435 Grace St (s of Bloor W, Green Street Flats, 3s, Craig Race Architecture)

[AlbertC]

A fiveplex apartment building in the Christie & Bloor W area:

435 Grace | Greenstreetflats | Toronto

An example of our missing middle housing. GreenStreet Flats is a pioneering developer focused on addressing missing middle rental housing within the Greater Toronto Area

www.greenstreetflats.com

435 Grace Street

Across the street from Brickford Park, this unique site will feature 5 sprawling suites with sweeping views of the city skyline. A rear laneway suite will be a beacon of what Toronto neighbourhood densification can become.

All aspects of the project were developed in close consultation with planning staff and neighbours. The project is driven by Green Street’s vision of gentle densification that reinforces neighbourhood contexts and character.

 

[AlbertC]

Aug 29, 2020

 

[AlbertC]

They're also building laneway housing at the rear of the property:

Sept 27, 2020

 

[AlbertC]

Nov 21, 2020

 

[condovo]

What's the point of preserving a portion of the front façade of what appears to be a non-heritage home? I don't get it.

 

[north-of-anything]

What's the point of preserving a portion of the front façade of what appears to be a non-heritage home? I don't get it.

Might be cheaper than tearing it all down. I think a few interior walls are being preserved as well, which must mean they're perfectly good walls on a perfectly good foundation. In a building supply shortage, why not use what's already there?

 

[smably]

Just speculating, but leaving portions of the original house might also make it legally a "renovation" instead of a new build, reducing fees/red tape?

 

[AlbertC]

March 20, 2021

 

[AlexBozikovic]

This front elevation is... not good. The lack of alignment with that one window is killing me.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[craigitect]

This front elevation is... not good. The lack of alignment with that one window is killing me.

It was supposed to be a preserved window. Looks like they rebuilt it in the same place without calling me. Can't win 'em all! Primary goal was going from 1 house to 5. Next time, we should test the "blank canvas" box design on both sides of the property.