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Here we go ... a 50 storey building planned for the corner of Gerrard and Bay.:cool:
43 GERRARD ST W
OPA / Rezoning 11 268259 STE 27 OZ Ward 27
- Tor & E.York Sep 2, 2011 --- --- --- ---
Redevelopment of the current commercial parking lot lands for the purposes of a new mixed use building 50 storeis in height complete with two levels of commercial space, 640 residential units above complete with 6 levels of below grade parking.
...and the beat goes on......:cool:
Awesome!!! Always thought that parking lot had potential. This proposal is on the same block of Gerrard as Aura so hopefully people stop saying that Aura is too tall for its location. Aura will be a catalyst to the area if anything.
Huzzah!
Any idea as to who is the applicant.Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadianNational
Perfect spot for a 50-storey building. Now to get something built on that parking lot just north of the bus station on Bay St.
Wow, that didn't take long. More to follow I'm sure.
I'm happy about the 2 storeys of commercial space on Bay. Along with the mall at Aura, this is shaping up to be a nice little retail neighbourhood.
Five hundred feet high, as a box, full site.
Aura model in the background by Wyliepoon.
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http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...baystreet2.jpg
Wow, thats scary...i hope nothing that massive gets built there, chop it down the middle and throw a dozen or so floors on it...
and it might just look half decent.
Good. Thankfully the hideous Residences of College Park are getting more and more boxed in and blocked off. Hopefully, this is an office or mixed-use project. If it's strictly condos it should be taller, around 60-65 storeys.
this will block the view of College Park up lower bay. Hopefully something nicer will loom over Old City hall's tower.
I think this is as good a place as any to go very very tall.
looking forward to it! its a good spot for high rise
I think for once in my life I'm hoping for a simple glass box. Why? Because there is an opportunity here to undo the harm College Park had on the old city hall view terminus. Even if just the upper floors were a simple glass curtainwall it would block off the view of college park from Front & Bay, and all we'd see behind the old city hall tower is a reflection of the sky - it would be almost invisible!
Just a thought. Regardless I hope they do a nice job at street level to help gradually liven up Bay St. I'm excited to see more :)
There has been a great deal of poor architecture pop up in our city over the last few years, but I don't get the issue people have with college Park. I guess it’s a matter of taste but with projects like 501 Yonge and 42 Charles coming on line, I fail to see how College Park is so bad in comparison.
I'm hoping that there might be something special at one of the upcoming sites - maybe this one, who knows - but for all the buildings we've seen this cycle there are very few we can get excited about. Cross your fingers, but don't hold your breath. Architectural disappointment seems to be a way of life in T.O.