vic
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My understanding is that it's mostly related to underground / soil cleanup - gas tanks. I'm also surprised......
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Junction Triangle
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My understanding is that it's mostly related to underground / soil cleanup - gas tanks. I'm also surprised......
AlbertC
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Yeah, that lot has been left vacant for what seems like 2 decades or more now. Don't think I've ever seen a for sale sign or soiling testing done. Just the occasional garage sale set up along the sidewalk.
AlbertC
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The properties at 1610-1612 Dupont Street are being listed for sale. It's about 2 and a half blocks east of the West Toronto railpath and bridge.
Currently on site is a beat-up older building and yard/outdoor parking space beside it. Could be an opportunity to better utilize the building and perhaps build over the vacant space.
Currently on site is a beat-up older building and yard/outdoor parking space beside it. Could be an opportunity to better utilize the building and perhaps build over the vacant space.
AlbertC
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The Love Chix restaurant at Dupont & Franklin has closed and moved full operations to their new Century Park Tavern location at 33 Powerhouse Street (Davenport & Lansdowne area):
www.blogto.com
Chicken restaurant in Toronto embroiled in battle with landlord has officially closed
Love Chix on Dupont, previously locked out by their landlord, has officially closed, making a quiet announcement on a local Facebook group that the...
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vic
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A Neighbourhood in Motion: The Junction Triangle – Heritage Toronto
Explore this west-end neighbourhood, once home to thriving industry, transportation routes, and immigrant communities.
www.heritagetoronto.org
Heritage Toronto posted this online tour of the Junction Triangle.
smably
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Good stuff! I learned about the half-mile gap on Bloor between Lansdowne and Dundas: https://www.heritagetoronto.org/exp...to-history/junction-triangle-transit-history/A Neighbourhood in Motion: The Junction Triangle – Heritage Toronto
Explore this west-end neighbourhood, once home to thriving industry, transportation routes, and immigrant communities.
Heritage Toronto posted this online tour of the Junction Triangle.
TIL - There was no streetcar service on this part of Bloor until 1924 because the train tracks crossed Bloor at grade and it was considered too dangerous to have streetcars cross the railway tracks at grade. That explains the lack of street-oriented retail between Lansdowne and Dundas.
W. K. Lis
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AlbertC
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The Drake Commissary on Sterling Road has closed to the public. From my understanding, they'll remain in that building and continue operating to produce baked goods for the company’s restaurants and hotels.
nowtoronto.com
The Drake Commissary has closed to the public - NOW Toronto
The Drake Hotel announced that its massive Sterling Road location Drake Commissary is closed, effective immediately
nowtoronto.com
AlbertC
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Application for 1611 Dupont Street, the middle unit among the 5 properties in the image below:
1611 DUPONT ST
Ward 9: Davenport
To convert the existing two-storey mixed use building into an eating establishment with a service bar on in the basement level and an office space on the second storey. Furthermore, a rear ground floor outdoor patio and a rear roof top deck on the second storey will be constructed. The existing building contains a commercial unit on the ground floor and a residential unit on the second floor which will be removed.
1611 DUPONT ST
Ward 9: Davenport
To convert the existing two-storey mixed use building into an eating establishment with a service bar on in the basement level and an office space on the second storey. Furthermore, a rear ground floor outdoor patio and a rear roof top deck on the second storey will be constructed. The existing building contains a commercial unit on the ground floor and a residential unit on the second floor which will be removed.
vic
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How common is it to convert a residential space into office these days? Seems unusual.
AlbertC
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Not always common. But in this case, it's only one residential unit that's being converted. So it seems more like an individual instance just based on perhaps the needs of the property owner.
AlbertC
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A store called "The Boho Lab" has opened in the unit beside Defina Pizza at Dupont & Campbell:
vic
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278 Campbell Ave. by Vic, on Flickr
278 Campbell Ave. by Vic, on FlickrIs it just me, or does this place just look terrible? Ugly, and doesn't look like it's going to age well at all. I mean, even that awful staircase it already rusting to hell.
The original house wasn't exactly a stunner either, and it's bones are still buried in there, but damn this is turning out yucky.
Northern Light
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AlbertC
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Looks like better results on this new house along Symington just south of Dupont:
Gus Tacos signage is now up at Dupont & Perth:
New Souvlaki Emporium place recently opened at the retail plaza across the street:
I believe this is a recently opened tattoo place:
As far as dental offices go, the front entrance here is pretty decent looking IMO:
View of the middle unit that has an application for renovations:
Gus Tacos signage is now up at Dupont & Perth:
New Souvlaki Emporium place recently opened at the retail plaza across the street:
I believe this is a recently opened tattoo place:
As far as dental offices go, the front entrance here is pretty decent looking IMO:
View of the middle unit that has an application for renovations: