Dufferin Grove

[Northern Light]

I don't think I proposed anything that outrageous!

No you didn't; but you should have! LOL

 

[Towered]

No you didn't; but you should have! LOL

In related news, the club house is now fenced off.

 

[AlbertC]

Photo of interior work being done inside the Clubhouse posted on April 27, 2021 from the City's website:

Dufferin Grove Park North-West Corner Improvements

The City is improving the Dufferin Grove Park north-west corner and clubhouse. Dufferin Grove Park has grown to be a vital community hub within its vibrant neighbourhood, but the facilities are reaching the end of their life cycle. This project will replace ageing infrastructure and provide new...

www.toronto.ca

 

[AlbertC]

Pics taken in November but I've walked by Dufferin Grove Park recently and the status of the community centre is still around the same:

Some additional photos of the residential side streets during autumn:

 

[AlbertC]

Maker Pizza preparing to open on the south side of Bloor, just west of Dovercourt:

Ongoing work for this former triplex expanding to become a fiveplex apartment building, at 997 Dufferin Street just south of Bloor:

 

[AlbertC]

^ Another five-plex being planned for the building just south of it (in regards to the photo posted right above in the last post).

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

995 DUFFERIN ST
Ward 9: Davenport

Convert existing two unit residential to a 5 unit by constructing a rear and front addition, new front walkout, new rear walkout and proosed front deck on second level.

 

[AlbertC]

The new Maker Pizza location at Bloor & Dovercourt is now open:

An old house on Havelock St, just south of Dufferin Grove Park that looks to be undergoing renovations soon:

Ongoing progress of the community centre and park improvements. I believe the scaffolding is for a new zamboni storage structure:

View of the fiveplex under construction along Dufferin (north of the park), and the building just south it that's expected to undergo similar work too:

 

[AlbertC]

This west-end neighbourhood was just named Canada's fastest-growing centre of new music

The Dufferin-Dovercourt Village neighbourhood was Canada’s fastest-growing area for new music creators in 2021, according to SOCAN

streetsoftoronto.com

The Dufferin–Dovercourt Village neighbourhood was Canada’s fastest-growing area for new music creators in 2021, according to data collected by the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).

The list was determined by analyzing the number of songwriters, composers, and music publishers who became SOCAN members in 2021 per sortation area, according to the first three characters of Canadian postal codes, with populations of 20,000 or more.

 

[AlbertC]

Update on the Dufferin Grove Park's community centre:

 

[AlbertC]

North of Bloor by a little bit, but I'll just slot this in here:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

28 SALEM AVE
Ward 9: Davenport

To convert the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling into a triplex consisting of three units. Also, to reconstruct rear additions on the second and third floor, and to construct a rear third-floor balcony,

Current view of the existing home:

 

[picard102]

So they are adding one unit?

 

[rdaner]

Photos taken 7 March.

 

[rdaner]

Photos taken 15 April. They are not breaking any speed records here.

 

[Northern Light]

Any indication if the project is being done in-house?

I see the gazebo in Kew Gardens in the Beach is being 'restored' by City staff.........

They are doing real work.......but 'Time is money' is not a philosophy in evidence on the job thus far.

 

[Towered]

'Time is money' is not a philosophy in evidence on the job thus far.

Has it ever been with city projects??