Toronto Residences at the RCMI Condos | 134.72m | 42s | Tribute | Zeidler

The no parking thing is less strange than it seems. In many new downtown projects, parking is only available to larger, typically 2+ bedroom units. You can't even get one for a bachelor or 1-bedroom. Since this building will only contain such units, it fits that same formula that no parking is provided.
 
The parking issue is also a technical issue due to space limitations and the existing heritage building on-site. Construction costs would render the project infeasible if a significant parking facility were required.
 
Is there any mention of storage for bicycles? This has been common in many downtown projects in lieu of automobile parking.
 
Solaris said:
there is no way that I can't see the appropriate rationale to support a 42 storey 312 residential unit building ... thats crazy ... even if it is downtown easily accessible to subway ... IMO of course
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Please elaborate. It is on a major street, in between two larger buildings and, as you note, directly on a subway line. Seems quite appropriate to me.
 
It is not between two 42 storey buildings, or even two office buildings of an equivalent height though either: it's between a 25s 112m high building and a shorter 20s high building. Let's say we give them about 120 metres for a little peak between the two of them... but 146 metres? That's a bit much.

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That number of floors doesn't seem too high to me at all - except in relation to the preserved little homey building at its base.
If there's one pedestrian-friendly road in Toronto that could stand to be lined with Verytalls and Supertalls, it would be University Ave, IMO.
 
I welcome that at the south end, but not so much north of Queen. There are a few good buildings along University Avenue's stretch that I don't want to see diminished by supertalls - Canada Life and the Ontario Legislature in particular.

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Might there be a default solution to the parking problem, i.e. sweetheart deals with any of the Simcoe/St Patrick garages present and/or future...
 
ProjectEnd said:
Please elaborate. It is on a major street, in between two larger buildings and, as you note, directly on a subway line. Seems quite appropriate to me.
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well I think its a little 'over the top' to expect that no residents in this 312 residential units building to own a car and that everyone will depend solely on the transit system ... even if it is in smack downtown TO ....

don't get me wrong, I like this building design ... just the parking part worries me somewhat ~ but as adma, maybe Tribute can work out a deal to connect with nearby parking garages (much like what would be done for 'l tower' - if its built :D)
 
Dug up this old pic of 426 University. I believe they will be restoring the facade. Check out the price of the new car to the right.


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The renovation and stucco treatment really destroyed this building and in my opinion nothing of architectural merit remains.
 
Does any of that amazing detail still exist beneath the stucco for a future, more sensible generation to uncover?
 
How exactly can you incorporate this building into a tower?? Will the tower have a huge bay window too?? LOL, as someone jokingly posted.
 
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