The Hospital For Sick Children Patient Support Centre, a proposed 22-storey redevelopment, is seen in a photo gallery at Urban Toronto. It is designed by B+H Architects. The new Patient Support Centre (PSC) has been given the go-ahead to replace the 8-storey Elizabeth McMaster Building, which is being demolished at the corner of Elm and Elizabeth Sts.
The Rockport Group, an active developer of Midtown property, has proposed a nine-storey mixed use building at the site of former Newbigging Funeral Home at 733 Mt. Pleasant Rd. just south of Eglinton. As those in the area will know, this would place the new building about a 90-second walk from the Mt. Pleasant LRT station. The proposal submitted to the City of Toronto in November seeks rezoning and an official plan amendment to permit the mid-rise condominium. The design is by Wallman Architects. Urban Toronto
Urban Toronto publishes pictures of the recent leap upward at the construction site of the Art Shoppe Condos on Yonge St. between Hillsdale and Soudan Aves. The well-known furniture and decor store (upper right) stood there for 70 years and before that (lower right) shops and Bowden’s lumber yard. This photo looks north to Soudan in the summer of 1930. OldTO
Urban Toronto updates condominium frenzy along the LRT. Two towers, the Sonic and SuperSonic condominiums will be 28 and 30 storeys.
Urban Toronto details the increased density — some say alarming overcrowding — coming to Soudan Ave and Lillian St. just off Mt. Pleasant Rd. The two residential developments are a condominium tower known as Distinction Condos and a two-tower rental project called Lillian Park. Urban Toronto
A curious-looking 32-storey hotel and private residence tower has been approved, according to Urban Toronto, for the northeast corner of Jarvis and Shuter Sts. The photos tell a story of great height and odd-looking little boxes, balconies apparently, jutting out of the tower. The UT story also relates how this site (a parking lot) has been the subject of more than one proposal by the developer. He was set to go in 2008 but then decided 25 storeys wasn’t nearly tall enough.
Urban Toronto describes how plans for skyscrapers proposed for Eglinton Ave. E. between Yonge St. and Mt. Pleasant Rd. were presented as a package of three at a recent meeting of the Toronto Design Review Panel. The tumultuous change in process around this intersection contains a proposal called the Green Line, a public space which runs the distance between Yonge and Mt. Pleasant on the north side of Eglinton. In this instance, it would provide a pedestrian connection between the three towers, proposed to rise 50, 55 and 46 storeys. Staggering.
The development website Urban Toronto has featured the planned development of the former Weston Bakery building, source of much sliced Wonder Bread over the decades. It is at 462 Eastern Ave. at Logan Ave. The neighborhood is full of old warehouses, some architecturally quite beautiful. But it may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The development will be known simply as Wonder. It is planned by Graywood Developments, Alterra Group of Companies.
Design proposals for the grand subway terminal of the so-called one-stop subway station at Scarborough Town Centre reveal a distinctive showplace which has ignited fierce criticism among those commenting at Urban Toronto. The depictions are from the US multinational firm AECOM. It provides design, consulting, construction, and management services to a wide range of clients.
Some 18 months of “working closely with the City” does not seem to have slimmed down the enormous expectations for the southeast corner of Eglinton Ave. and Laird Dr. Property owner RioCan asks for seven towers rising 6, 8, 10, 18, 21, 36 and 38 storeys. An eighth building is proposed as a community centre. The idea of transporting thousands of people underground every day under Eglinton is as exciting as a gold rush. Urban Toronto
Photo at Urban Toronto from the roof of the Kensington Market parking garage reveals how skyline has changed in just five years. The transformation is occurring with a new speed in recent years. It is easily seen from any direction, including the drive down Jarvis or Yonge Street. Urban Toronto.
Shoppers Drug Mart is revealed as a tenant among the commercial doors at the Hill and Dale Residences now being built at Yonge St. and Roxborough Drive. Picture above was snapped by Yonge and Roxborough News. Then down at Charles St., the 1889 Robert Barron Building on the southwest corner is being re-built retaining the original edifice. When done, it will again house a Shoppers. The firm has held a lease there for most of this century. The photos at right are (top) an architect’s rendering of the finished building and (below) Shoppers in 2014. Urban Toronto
