AHK
Senior Member
Presented at Joe Cressy's Community Consultation meeting on Monday, June 27. The existing building (originally a Northern Electric cable plant) which extends from the King Street frontage all the way to Adelaide (bridging a mid-block ground level laneway) would be retained intact, with a new 12 story building built beside and over the existing structure at the north end, encompassing the parking lot at the south east corner of Adelaide and Portland, and the single story building to the east, which would be demolished. Not only is it planned to keep the entire existing 590 King 457 Adelaide building intact, the intention is to maintain occupancy of the existing tenants in the building throughout the construction process.
A two story penthouse structure will extend south along the top of the existing building, ending at a setback several meters north of the existing King Street facade. The penthouse structure had already been approved by the city and is within right for the development.
The new development is to be commercial - office space with ground level retail - and not residential.
While the number of participants at the Monday evening meeting was relatively light, the proposed development received quite strong support from those who were there.
A two story penthouse structure will extend south along the top of the existing building, ending at a setback several meters north of the existing King Street facade. The penthouse structure had already been approved by the city and is within right for the development.
The new development is to be commercial - office space with ground level retail - and not residential.
While the number of participants at the Monday evening meeting was relatively light, the proposed development received quite strong support from those who were there.