Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C

[westwardloo]

I guess everyone is different but not sure how you can care less about the design towers? Do you not live in the area or do you not travel to the downtown often? These towers will be a fairly visible part of our skyline.  Maybe I am the only one that cares about the look of a building? 

I will admit that the retail level is actually looks like it will be a functional use of space along what I assume is king street. 

This development is huge! It is a whole city block and the podium will dominate what the area is going to look like for a long time. The best they could come up with is brown and orange accent colours on what i assume will be brick/ stone precast veneer? Not sure what the random use of glass is at the bottom left? is it actually part of the structure or is it just artistic accent fastened to the veneer? a random fourth floor that is set back just enough to match up with the towers but is a different design then the podium and the towers.

My point is I know these are cheap rental towers, but you can do cheap with a coherent design. 

These developments are allowed to have good street presence and a decent design it doesn't take much.