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City Scene: A very Modern new view to the east along Richmond Street

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April 3 2011: Construction of The Modern on Richmond, a  condo midrise on Sherbourne Street, viewed from Richmond West at York Street

 

Focal point: Condo construction constantly changes views in the downtown area, particularly while a new skyscraper climbs higher on the skyline. But it isn’t just highrise towers that profoundly impact views and sightlines, as construction of The Modern on Richmond shows.  The midrise condo complex going up at the northeast corner of Sherbourne and Richmond Streets will be just 17 storeys tall when finished, but the building is already giving pedestrians in the Financial District a whole new perspective when they look east along Richmond. Just glance down Richmond from as far west as University Avenue, and your eyes will be drawn to a big red and white construction crane perched atop a concrete structure that looks like a giant wall blocking the road. That part of the condo actually extends along the east side of Sherbourne Street, but because Richmond Street jogs half a block to  the northwest as it crosses Jarvis Street, it creates the illusion that The Modern is being built right across Richmond. There’s more pics of The Modern’s construction progress in my February 3 2011 post.

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March 17 2011: The Modern viewed from the intersection of Church & Richmond

 

 

Richmond/Sherbourne corner looking more Modern as construction of condo midrise reaches 7th floor

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Construction progress at The Modern on February 3 2011


Almost halfway up: I can barely recall what the northeast corner of Richmond and Sherbourne Streets looked like up until three years ago; all I remember is that a busy 24-hour gas station — very popular with downtown taxi drivers — used to occupy the site. When I walked past this morning, I saw that construction of The Modern on Richmond, a 17-storey condo midrise, has reached the seventh floor. By this time next year, the location should become popular with cab drivers once again — for picking up and dropping off fares, rather than filling their tanks. Below is a building rendering from The Modern’s website, plus some of my photos of the site since the fall of 2008.

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Building rendering from The Modern condos website


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Condo sales office at The Modern on Richmond site Sept 3 2008


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Excavation activity at The Modern condos site March 9 2010


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Site viewed from Sherbourne Street just below Queen Street on March 17 2010


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Construction approaches the second floor on November 9 2010


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Construction approaches the second floor on November 9 2010


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Occupancy this summer? Not a chance!


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Building climbs above Sherbourne Street on February 3


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View from Sherbourne looking south towards Richmond Street February 3


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View from Richmond Street looking northeast on Sherbourne February 3


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Construction at corner of Sherbourne and Richmond on February 3


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Construction along Sherbourne Street on February 3


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View from southwest corner of Richmond & Sherbourne February 3