Category: UrbanToronto

Honeycomb tower called One Delisle

Looking south from Merton St.

Re-making Yonge and St. Clair

The re-making of the corner of Yonge and St. Clair by Slate Asset Management goes on with a four-floor lowering (48 to 44) of the development called One Delisle. It shows a tower made of elongated hexagonal modules pieced together in a honeycomb pattern which, as noted by Urban Toronto, is unlike any other building in Toronto The story Tuesday notes public meetings held earlier this year led by Councillor Josh Matlow’s Working Group and City Staff. They resulted in a lower height as noted. This is all about the reality of the automatic precedent whereby a building of 48 stories results in dozens of others all justified by the first.

• Three-tower proposal would change Yonge/St. Clair forever

View of northeast corner of 80 Bloor West

Urban Toronto has published renderings of a 79-floor tower which would appear to move or undulate. It is proposed for 80 Bloor St. West. The striking design is said to possess “both gradual and supper stepped reductions to its floor plate as it rises” and is tapered inwardly in spots and clad in a “pleated” curtain wall glazing that would catch light at different angles to give the exterior a sense of motion.

Harry Rosen store to remain

According to Urban Toronto, the plan calls for the full retention of the existing 4,673 m² Harry Rosen flagship store and head office at 82 Bloor Street West, which would be integrated into a surrounding podium rising 17 storeys, or 63.5 metres above Bloor Street West. 62 more storeys of residences would be placed atop, bringing the tower to a height of 266.50 metres. If this proposal topped out today, it would stand as the 5th tallest building in the City. Urban Toronto

Harry rosen store to be retained

88 rental units in proposed triangular building at 1601 Bathurst opposite Heathdale Rd.

Application has been made to build this triangular eight-storey rental building at 1601 Bathurst St. opposite Heathdale Rd. The “flatiron” shape of the apartment will take advantage of and use all the space on the same-shaped property. The Kirkor Architects-designed building would bring 88 residential rental units, 79 of which would be new rental stock, to the neighborhood. Urban Toronto

Gooderham Building was designed to fit the space

Triangular-shaped lot

Cadillac Fairview (CF) and First Gulf have announced that CF will acquire 100 percent ownership of Toronto’s East Harbour project, the historic 38-acre industrial area south of Eastern Ave and east of the Don River. The announcement Friday speaks of the completion of a plan “to create a vibrant destination and new eastern commercial core.” The transaction is expected to close on September 25, 2019.

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• Previous (2017) Bulldog account

Residential and commercial concept for O’Connor and Curity

Urban Toronto has published updated information on a residential and commercial project planned for the corner of O’Connor Drive and Curity Ave. just east of St. Clair East. Major revisions to the proposal include a roughly 500 m² reduction in Gross Floor Area, resulting in a decrease in overall units, down to 117, while increasing the number of three-bedroom units from 1 to 13, to meet the City’s 10 percent requirement. Because of the car-dominated nature of the neighbourhood, spaces for below-grade parking have increased from 66 to 101. Urban Toronto

Replacement for 60-year-old St. Monica’s Catholic Church at 44 Broadway Ave. At top is church today

St. Monica’s Catholic Church at 44 Broadway Ave. opposite North Toronto Collegiate will divide its property at the site to permit construction of a 44-storey condominium and a modern new church in front of it. The plan is in the hands of builder Collecdev.  The current church was built in 1959. Contents of the church such as statues and stained glass windows will be incorporated in the building. The plan calls for severing the property into two and selling one half to Collecdev. The money generated from the sale will be used to build a new, $17-million modern church in front of the condo.

Sherwood Park Modern Towns

The most-recently submitted plans for the scaled-down Sherwood Park Modern Towns project would limit it to 36 units. The development has been strongly opposed by residents over the years. They called the project “Density Creep.” It is planned for 200-214 Keewatin Ave. Urban Toronto

Corner of Millwood Rd. and Randolph

Makow Associates Architects is proposing a five-storey residential building at the site of the former Stanley Cleaners at Millwood Rd. and Randolph Rd. The building would be heavily geared towards one-bedroom units, with 25 proposed; 5 two-bedroom, 4 three-bedroom and 1 bachelor units would fill out the rest of the building. The developer is proposing 32 below-grade parking stalls, slightly less than the 41 spaces required in this part of the City, as well as 36 bicycle parking spots. Urban Toronto

Proposed residential infill looking southeast on Randolph

Councillor Mike Colle and resident defenders of Station K in front of restored post office

Built in 1936 and bearing the arms of the late Edward VIII

Montgomery Square at Yonge St. and Montgomery Ave. has been re-opened after five years of construction during which condominiums were built over the historic Postal Station K. A ceremony took place June 27 to celebrate the survival and renewal of the square. Station K sits on the site of Montgomery’s Tavern, a gathering place for members of the Rebellion of 1837. As reported here earlier, the restored Station K will become home to a lavish new restaurant. Letters in the window indicate it will be called Stock TC. It’s not clear what this means. The partners in this venture are said to be operators of the restaurant Terroni and Cumbrae’s butcher stores.

Three views of the proposed Union Park: Top looking north, centre, aerial to the northwest and at bottom, public space/Oxford Properties

Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, is proposing to build a huge $3.5-billion development in downtown just north of Rogers Centre. Oxford proposes a 4.3-million-square-foot, mixed-use complex on a four-acre site to be called Union Park. Stories Wednesday recall that it is Oxford Properties that is building the nearly completed Hudson Yards project in Manhattan. Union Park plans call for two office towers, 58 and 48 storeys, about 800 rental apartments across two buildings, and 200,000 square feet for retail. Three acres will be devoted to public space, including an urban park over the Union Station rail corridor, which spans Blue Jays Way to the John Street Bridge. Urban Toronto Also Toronto Sun

At Eglinton Station

Trains roll on above

A newer video describing the process of underpinning Line One subway stations at Yonge and Eglinton (Eglinton Station) and at the Allen Expressway and Eglinton (Cedarvale) is seen here. It also appears on Urban Toronto with an account of a media tour last week conducted by Crosslinx Transit Solutions President Bill Henry. Service on Line One will continue to carry on even as the LRT underneath is dug out.

Proposed for 409 Huron St.

As it stands

Crystal adjoins ROM

Urban Toronto has posted details of plans to enlarge the student residence of 409 Huron St. in a way that evokes the style of the “Crystal” addition to the Royal Ontario Museum around the corner. In fact, the affliction is not quite as serious as it is on Bloor St. and possibly much more functional. Urban Toronto says the plan calls for a total of 90 rental units, including 40 replacement units for existing rentals on site. These are planned in a mix of 66 studio units, 16 one-bedroom units, 7 two-bedroom units, and a single three-bedroom unit, while the 40 rental replacement units would include 39 studio units and a single one-bedroom unit. The replacement units are proposed to be generally larger in size than the existing units they are set to replace.