Toronto 1243 Islington Avenue | 198.8m | 61s | Montezcorp | Sweeny &Co

[Paclo]

New 61-storey proposal by Montez Corporation with a design by Sweeny &Co Architects for the northeast corner of Islington Avenue and Aberfoyle Crescent. More details on the front page:

61 Storeys Proposed Across From Islington Station | UrbanToronto

Montez Corporation has proposed a 61-storey condominium tower for 1243 Islington Avenue, steps from Islington station. Designed by Sweeny &Co Architects, the project would replace an office building with 719 residential units in the heart of Etobicoke’s growing urban core.

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[Northern Light]

The AIC link for the above:

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

 

[jmi22]

Islington frontage is really bad, a narrow unbuffered sidewalk cannot be maintained following a complete redev. The building entrance should cut into the grade and meet the sidewalk directly, like the example below.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Islington frontage is really bad, a narrow unbuffered sidewalk cannot be maintained following a complete redev. The building entrance should cut into the grade and meet the sidewalk directly, like the example below.

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This isn't that. Where you're talking about further north is owned by OPG and will never be developed in the manner you're implying. It's a hydro corridor.

It's is utterly, utterly, hideous though.

 

[jmi22]

This isn't that. Where you're talking about further north is owned by OPG and will never be developed in the manner you're implying. It's a hydro corridor.

It's is utterly, utterly, hideous though.

I should clarify, I know not all the lands along the Islington underpass will see intensification, but in general a less inhospitable sidewalk condition should be created below and leading up to the tracks. If this proposal goes ahead as currently rendered, it would build in a very poor condition with the pedestrian clearway for essentially forever, with whatever public realm improvements the city may or may not ever do having to work with the established grade cut.

TDLR: This dev should widen the ROW with a cut into the grade even if adjacent landowners won't do the same for decades

 

[1Ć0]

Wow... looks like Adam Brown and Catherine Bertucci have competition in the west end

And why am I not surprised to see Goldman and Sweeny on this?

 

[ProjectEnd]

Wow... looks like Adam Brown and Catherine Bertucci have competition in the west end

And why am I not surprised to see Goldberg and Sweeny on this?

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[Towered]

Replacing that shitty old office building - not surprised.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Replacing that shitty old office building - not surprised.

This spandrel coated trash can't hold a candle to the existing office.

 

[toaster29]

The sidewalks going from Dundas to Bloor along Islington don't even get ploughed in the winter, they are full of snow and un-walkable.
A elevator to unit ratio of one cab for every 144 units is absolutely insane. Expect long waits of 10 minutes+ for an elevator.

 

[The Preservationist]

The mid century punched window office block handsomely holds its own here and then some. There is a sea of single unit housing just south that could be intensified...

 

[Amare]

Sweeny & Co has really lowered their standards over the past few years, my goodness. Honestly what happened over there?

I'll never forget touring QRC when it first opened up and the deep thought they put into that design work. Now we get this regular type of dull drab being pushed out quite frequently. Wow.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Sweeny & Co has really lowered their standards over the past few years, my goodness. Honestly what happened over there?

I'll never forget touring QRC when it first opened up and the deep thought they put into that design work. Now we get this regular type of dull drab being pushed out quite frequently. Wow.

Outside of maybe 123 Portland, name a single exceptional Sweeny residential building.

 

[Amare]

Outside of maybe 123 Portland, name a single exceptional Sweeny residential building.

Harbour Plaza isnt bad at all (minus the disaster podium) but your point is taken, the majority of their residential builds are underwhelming.

Point is, they've gone from majority underwhelming to just pure sterile in every way imaginable now. One could argue the sterility has been around for a long time though.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Harbour Plaza isnt bad at all (minus the disaster podium) but your point is taken, the majority of their residential builds are underwhelming.

Point is, they've gone from majority underwhelming to just pure sterile in every way imaginable now. One could argue the sterility has been around for a long time though.

Harbour Plaza residential is aA.