Toronto J. Davis House | ?m | 9s | Mattamy Homes | Graziani + Corazza

[AlbertC]

From Urbanation:

Variance application submitted for Biddington's 1985 Yonge St site - 9 storey, 198 condo units (+ rental replacement)

Design from Graziani + Corazza: http://www.gc-architects.com/midrise/young_belsize.html
Report from July 23, 2010: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-32464.pdf

 

[Ramako]

This will be the entire block between Millwood and Belsize. Looks like some old buildings will be demolished.

 

[AlbertC]

Dated article. Rendering also looks quite awful.

http://www.mytowncrier.ca/new-condos-approved-for-yonge-street.html

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Graziani + Corazza DNA redux - awful is the default description.

AoD

 

[AlbertC]

Project listed on Biddington's upcoming development.

http://www.biddington.com/soon.html

 

[AlbertC]

http://www.gc-architects.com/midrise/yongestbelsize.html#sthash.BDBTcouO.dpbs

 

[interchange42]

Monarch/Mattamy are going to be leading this development. No name yet.

photo by davidackerman

 

[ProjectEnd]

That Mattamy have chosen to go with G+C on this does not bode well for their entry into the high-rise market...

 

[UrbanAffair]

Let's just hope they use real brick down there so the street presence as a pedestrian is pleasant enough.

 

[interchange42]

That Mattamy have chosen to go with G+C on this does not bode well for their entry into the high-rise market...

The design for the building has been in place longer than Mattamy has owned Monarch. We are only learning now that Monarch/Mattamy are involved, and I wouldn't consider anything have seen up to this point as cast in stone yet, but G+C do have a long history with Monarch of course, and while I know not everyone will agree, I think they've created some good projects together. I'm a fan of the Waterscapes tower in Humber Bay Shores for example, but the early rendering we have for this building is nothing like that at all. As the sales centre indicates, they are going for the Victorian brick look here.

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[Stupidandshallow]

It's a shame the old buildings will be replaced.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It's a shame the old buildings will be replaced.

Especially by that stuff, arch with faux keystone and all.

AoD

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Just caught wind of this.

These buildings are not a real big loss for the community, though I am not too fond of what is set to replace it.

Hopefully at least the ground-level retail is well done. That archway better not be an entrance to parking, hate it when developers do that.

 

[Edward Skira]

Project is called J. Davis House.

http://jdavishouse.com

 

[GeneralGrievance]

Our front-page story reveals the first renderings for the project!