Toronto XO Condos | 53.64m | 14s | Lifetime | Core Architects

[Automation Gallery]

Finally the north-east corner of King + Dufferin to be developed

1182 KING ST W
Ward 14 - Tor & E.York District

Proposal for rezoning aplpication for two condominium towers, with a commercial ground floors, with 3 levels of underground parking, a total of 745 residential units
Proposed Use --- # of Storeys --- # of Units ---
Applications:
Type Number Date Submitted Status
Site Plan Approval 15 193657 STE 14 SA Jul 20, 2015 Under Review
Rezoning 15 193651 STE 14 OZ Jul 20, 2015 Under Review

 

[interchange42]

Interesting. That single-storey commercial plaza is quickly becoming an anachronism on that site as new much larger buildings have been built nearby.

So, when are we building the west end of the Relief Line?

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[Towered]

Finally. That strip plaza is terribly suburban, aside from the lack of parking in the front. Now if only the strip of horrible shops on the north west corner could be redeveloped, as well as the awful Ghetto Burger across the street...

 

[adHominem]

No love lost on the plaza, though I hope Island Foods finds a new location. People need their roti.

I don't understand what's "horrible" about the NW corner, though. A couple of greengrocers, a bank, a launderette, some medical, some restaurants, a couple of bars. It's down-at-heel but it's a variety of uses, it's small business, it serves the local community.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Finally. That strip plaza is terribly suburban, aside from the lack of parking in the front. Now if only the strip of horrible shops on the north west corner could be redeveloped, as well as the awful Ghetto Burger across the street...

You mean remove everything that makes this a functioning, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Is this the site of Metallic Roofing Company building? If so, apparently the structure is in storage:

http://lost-toronto.blogspot.ca/2010/03/king-and-dufferin_30.html

AoD

 

[someMidTowner]

 

[innsertnamehere]

going to presume Urbancorp and TACT.

 

[Towered]

You mean remove everything that makes this a functioning, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood?

Remove and replace with something better, that is even more pedestrian friendly and beautifies the neighbourhood.

And there's nothing pedestrian friendly about that horrible McDick's.

 

[interchange42]

Hmm. That's more than just 1182 King West.

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[interchange42]

Remove and replace with something better, that is even more pedestrian friendly and beautifies the neighbourhood.

And there's nothing pedestrian friendly about that horrible McDick's.

The McDonald's is on the southwest corner, not the northwest. That rendering does show the southwest side of King going too though…

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[Towered]

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Oh wow, can it be? Two towers replacing two awful strip plazas on opposite corners (including the ghetto McDonald's) at the same time??

 

[interchange42]

going to presume Urbancorp and TACT.

Sorry, Lifetime and Core!

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[ChesterCopperpot]

Correct title should be 1182/1221 King Street West

 

[ProjectEnd]

Remove and replace with something better, that is even more pedestrian friendly and beautifies the neighbourhood.

And there's nothing pedestrian friendly about that horrible McDick's.

Land economics prevent anything of the scale that's proposed from being as pedestrian-friendly as what's currently there. The cadence of the individual buildings will be lost when the parcels are combined and the retail offerings which replace them will almost surely not have the same narrow dimensions that exist today.

But yeah, 'ghetto' and all...