College Park 444 Yonge/33 College/777 Bay (renovations, Canderel, ground levels, WZMH)

[androiduk]

I'm thinking they might be putting the addition in where that square north of the skating rink is.

Application: Zoning Review Status: Not Started

Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 14 265932 ZPR 00 ZR Accepted Date: Dec 18, 2014

Project: Non-Residential Building Addition

Description: Proposal for a ground floor addition to match ground floor footprint. Convenience address is 777 Bay Street.

 

[canarob]

Restaurant?

 

[androiduk]

Thought I'd just drop this in this thread since it's kind of related.


Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started

Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 121918 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Feb 26, 2015

Project: Retail Store Multiple Projects

Description: Proposal for interior alterations to the college level floor, ceiling replacement on the market level floor, re-roofing non-structural, new canopy at the 777 Bay St entrance and new cladding at 777 Bay & 33 College St entrance. Scope of work includes alterations to store fronts, and flooring.

 

[interchange42]

There is a thorough update of the mall space now underway here. From yesterday:

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

If they can only lavish more dramatic attention and intervention on the exterior - what's there now is bare minimum, if that.

AoD

 

[G.L.17]

Taken a couple minutes ago:

 

[interchange42]

There are a number of building permits applied for and approved here at the moment, including this one:

Building Application Status

Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started

Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 121918 BLD 02 BA Accepted Date: Apr 18, 2016

Project: Retail Store Multiple Projects

Description: REVISION 2 - Re-roofing existing roofs, add bike shelter, increase plaza repair on south side and revised planter detail.



Renderings of what to expect from the renovations here:

I don't know who the architect is yet.

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[interchange42]

WZMH Architects added to the thread title.

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

There are a number of building permits applied for and approved here at the moment, including this one:

Building Application Status

Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started

Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 121918 BLD 02 BA Accepted Date: Apr 18, 2016

Project: Retail Store Multiple Projects

Description: REVISION 2 - Re-roofing existing roofs, add bike shelter, increase plaza repair on south side and revised planter detail.



Renderings of what to expect from the renovations here:

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I don't know who the architect is yet.

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Sadly, the mullions are a lot more visible than what's being show in the rendering. It's not quite TTC Spadina Extension new stations bad, but it's not great either.

I love how they managed to make the stained precast panels on the podium look "classy".

AoD

 

[UrbanAffair]

Are the new Spadina line stations very ugly or something? I thought they looked great in the renderings mostly, but I haven't seen them in person.

 

[Bayer]

The most striking change in my opinion is the extension of some office floors into the atrium, shrinking the latter in the process.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Are the new Spadina line stations very ugly or something? I thought they looked great in the renderings mostly, but I haven't seen them in person.

They aren't ugly at all - but the comment is specific to how the glazing at the stations are handled - i.e. really not delicately.

The most striking change in my opinion is the extension of some office floors into the atrium, shrinking the latter in the process.

Did they? The atrium at College Park is never that generous to start off with (it isn't The Atrium)

AoD

 

[G.L.17]

From a couple minutes ago:

 

[am29]

That last picture is such an accurate picture of Canadian construction workers. One does the work while one supervises, and another who supervises the supervisor.

 

[G.L.17]

From Friday: