Vogue Residences (née District Condos) | 21 + 14 fl | U/C

[Osiris]

On point one, I'm surprised since you're often the one to take pains to point out that a given building isn't heritage. This one isn't, and probably has not a lot of heritage. However...

Point two- yes, enclosing houses in glass is great. It would be great to try it out in the Region, if only to prove that it's a valid way to preserve heritage while allowing development in the future.

Point three...the tallest building in the city should have a lot demanded of it design-wise.

You're right on the rest. It's street-facing and podium-and-tower and mixed use. It's good. But the design is only not horrid. I never would have thought of the prominence of the site, but Markster is right that it will be very visible. So something really not horrid would be called for.

It's not a house, but we already have a successful example of a glass-encased building preserving heritage in the region.