Northern Light
Superstar
The Lobbyist Registry tells us something is up here.......
The existing building has some charm, but sits on a large enough footprint to support something bigger:
The existing building is listed, but not designated on the Heritage Register.
Aerial:
Site size ~ 20,000ft2
Currently home to the Native Canadian Centre
Context Shot:
Precedents here would support mid-rise form.
I believe there would be an insistence on retaining the facade and some returns on the front of this building and possible even the eastern most interiors. The site is large enough to sit a building in behind.
I would prefer, if this site were on the table, to see it considered with parcels to the north and south. As it stands, and efficient build here would likely be an E-W slab form, which I don't see as desirable.
Going N-S, (parallel to Spadina) would work better. If the proposal were low-rise then it doesn't matter. But I don't see Ten Block showing up for that. Separation distances may be a challenge here without LDAs or additional properties if going hirise.
The existing building has some charm, but sits on a large enough footprint to support something bigger:
The existing building is listed, but not designated on the Heritage Register.
Aerial:
Site size ~ 20,000ft2
Currently home to the Native Canadian Centre
Context Shot:
Precedents here would support mid-rise form.
I believe there would be an insistence on retaining the facade and some returns on the front of this building and possible even the eastern most interiors. The site is large enough to sit a building in behind.
I would prefer, if this site were on the table, to see it considered with parcels to the north and south. As it stands, and efficient build here would likely be an E-W slab form, which I don't see as desirable.
Going N-S, (parallel to Spadina) would work better. If the proposal were low-rise then it doesn't matter. But I don't see Ten Block showing up for that. Separation distances may be a challenge here without LDAs or additional properties if going hirise.