Toronto Karma Condos | 165.8m | 50s | Lifetime | a—A

[androiduk]

Don't think there's an existing thread for this. They just keep on coming.

Application: Zoning Review Status: Not Started

Location: 9 GRENVILLE ST
TORONTO ON

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 10 201658 ZPR 00 ZR Accepted Date: Jun 21, 2010

Project: Multiple-Use Building New Building

Description: PUBLIC - PRELIMINARY PROJECT REVIEW, Due Date is 20-JUL-10, >>Proposal to relocate existing heritage house and construct new mixed use building containing office, retail and residential units - 46 stories above grade - 5 levels below grade parking - Parking space - 143 residential parking spaces - 356 residential dwelling units - floors 1-3 office / retail use.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.661913,-79.384424&spn=0,0.001363&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=43.661945,-79.384282&panoid=FumhAcO-mDWuHV_r0XIOQQ&cbp=12,204.63,,0,0.13

 

[greenleaf]

I can see 46 stories here. I wonder where they are planning to move the house? Perhaps to the laneway side of the lot?

 

[urbandreamer]

That was one of my "gonna be a condo tower within 10 years" sites I pointed to in the Aura thread about a month ago, saying that about 30 sites in the area could go highrise. I also believe the large but lowrise RBC immediately in front of this proposal (on Yonge&Grenville) could go highrise, as could the Mcd's strip.

 

[TOfan696]

The renderings for this one look really interesting!!! I don't have a copy of them but I met with the architect recently

 

[Parkdalian]

The development could definitely help mitigate that horrible blank wall.

 

[Architecturefan]

Architects Alliance is working on this one

 

[urbandreamer]

I knew it! I bet it's by Lanterra.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

aA again? Let's see how many projects of their projects there are within a what, 20 mins walking distance:

Murano (2 towers)
Burano
22 Wellesley
U (2 towers)
X
18 Yorkville
Four Seaons (2 towers)

Not to mention Dundas/Sackville (TCHC), Spire and Indigo just slightly further afield...

AoD

 

[unimaginative2]

Cool! Good site for a condo, and good height too. Hope aA's got something good for us.

 

[Evan]

Ughh Aa? Goofy, cheap pseudo modernism needs to be kept south of Bloor...We need quality curtainwall/stone...somthing like Chicago's Waterview Tower.

 

[cdr108]

Don't think there's an existing thread for this. They just keep on coming.



Description: PUBLIC - PRELIMINARY PROJECT REVIEW, Due Date is 20-JUL-10, >>Proposal to relocate existing heritage house and construct new mixed use building containing office, retail and residential units - 46 stories above grade - 5 levels below grade parking - Parking space - 143 residential parking spaces - 356 residential dwelling units - floors 1-3 office / retail use.

i don't know why they would even bother moving the house ... it seems perfectly usuable and in good shape.

why not integrate it into the design ... it's been done before and judging by the reaction of many here and the Yonge Street BIA to 5 St. Nicholas, it will be very welcomed.

 

[urbandreamer]

They should put the old house on top of the new building, what a perfect "hat" it would be.

 

[greenleaf]

They should put the old house on top of the new building, what a perfect "hat" it would be.

Hah. That building as the rooftop penthouse with a full green roof lawn might be the urban suburban dream.

 

[urbandreamer]

"A Mansion in the sky" with an historic twist--here's what urbanation says:

"John Irwin House" (www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=9553) at 21 Grenville to be incorporated into new 46-storey condo. about 2 hours ago via web

 

[Mongo]

Is it safe to say that the recession is over? (At least for Toronto construction projects.) The pace of major new project announcements (such as this one) seems back up to 2007-2008 levels.