An uninterrupted wall, some might say.

...Everybody knows those awful old highrises are destroyers of neighbourhoods, destroyers of worlds, right?

The James Bay highrises are so terrible that no one has ever lived in them and they have sat empty for 50 years - right?

In general it looks really good and quite unique. Considering how everything in this development is getting built at pretty much the same moment, there's nevertheless a wide range of forms and styles. But why oh why is the design of the residential building so ultra-conservative and seemingly truncated facing in the direction of the square? If the shorter buildings aren't bland and truncated, why should the tallest building be so (on its north side, I mean)?

Also, do we know what the exterior of that taller building will be like on the square side? Hopefully not just painted concrete?

Their concept for the site was really on the mark. I just think the tallest residential building should have been more distinguished. Dare I say, stately.

The James Bay highrises are so terrible that no one has ever lived in them and they have sat empty for 50 years - right?

I used to live in the Goodacre buildings, before I went back to uni and had to downsize. They were most certainly populated, at least between 2004-2010. They were pretty dated inside back then, but have apparently been overhauled since. I wouldn't mind living there again - the location was excellent, as was my view of the park - but the price has gone up considerably following the updates.