The Bright Building (749 King St W) | 18 + 3 fl | U/C

[jeffster]

That one in Victoria Park is notorious for drugs and meeting people for casual sex, so they often have to close it. I think if it was relocated it wouldn't be so bad.

The Boathouse washrooms used to be like that. Everything has moved to the newer set of washrooms. It's a such a shame though, the disrespect that is shown to that public facility. There's really no solution to it. Those public washrooms aren't useful to the general public either.

[creative]

... and umbrellas

An umbrella is a poor substitute for an actual roof.

Unless you live on the street and are happy doing so, it makes little sense for you to compare the protection provided by an umbrella with that provided by a roof.

Obviously no sense of humour.

[TMKM94]

I haven't heard anything about this project lately and I haven't been in the area. Is there any progress of construction or is it just an empty lot?

[taylortbb]

I haven't heard anything about this project lately and I haven't been in the area. Is there any progress of construction or is it just an empty lot?

Construction appears to be in progress from the last time I drove by. Looked like maybe excavation, but was hard to see at night.

[Bjays93]

Looked like excavation was ongoing here last I saw

[Square]

No, no work since demolition, still rubble just like the schneider site.

[TMKM94]

Interesting I wonder why they haven't started Construction?

[ac3r]

I completely forgot about this building, probably since not much as been happening. I'll be really curious to see how this will look when completed. The odd use of yellow is rather unique, reminding me a bit of Le Corbusier in the renderings...but will it look like one of his wonderful buildings, or a colourful Waterloo student apartment monstrosity? Kinda leaning towards the latter, given the massive rectangular footprint this thing has.

[white_brian]

Lots of equipment working on site today

[jwilliamson]

They've started on shoring. Lots of steel beams piled up and a few rigs as well.

[Lebronj23]

Drove by this site today, definitely under construction. Mods should update the title to U/C

[Bjays93]

King was closed one way right by this building yesterday, one would have to assume the two are connected.

[tomh009]

They about a 200m trench dug into King St; it's not clear whether it's actually connected to the construction project, but it would seem logical.

The current state of the dig shown below.

   

[ac3r]

The Record finally ran a story about how this is the first high-rise in the province that relies entirely on electrical energy rather than a mixture of gas and electric: https://outline.com/PtXZAC

[EdM]

The Record finally ran a story about how this is the first high-rise in the province that relies entirely on electrical energy rather than a mixture of gas and electric: https://outline.com/PtXZAC

I imagine there must be a caveat there; there are a number of all-electric buildings with electric baseboard heat. (Or per-unit through-the-wall heat pumps?)

My guess is this is the first whole-building heat pump? Or they have a narrower definition of high rise, or they mean the first one in some number of years.