Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

[Richard White]

It was built in 2000.

Which in Condoland is getting up there.

I don't agree with the exporpriation. If not already done, that building is likely to sink alot of money into the elevators and other repairs.

Having said that Lash is one of the best.

I wonder what caused the need for expropriation at such a late juncture

 

[leopetr]

Huh. Map borrowed from Reddit

 

[micheal_can]

Why do they need to expropriate it? Why can they not build under it, or around it?

 

[TossYourJacket]

Huh. Map borrowed from RedditView attachment 697251

I wonder if it's just going to be the basement levels that are going to be expropriated. Like how they cut into the basement level of the Hudson Bay store at the Eaton Centre. Metrolinx may be chronically incompetent but surely they don't need to demolish entire condo towers to build things? (and if they do, their entire planning department should be fired).

Next time I see my friend who lives in that tower I'll have to ask him about it.

 

[Amare]

^I suspect this involves the building's underground levels. Metrolinx isn't tearing any condo down.

They're a highly incompetent and inept organization so I completely understand everyone's concerns nevertheless, as they are well founded based on many instances of stupidity displayed by them.

 

[BrenWilson]

Note the notification from the condo board implies they are seeking only portions of the property. Could be that they were unable to reach a deal with the condo board to access the property during tunneling or the risk of damage to the property was too great and the mitigation was to acquire the lands impacted.

 

[generalcanada]

knowing mx and their whole thing with the leslieville guys and the "easement" thing. from 2021 im not suprised this happened. they take a confrontational approach sometimes

 

[shunya.tai]

If it's just about underground level, and. there will be a new exit directly to distillery....then it can be considered a good move?

 

[nfitz]

If it's just about underground level, and. there will be a new exit directly to distillery....then it can be considered a good move?

Why would there be a new entrance to the distillery? There's already a walkway there from Parliament.

 

[EnviroTO]

Where are all the emergency exit buildings on this line? On Eglinton Line 5 they seem to be about every 500m. My first thought included wondering if they would put an EEB here but I would think that works go closer to Trinity.

I would expect the expropriation not about demolition but rather being able to control the impacts to the building during construction. Any site access, bracing of the building, or shoring up building supports could require control of the situation and negotiating with a part time condo board everytime would slow down things considerably.

 

[DSCToronto]

Why would there be a new entrance to the distillery? There's already a walkway there from Parliament.

and why would a condo building actually want an entrance to the Distillery District?

 

[GabrielHurl]

Where are all the emergency exit buildings on this line?

Pape / Bain and Pape / Sammon are 2 that I know of that are closest to me.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

A friend lives in the building and thet did, in fact, receive notification about the situation today.
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Doesn't look like they're tearing down the building in question here in the fine print. Rather underground potions of the same will be effected due to tunneling, I gather.

 

[kotsy]

Pape / Bain and Pape / Sammon are 2 that I know of that are closest to me.

The 3rd and final EEB is at Ordinance Park in Liberty Village. If there they are putting an EEB here, that is something that wasn't announced previously.

 

[Richard White]

Doesn't look like they're tearing down the building in question here in the fine print. Rather underground potions of the same will be effected due to tunneling, I gather.

I wonder if they are brushing up against the building and want to expropriate the property.

The parking garage at 1 Bedford is similar to this where the subway runs alongside it.