. & 20 York st.

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This guy is deep!

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q205/rogcroman/MLSe.jpg

This is a MASSIVE complex! Thank God for a mall south of Union.. It will do wonders for the area.

As long as the street resembles a high street, a mall won't destroy the area. The main entrances to stores must be from the street, not inside the building otherwise it will end up being a blank wall of nothing like the west side of Yonge Street where the Eaton Centre is. Opposite the Eaton Centre on the east side of Yonge is a thousand times more fabulous to walk along. This is the core, not Mississauga. We want urbanity, not underwhelming suburban crap here. God forbid we end up with a sidewalk like that one in front of the Bay store at Yonge and Bloor. What a disaster!

Nice project!

This one will be painfully slow in rising.

That hole will take a year to get to ground level, at least.

:(

^^am i reading this right? That sux :bash::ohno::nuts: Aw well can't have everything i guess...

They're still not even finished digging out the dirt. Of the buildings that are under construction and have just begun construction. This will be the last to be completed. I can assure you of that.

10/22/2007
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Lots going on now! This thing certainly has a deep foundation. As you can see from the pics there are 3 cranes.

and one more

edit, nvm, post can be deleted, last picture didn't resize properly

Thanks for the update. Nice pictures.

Good update!

It's futher along that I thought.nice update.

Oct 14, 2007 (Andrew3D)
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Thanks for this update!!

Is this going to be connected to Union Station and the PATH?

yes

That's terrific. South of the Gardiner needs as many connections to the CBD and beyond as possible.

That's terrific. South of the Gardiner needs as many connections to the CBD and beyond as possible.

This isn't south of the Gardiner though.

OMG, right. South of the train tracks.

They're still not even finished digging out the dirt. Of the buildings that are under construction and have just begun construction. This will be the last to be completed. I can assure you of that.

So TTT will finish before this?

GOOD PROJECTS AND GREAT UPDATES. :)

Any new updates?

The whole area is a giant construction site. 2 towers for this project, Telus Tower across the street and condo towers going up in every direction.

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looking good

Nice Update!

Nice update from current in the Toronto forum:

Photos taken February 9 looking north. MLS has reached ground level. Telus is in the background.

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Looking east (south side) at the temporary ramp.
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Looking west.
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^^good :okay:
its nice to see some progress :)

Very nice project.

Did someone know about some renovation of the gardiner Expressway? Its completely cutting the waterfront from the core...

some say it's not really a big deal...but it should be improved anyhow in the next 5 years! not much information right now.

Feb 28, 2008
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great photos. what is this triangular shaped tower to the left of the tracks?

very nice project, seems to be ready to rise :)

great photos. what is this triangular shaped tower to the left of the tracks?

it's a condominium. looks pretty good from that angle but the backside of it is unforgivably ill-designed.

it's a condominium. looks pretty good from that angle but the backside of it is unforgivably ill-designed.

When was Flatrion built btw?? Pretty obvious it's not an original hey?

25 The Esplanade (1988)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=35streetesplanade-toronto-canada

great photos. what is this triangular shaped tower to the left of the tracks?

It's a condo called The Esplanade (I believe), it was built in the late 80's early 90's.

When was Flatrion built btw?? Pretty obvious it's not an original hey?

That triangular shaped condo isn't the flatiron building. The condo was built in 1988 http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=35streetesplanade-toronto-canada , while the flatiron building a few blocks north of the condo was built in 1892. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=gooderhambuilding-toronto-canada It pre-dates New York's version of Toronto's flatiron building by 10 years.

The condo, 25 The Esplanade, is a very nice addition to the downtown core. It's not very tall, but distinctive and very appealing at street level.

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from 21th march, cn tower view

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That's a cool photo!!

May 7, 2008

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Nice progress.
Is there plans for the rest of the parking lots in that area?

Nice progress.
Is there plans for the rest of the parking lots in that area?

Yes.

Within the area bounded by the Gardiner Expressway, 3 additional buildings.

16 York Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578027)
217m (65 fl)
186m (51 fl)
157m (31 fl)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/wyliepoon/16york2.jpg

Don't forget 18 York St. as well. (West of the Telus project)

http://www.18york.com/CNTImages/1077/Picture%202.png

the transformation of the area is awesome. I was already amazed how much toronto changed since my first visit in 1992, when I was there in 2001. but now I barely recognize some of the areas.

It's experiencing a HUGE construction boom ^^

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the only thing I would do here, is demolish that exit ramp from gardiner expressway - the exit should end at york st - the ramp leading to bay st could be demolished and that green area at york/harbor/queens quay could be turned into a nice park. I would also plant more trees in the area... hope the parking lots disappear soon too ...

the 212 meter tower shouldn't be built. It blocks.

and that green area already is a park.

the 212 meter tower shouldn't be built. It blocks.

and that green area already is a park.

Blocks what? This is downtown. Views are already blocked.

As for the park under the ramp, IMO the ramp makes that park. Removing it would just take away from the park. Its cool walking under the ramp and hearing the cars above. The trail actually follows the ramp so its not like there is wasted space.

and that green area already is a park.

under a highway ramp, thank you very much ...

Put some grass down and it qualifies as a park? What passes for a park for some people is astounding. I suppose the 2 large trees on that grass is a forest wilderness area. Hey honey, wanna go for a picnic at the Gardiner Expressway off ramp park? We could go for a stroll in that forest afterwards.

:lol:

The Gardiner is a tragedy for Toronto no matter how much anyone tries to sugar coat it. Band-aid solutions will do little to repair the devastation this freeway has wrought on the city. It's been an utter disaster and urban horror show all so that suburban people can drive quicker into the city. Why do they get a say in this at all? That's like building a freeway over their house so I can get to the other side quicker. The degree of arrogance and selfishness at play is unbelievable.

They can't blow the Gardiner Expresway up quick enough. Those highway commuters? Who cares! Transit, bike, rollerblade, walk, or take city streets like the rest of us. Too far? That's their problem. Hopefully, the development of this area will be the impetus to finally take this outrageous assault on our city down immediately.

^^
You took the words right out of my mouth man! At least toll the fucking thing!

the 212 meter tower shouldn't be built. It blocks.

and that green area already is a park.

are you serious? shit, you must really be gullible if you REALLY believe that the city sign designating it as a "park" is true. this is what we call a parkette, and not a very well-placed one at that.

the 212 meter tower shouldn't be built. It blocks.

and that green area already is a park.

Which 212 meter tower?

I actually don't think the Gardiner is that bad. Lakeshore Blvd and The Railway are the real problems.

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thanks Skybeam!
No worries everyone, once they're finished the huge podium everything will speed up durastically.

Wonderful shots! I didn't know we get Arizona sunsets here in Toronto :)

are you serious? shit, you must really be gullible if you REALLY believe that the city sign designating it as a "park" is true. this is what we call a parkette, and not a very well-placed one at that.

It already has gass, some trees and a walkpath running throught the middle of it. Whatever you call it, it is a natural recreational space in the middle of highrise buildings. it's a park.

Which 212 meter tower?

The one that's planned for the space directly adjecent to the Gardiner off ramp at York St.

Love the shots!

It already has gass, some trees and a walkpath running throught the middle of it. Whatever you call it, it is a natural recreational space in the middle of highrise buildings. it's a park.

Yeah, right!


Are you just trying to be as absurd as possible? Next you'll be telling us that the Gardiner Expressway is a nice urban street to hang out on. Grass doesn't make something a park. This patch of nothing doesn't even qualify as a parkette. It's highway landscaping.

:ohno:

work continues on the podium for Maple Leaf Square...pic by Andrew3D at urbantoronto....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2628355502_e7c852bdc1_o.jpg

directly behind MLS, work continues on the base for the Telus Tower, an office tower...

Thanks for the update !!!

From Francely57 @ SSP

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Telus Tower U/C on the left. Maple Leaf Square U/C on the right (both towers). 54 storey Pinnacle U/C in the upper right.

The MLS site is massive. The right side of the ACC is also being torn now to make way for the front expansion and a skybridge connecting MLS to the ACC.

nice progress !


those building in backdrops are residential? Looks like Vancouver,..on the pic.
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Yes, they are condo towers. There's actually a new development along the waterfront called City Place that looks even more like Vancouver. It's been built by the same Vancouver firm that built much of the condo towers in that city, so it's no accident that there are similarities.

City Place is a massive development of 20 towers all going up one after the other. It's presently about half finished.

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From CGM, UT

MLS is a massive site! I can't wait to see some cladding and watch it grow and grow.

I remember the days when people were saying how slow Telus is rising. Look at it now, it's really pushing along nicely!

Telus is flying now, indeed...it was slow the from the basement through to the lobby, now they are pouring them like pros.

imo its a bit too simple

^^ I agree, but the nature of the building will probably give it a level of glitz. It's billed as Canada's first sports condo complex. They'll be quite a bit of show biz design elements incorporated into the podium.

It's going to be a hopping place with Skydome at one end, the ACC at the other, and a canyon of towers in between. I have a feeling that it's going to become a sports fan's gathering spot anytime some big game is on whether it is in Toronto, or not.

Think 200,000 people crammed on to this street!

Oh God, Toronto changed so much since I have been there. In front of the AC Center there was...nothing! Great upgrade for this area!

here's a shot of the streetwall being created by the Maple Leaf Square podium, pic by CanadianNational, posted at urbantoronto.ca....

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x11/CanadianNational/mlsgrande.jpg

Nice to see the CBD expanding beyond its established boundaries.

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Courtesy of Mike in TO at urbantoronto

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Nice height but i'm not convinced with the design.

Beautiful!

Nice height but i'm not convinced with the design.

I'm rather unimpressed with the tower portion at this point too. I do like the podium though. It's huge! That kind of scale is going to look great down there.

MLS and Telus from today

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Recent pic of Maple Leaf Square by GCM over at urbantoronto.ca...

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Nice update.

A reminder of what the finished product is supposed to look like:
http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/images/up_images/up-1MapleLeaf_Sq_for_web_01.jpg

http://www.mycondonetwork.com/assets/images/maple%20leafs/Residences_of_Maple_Leaf_Square_-_rendering.jpg
Originally posted by Kristopher at urbantoronto.


The podium seems to have reached it's final size and the towers will begin to rise from it.
http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q438/Solaris_Metrogate/IMG_2324.jpgOriginally posted by Solaris at urbantoronto.

Steady progress at Maple Leaf Square in downtown Toronto....

back of the podium...pic by Solaris at urbantoronto.ca....

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front of the podium...boutique hotel on the left (black cladding), offices on the right...pic by Solaris..

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another shot of the podium, pic by wyliepoon at urbantoronto, podium is 10 storeys, two towers will rise from there, 44 and 40 storeys..

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A reminder of what the finished product is supposed to look like:
http://www.kpmbarchitects.com/images/up_images/up-1MapleLeaf_Sq_for_web_01.jpg


This is going to be a very exciting place to be...

It sure is. I hope the facade where 'Maple Leaf Square' is written features patterned glass. A lot of high end retailers like Harvey Nichols and Louis Vuitton use it on there stores to great effect. I also hope that the billboard is, in fact, a video screen.

Can you imagine people watching a sold out playoff game in front of that? It would be terrific.

That shiny black finish looks smart:)

^^ I absolutely love it. It's very sleek.

Here is the new rendering. It's slightly different from the others posted.

http://www.pcl.com/media/files/Projects/09_Toronto/0900350_2_300.jpg

Dec 8 2008
Black podium in the bottom right corner. 54 storey Success rising in the middle
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Northwest View
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Southwest View
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Courtesy of Solaris on UT

Maple Leaf on the right. Telus further to the left. Even further still, on the left of the page sits RBC. You can even catch a glimpse of part of the crane for Ritz to the left of RBC.

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Courtesy of Jim U at flickr

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The new facade and video screen of the Air Canada Centre

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All 3 courtesy of Mollywood

Is this project affiliated with the Maple Leaf Garden?

Is this project affiliated with the Maple Leaf Garden?

Maple Leaf Gardens was the former home of the Maple Leafs hockey team. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the owner, moved the team to the Air Canada Centre. Maple Leaf Square is their new sports themed retail and condo project across the street from the Air Canada Centre.

As you can see, Maple Leaf Gardens and Maple Leaf Square are both related, but only through connection to that hockey team. Maple Leaf Gardens is a good 20 city blocks north of this.

I like the style a lot.

It's moving along at a great speed.

From UrbanToronto.

Feb. 6

The towers have 3 different types of curtain wall.

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Is that construction work on ICE visible in the bottom right!?!? :):):)

Is that construction work on ICE visible in the bottom right!?!? :):):)

The bottom right is ICE, which just constructed their sales centre. So no work is being done on that site other than sales.

The bottom left is 18 York, another office tower.

Look at the cranes! :)

Look at the cranes! :)

It is quite a sight. As soon as we get a nice 10C day, I'm blading down there to poke around. I love this photo below. You really feel like you're in a big exciting city. I have a feeling that this will turn into my new favourite urban spot after Dundas Square. It's going to be very intense down here. I heard the name 'Union Square' bandied about last year. It's a good name for the area considering the new entrance to Union Station.

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^^ That's another great photo isaidso! I'm liking the term Union Square as well. This part of the city is sure to be buzzing when everything is completed.

^^ That's another great photo isaidso! I'm liking the term Union Square as well. This part of the city is sure to be buzzing when everything is completed.

I'm hoping they'll turn both Dundas Square and this area into a giant gathering place for Torontonians to celebrate and watch the Vancouver Olympics. Both have giant video screens. It would be awesome watching sports from the sidewalk with 10,000 of your closest friends! This area won't be finished in time though, will it? Here's another photo looking the other way towards the new entrance to Union Station followed by what I believe to be the actual entrance:

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love those pics ... great update

Feb 28 shot of MLS, posted by urbandreamer at urbantoronto.ca....

(right side - that's the Telus office tower u/c on the left....

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the twin towers at Maple Leaf Square continue to rise...pics by Davin at urbantoronto.ca.....

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the 2 towers in this one keep getting taller....pic by dt_toronto_geek at urbantoronto.ca...

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and one by wyliepoon at UT..

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Beautiful update by sammo in the Toronto forum

MLS update noon, july31/09. by sammo.
from the west perspective:
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from the east perspective:
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wow it has a nice view of the CN tower

The detail on the sidewalk is a nice surprise. This whole area looks dynamite.



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so high ,i cant believe

so high ,i cant believe

Another twin condo towers called ICE have been approved right across the street where that parking lot now sits. The shorter one is taller than the tallest of these. It's going to be quite dense down there when all the dust settles.

By drum118 on UT

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By grey on UT.

Sunday:

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....yay.
Im liking this project,also oh so pleased with the highrise boom in Toronto.

Another twin condo towers called ICE have been approved right across the street where that parking lot now sits. The shorter one is taller than the tallest of these. It's going to be quite dense down there when all the dust settles.

Do you have any renders of this towers ??

Do you have any renders of this towers ??

Here's a link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=947278

Nice.

By drum118 on UT


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By Torontovibe from urbantoronto.ca :

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wmedia, urbantoronto.ca

Posted at urbantoronto.ca

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"Liking the look of this project" I was in Toronto back in 2003 and think the skyline just keeps getting better!!!!!!

Any retail? If its lacking in retail I feel the whole neighborhood is like a taller denser suburb.

There's supposed to be quite a lot of retail. A grocery store is one of the future tenants. It's going to be a Llongo's, I believe.

By drum118 on UT

April 14
They were washing the inside of the plus 15 bridge.
Still haven't finish the roof yet.
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more video by me

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by me

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Ritz looks nice, CN tower gaining some buddies along the skyline.

From the Toronto forum

From Scott218 on UT. This project's a real winner!

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Those buildings at the southern tip of Manhattan always remind me of the Aon tower in Toronto. You can see it to the right. I wish Aon was bigger, and the view of it from the lake wasn't blocked by those awful 80s condo slabs. Perhaps, they could build a 70 floor version of it next door in that parking lot. :colgate:

By Solaris on urbantoronto.ca

Maple Leaf Square as seen from the Island Ferry
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Com

October 8, 2010

From October 8, 2010 by interchange42 on UT.

Maple Leaf Square (http://www.mapleleafsquare.com/), the huge multi-use complex on York Street at Bremner Boulevard in Toronto's new South Financial Core, officially opened on Wednesday. Developed, owned and managed by Lanterra Developments (http://www.lanterradevelopments.com/), Cadillac Fairview (http://www.cadillacfairview.com/), and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (http://www.mlse.com/), the complex includes shops, restaurants, offices, a hotel, and condominium residences.

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A ceremony was held at 3 PM to recognize the contributions of many companies and individuals that turned a parking lot into a 1.8 million square foot complex in five years.

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Joe Bowen, the voice of the Leafs for more than two decades emceed the proceedings.

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The centre was officially opened with champagne.

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The group onstage included City Counsellor Pam McConnell and representatives from Lanterra, Cadillac Fairview, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and former Leaf greats Darryl Sittler and Wendall Clark.

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Real Sports Bar and Grill (http://www.realsports.ca/bargrill.html), immediately off the corridor from the festivities, was the scene for a party following the ceremony. The venue was recently crowned by ESPN Mobile to be the best sports bar in North America.

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The party was also a chance to officially inaugurate Maple Leaf Square's public art components. Members of United Visual Artists (http://www.uva.co.uk/), an art and design practice based in London, England, were on hand with representatives of Soheil Mosun Ltd. (http://mosun.com/), fabricators of the artworks.

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The first of the two UVA works to be installed was Connection, a responsive light installation which consists of an array of vertical LED strips which oscillate with colour and geometry when people cross the bridge.

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The second piece, recently completed, is Canopy, a 90-metre long light sculpture spanning the York Street front of the complex. Canopy is inspired by the dappled light that filters through leaves in a forest. Its thousands of modules alternately allow natural light to pass through in the day, while lighted modules glimmer on and off in as sunlight were passing through leaves fluttering in the wind.

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Seen in the first of the three photos above, e11even restaurant (http://www.e11even.ca/) will open on November 11th at the corner of Bremner and York. In the summer the restaurant will have patio seating under Canopy. Other components of maple Leaf Square still to open include a TD-Canada Trust branch at York and Lake Shore, plus the 167-room LeGermain hotel. (http://www.germainmapleleafsquare.com/) CI Financial (http://www.ci.com/) have leased all 230,000 square feet of office space in the complex, and will be moving in over the next few months.

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Open for the last few months now, Real Sports Apparel (http://www.realsports.ca/apparel.html) has been selling Toronto's largest selection of team-licensed merchandise.

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The other major opening of the day was the Longo's supermarket (http://www.longos.com/)on the basement level of the complex. The 48,000 square foot store is the largest supermarket in the area, is beautiful and sophisticated.

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Some new concepts are being tried out at the store. Surrounding a seating area in the store you will find a Starbucks (so far, so ubiquitous), as well as "Corks" and "Aisle 43".

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Corks is a beer and wine bar serving Ontario-made craft beers and wines. Besides the taps, the specialized equipment here includes 2 Enomatic (http://www.enomatic.it/) wine preservers: the machines stop the oxidization of wine after the cork has been popped, keeping over a dozen bottles fresh and available for tasting.

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Aisle 43, named for the 43rd parallel that Niagara shares with Bordeaux, is a next generation wine boutique selling Hillebrand and Peller Estates wines. Design-wise, Aisle 43 may be the first wine store to drop grape imagery for the fruits whose flavours are often suggested in wine.

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Aisle 43 also features an Enomatic, and a barcode scanner connected to a database that is ready to help you with wine-food pairings.

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That's the story: time to return to the surface.

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A real good project. It will add not just density to the skyline, but with all the shops, people will be visiting it and the street will become more alive.
I wish we had more similar projects in my city. :)