Yes - that the one. Looks to be around 15 acres in size. The SKF plant closed close to 40 years ago. At the time, two parcels were for sale, one of 14 1/4 acres and the other indicated as also being available, of 24 1/4 acres. It looks like Scotia Bank now occupies the 14 1/4 acre site. It is a very low density usage, very large low rise building and a much smaller newer office building, surrounded by giant parking lots. All on a corner about to get a LRT transit stop.
I realize that Scotia Bank has no present plans to relocate, but in the fullness of time, once the LRT is operational, well, we shall see....
Meanwhile here is the URL for a picture from 1982:
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca...003709F&R=DC-TSPA_0003709F&searchPageType=vrl
It's my impression they intend to shift more workers onto this site. They have actually acquired/leased some property to the south of the big parking lot. They also have at least 2 other off-site parking lots, including the one opposite the jail, fronting Eglinton.
I'm not sure how many people they hope to jam into the existing space, I believe the previous max was around 5,000, it will be more.
But I haven't heard anything about an additional tower or such as this point.
Certainly there is an opportunity to do something much better from an urban perspective.
Ideally while retaining the employment use, but adding density and retail and burying most or all of the parking.
Thanks for the picture
@AHK. I worked at the Scotiabank campus ten years ago this summer. I knew that it was a former industrial / manufacturing facility but was unaware that it was for SKF.
Regarding the site plan, boy, is that ever lazy. I hope that this isn't the kind of uninspired garbage that will become standard with these huge, former industrial sites along Eglinton East.
Before SKF this building was part of the massive General Engineering Company lands, making munitions/war supplies occupying 350 acres of land.
I think the site was roughly, Hymus (rail spur below it) to Eglinton, and Birchmount to Warden or a bit further west.
Many of the original buildings are gone, but this is one that is still there.
Interestingly, many of the buildings were connected by large underground tunnels.
Those tunnels still exist in many spots, while in others they have either been walled off, converted to storage or in some cases allowed to collapse.
Lots of fascinating info here:
http://www.barbaradickson.ca/geco-in-a-time-of-peace/
You have to hop around a bit and look at different pages on her site. The comments often reveal a great deal as well.
