DavidCapizzano
Senior Member
The beautiful mid century facade at 76 Adelaide is getting torn off. Really hoping this isn't going to see a curtainwall reclad similar to the buildings west of here.
Toronto 76 Adelaide West Recladding | ?m | 16s | Bell Canada | WZMH
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UtakataNoAnnex
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What a sh*t thing to do. 
someMidTowner
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Sorry all:
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Let's hope this isn't a 401 Bay redux - and it would be truly awful if they mess with that marble cladding.
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someMidTowner
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DavidCapizzano
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AlexBozikovic
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Marani, Rounthwaite & Dick, 1965. Hopefully the York Wilson mosaics aren’t going anywhere.
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AlbertC
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Mood:
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From Google:
Toronto Architectural Conservancy - TO Built = 76 Adelaide Street West
From Google:
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saynotofaux
Active Member
This is absolute bullsh*t - Heritage Preservation Services asleep at the wheel, once again.
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Logan
Active Member
“It will be an extremely different cladding look that hasn’t been seen in Toronto.”
It already was!
It already was!
Northern Light
Superstar
I think that's a bit unfair.
There's nothing for them to do on this one in real time, it's not even listed, let alone designated.
In terms of being proactive, there's a long list of great buildings without protection............
Part of that is funding.........
Part of that is that several councillors have HPS busy designating their entire wards (Matlow would be the highest profile)
saynotofaux
Active Member
I agree that Council has them overworked doing meaningless batch listings, but this is a clearly-significant mid-century building that has fallen through the cracks. They've been talking for years about improving coordination between heritage evaluation and building permit issuance to prevent these situations from happening, but it seems there has been little if any action on that front, other than the ongoing city-wide heritage survey, which has ambiguous objectives.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
damn. What a shame. This was honestly one of my favourite buildings in the city. Shame on whoever owns this. Anyone know?
They really need to get on heritage designating more mid century structures.
They really need to get on heritage designating more mid century structures.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Do Bell not own it?
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Bell do own it.
What's coming wouldn't be bad in isolation (or on a new build), but in the context of it replacing what's there today, it is sad.