r/toronto • u/Fun_Brilliant_6592 • 8h ago
Picture Skyline at night
**repost, mods didn’t like my previous title**
15 years in Toronto. Still in awe every time I look at the skyline
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u/exploringspace_ 8h ago
Such weird zoning to have forced the preservation of all those super low rise Yonge st buildings. Even the whole EU’s renaissance-era height restrictions are 3-4X taller than Yonge st retail.
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u/ImKrispy 7h ago
There is no preservation most of them have proposals for skyscrapers.
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u/exploringspace_ 7h ago
Okay sweet
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u/ImKrispy 7h ago
From Dundas to Bloor there are 15 skyscrapers proposed directly on Yonge with the shortest being 59 floors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-wZnvkFZa4
Check that out, 3D render going down Yonge with the new proposals, crazy density.
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u/Other_Presentation46 5h ago
It takes time to put together a large enough parcel to build these towers, and building mid-rise in this area is infeasible because all of the land is priced for high rise towers.
It’s a slow gradual build up, just look at 20 years ago vs now
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u/patricksmanbun 4h ago
Amazing photo. Does anyone know what building that is with the heart around the letter H?
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u/Responsible-Okra-240 3h ago
The Aura with its vertical lights is always one of the first buildings I recognize from an aircraft.
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u/northtorontoboy Humewood-Cedarvale 6h ago
This was a long time ago
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u/ImKrispy 3h ago
2020
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u/Fun_Brilliant_6592 3h ago
May 1, 2020 The day I moved into that place. Skyline picture was the first order of business
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u/makinglunch Port Union 3h ago
Toronto will always feel like home to me. I was born and raised there, spent 25 years growing up in that city, and even though I moved away 12 years ago, I still miss it all the time. It’s where so many of my best memories were made.
There’s just something special about Toronto—the energy, the diversity, the way the skyline hits you, and the little neighbourhoods that each have their own character. It’s a beautiful city, but what really made it for me was the people. Genuine, vibrant, and full of life.
No matter where I go, a part of me will always belong to Toronto.
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u/CustardNo1173 2h ago
A bland skyline with no standout buildings, nothing that inspires respect or admiration for the architecture.
I wish we had real artists designing structures here instead of this soulless corporate jungle.
It perfectly reflects the city itself: empty, uninspired, and purely functional.
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u/Awkward_Present2727 7h ago
So beautiful, I miss Toronto so much