{"id":2094,"date":"2013-04-05T12:58:37","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2013-04-05T12:58:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T16:58:37","slug":"if-context-buildings-were-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/2013\/04\/05\/if-context-buildings-were-blue-jays\/","title":{"rendered":"If Context Buildings Were Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/image-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2118\" title=\"Context Blue Jays \" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, there&#8217;s a few things we&#8217;re passionate about: Toronto and building awesome buildings. Since it&#8217;s opening week for the Blue Jays, we thought we&#8217;d go ahead and show the similarities between some of our projects past and present and the starting roster for the Toronto Blue Jays!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip Top Lofts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tip-Top-Lofts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2117\" title=\"Tip Top Lofts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tip-Top-Lofts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"369\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tip-top lofts, originally the HQ for one of the nation&#8217;s most popular men&#8217;s clothiers, had to go through a reinvention to become the lovely adaptive re-use project it now is. Much like our ace kunckleballer, R.A. Dickey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/R.A.-Dickey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2113\" title=\"R.A. Dickey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/R.A.-Dickey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Spire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Spire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2115\" title=\"Spire\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Spire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flashy, and somewhat brand new in the grand sceme of things, The Spire is a lot like our current shortstop, Jose Reyes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Jose-Reyes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2108\" title=\"Jose Reyes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Jose-Reyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> Home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Home-Condos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2105\" title=\"Home Condos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Home-Condos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"591\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Home Condos is a massive 46 unit complex just around high park in Toronto. Reminds us of a larger, homerun hitting left fielder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Melky-Cabrera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2111\" title=\"Blue Jays Spring Baseball\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Melky-Cabrera.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Radio-City.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2114\" title=\"Radio City\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Radio-City.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"636\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Radio City, in the heart of the city, a shining jewel on the Context crown, if we were to wear crowns. We prefer those clever little hats they wore at Prince William&#8217;s wedding, those were awesome. Anyway, Radio City is very dear to our hearts &#8212; just like Jose Bautista, the anchor of the Blue Jays squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Jose-Bautista.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2107\" title=\"Jose Bautista\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Jose-Bautista.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mozo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Mozo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2112\" title=\"Mozo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Mozo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"657\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Modern Living Zone, in the east end of Toronto, is a bit of an underrated development. A wide array of features and fantastic design makes for a great comparable to our first baseman, Edwin Encarnacion<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Edwin-Encarnacion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2103\" title=\"Edwin Encarnacion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Edwin-Encarnacion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Market Wharf<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Market-Wharf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2110\" title=\"Market Wharf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Market-Wharf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"636\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here we are: tall, versatile and might we say, attractive? \u00a0Market Wharf is all three of those. What? J.P.? Yeah, we suppose those also describe him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/J.P.-Arencibia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2106\" title=\"Blue Jays at Orioles August 5,  2011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/J.P.-Arencibia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/District.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2102\" title=\"District\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/District.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"696\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Something a little unique, innovative and combines the best of both worlds? Well that&#8217;s none other then District, and strangely reminiscent of our Centerfielder, Colby Rasmus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Colby-Rasmus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2101\" title=\"Colby Rasmus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Colby-Rasmus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Library District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Library-District.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2109\" title=\"Library District\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Library-District.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"801\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new guy, the young gun. Still up and coming, but big things are waiting for this rising star. \u00a0A little like Brett Lawrie, no?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Brett-Lawrie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2100\" title=\"Brett Lawrie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Brett-Lawrie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> The Loretto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/The-Loretto.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2116\" title=\"The Loretto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/The-Loretto.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"527\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You know what, it flies under the radar, but is a star in it&#8217;s own right. The Loretto, is a nice little complex tucked away in the annex, only minutes away from the hustle of downtown! much like newcomer Emilio Bonifacio<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Emilio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2104\" title=\"Emilio Bonifacio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Emilio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did we do good?\u00a0Let us know in the comments or on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/hellocontext\" target=\"_blank\">twitter!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, there&#8217;s a few things we&#8217;re passionate about: Toronto and building awesome buildings. 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