This one had escaped my notice.
I see there's still no application filed w/the City.
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Quick thoughts:
Sacrilege though it may be; this is not a heritage facade I feel the need to preserve.
I don't think it's particularly beautiful, or historically significant, the context, between a small park and a KFC doesn't demand it.
Here, I would rather see the money go to quality contemporary design.
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The site also could offer an opportunity to modestly enlarge the narrow park to its north, 'Stanley Grizzle Park:".
It's one of those over the subway tunnel parks; and would benefit from a bit more space to enlarge its tiny playground, and/or incorporate a rain garden to address the storm water generated by this development.
While I also considered the idea of a second exit for Main Station here, this building is sited well to the west of the western extent of the platforms and therefore doesn't really make sense for that.
Below is an image illustrating a modest widening of the park (roughly 2M) along the length of the building site:
From the image above you can see that expansion would roughly harmonize the park across the lane way in terms of its southern limit.
It will also add land next to the park's only feature, the playground.
Further note the presence of a laneway through the park.
It would nice to see this done over with decorative pavers and made a landscape feature.
This is the lane as it is today: