St Lawrence Market

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They still have to finish off the actual intersection at Front & Sherbourne - I'm curious if that is part of this contract or not.

Of course it is part of the contract. The contract runs from King to Lake Shore and as soon as they restart work after the PAG they will be finishing off at the south end (closing the right-turn channel and 'fixin' up' the area on the west side to match the work they have done on east side and then moving to the King to Front block and the intersection. Part of the reason that this block & intersection were left until the end is the continuing 9and no longer with permission) blockage of the street & sidewalk at King and Sherbourne. Apparently they will be evicted shortly, their last permit ran out on May 31. (In the area just south of the rail berm it is great to see the work being done in preparation for extending the bike path that runs south of the berm from Parliament to Jarvis 9and maybe Yonge. This work is NOT part of this contract and I suspect it will not occur until 2016.) More details at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-61184.pdf

 

[Armour]

Is the St. Lawrence heritage lighting plan ever going to be completed? Still no funding, all these years later?

 

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Is the St. Lawrence heritage lighting plan ever going to be completed? Still no funding, all these years later?

This Plan was never seen as being a plan that would all be executed at one time but rather a guide to what was needed. New developments and street improvements help fund it and the 2014 lighting on Front from Jarvis to Parliament was installed with BIA and Section 37 money and follows the plan. There are current discussions about Scott Street and there is actually a meeting next week on possible replacement of the green lights south of The Esplanade east of Sherbourne. Proper permanent heritage lighting of St James Cathedral is part of the plan to fix up St James Park in 2016 or 2017 and there has been some discussion bout lighting the Dominion Federal Building that MAY move ahead now it has been sold. It is far too slow but it IS happening, slowly!

 

[slicecom]

there is actually a meeting next week on possible replacement of the green lights south of The Esplanade east of Sherbourne.

Sweet! I can't wait until they replace the ugly green lights that the lenses fall out of, with the new heritage lights that cars keep knocking down. :|

 

[AndreaPalladio]

I would expect that any developments at the Cathedral will depend on the new dean and whatever her fundraising priorities are. In any event, they are about to do some sort of work on the King Street facade. They had the parks people take out the perennial borders some weeks ago to facilitate putting up scaffolding there.

 

[Armour]

One side of the steeple has been inconsistent in appearane with others for at least a couple of decades. Speaking of which; does anyone if more of St. Michaels cathedral will be lit, or just the steeple?

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Dunno, but they have bigger fish to fry than lighting right now.

 

[Torontovibe]

This video is a look at the temporary Farmer's Market, as well as the north building, for those not living in the city.

 

[Torontovibe]

I love these little, urban spaces!

 

[Edward Skira]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGTo be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council (Under the Ontario Heritage Act)

Designation of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District and Adoption of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan

Date: Time: Place:

Proposal

Tuesday, November 10, 2015
11:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West

The Toronto and East York Community Council will consider a staff recommendation to designate the area shown on the map as the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District and to adopt a District Plan which contains Guidelines designed to maintain and enhance the heritage character of the area.

Background Information

Background information and viewing of the proposed District Plan is available between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday at City Hall, Heritage Preservation Services, 17th Floor, East Tower. This plan is also available on the City of Toronto's website, under the "News" tab at: http://www.toronto.ca/st-lawrence-hcd.
Detailed information regarding the proposal may be obtained by contacting Tamara Anson-Cartwright, at 416-338-1083 or by e-mail at tansonc@toronto.ca.

Purpose of Public Meeting

You are invited to attend the public meeting to make your views known regarding the recommendation. To assist in scheduling, if you wish to address the Toronto and East York Community Council, please notify the City Clerk, Attention: Rosalind Dyers, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, at 416-392-7033, by no later than 12:00 noon on November 9, 2015.

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889, or by e-mail: teycc@toronto.ca.

If you wish to submit written comments, please forward them to the City Clerk, Attention: Rosalind Dyers, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2 or by Fax: 416-397-0111, or e-mail at: teycc@toronto.ca.

Toronto and East York Community Council will review the recommendation and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations which will be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

Further Information

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the Designation By-law, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, Attention: Rosalind Dyers, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

Designation By-law Appeal: If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City Clerk, Attention: Rosalind Dyers, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice before the Designation By-law is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a committee or community council, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the video tapes available to the public. Direct any questions about this collection to Rosalind Dyers at 416-392- 7033.

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices. Dated at the City of Toronto this 16th day of October, 2015.

Ulli S. Watkiss City Clerk

 

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The Heritage Conservation District Plan for St Lawrence is coming for approval by the Toronto Preservation Board on 5 November and the Toronto & East York Community Council on 10 November. The Report is at http://www.slna.ca/slna-HCD.html

 

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The Starbucks at corner of King & George (where the fire was a few months ago) seems to have closed -all signage removed. I assume the building (it's Listed) will be repaired but it has all been rather slow.

 

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The Heritage Conservation District Plan for St Lawrence is coming for approval by the Toronto Preservation Board on 5 November and the Toronto & East York Community Council on 10 November. The Report is at http://www.slna.ca/slna-HCD.html

The Plan was approved by the Toronto Preservation Board on 5th November and by the Toronto & East York Community Council yesterday. At TEYCC an amendment was also passed instructing the City to work on conducting the Plan study for the "St Lawrence Residential District". This is the area (mostly) south of The Esplanade that formed part of the Study area but is not covered by the current Plan. The Study recommended the creation of TWO HCDs; the St Lawrence Historic District is the first and will be up for approval by Council in December.

 

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In conjunction with the recent tender for "heritage lighting' of the Market this looks quite exciting.

Professional Services, Consulting Services
Description: St. Lawrence South Market Lower Level Retail Design
PURPOSE

The City of Toronto Real Estate Services Division is seeking professional services to prepare a design and a tender ready package for the design of the lower level retail area of the St. Lawrence South Market. This project includes the internal lower level retail areas, new retail areas under the exterior elevated pedestrian walkway on Market Street, and temporary retail uses for the area under the elevated pedestrian walkway on Jarvis Street. The successful proponent will be a firm or consortium led by an architect and retail expert with necessary support of engineers, heritage specialists and financial experts.

The entire lower level retail area should be a destination in its own right that attracts people to visit the market, shop, dine, linger, and return in the future. A key to the success of this vision is to take advantage of the recent Market Street revitalization (between The Esplanade and Front Street). The areas under the elevated walkways will be designed to accommodate new retail areas that engage both the interior and exterior of the market.

The vendor will be required to provide a design that will build on the success and international reputation of the market to maximize the revenue spaces in the lower level retail area and expanded areas under the elevated walkways. The design will improve the circulation of customers and goods to create an attractive and engaging retail destination that improves the market experience for both customers and retailers. This RFP also includes the development of design solutions for space efficient “back-of-house” areas in the lower level including, but not limited to cold storage, dry storage, loading and movement of goods.

Because St. Lawrence Market South is a designated heritage property, changes to it will have to be designed in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
Issue date: November 13, 2015

Closing date: December 2, 2015
at 12:00 Noon

 

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The Spring Rolls on Front seems to be changing:

Location: 85 FRONT ST E
TORONTO M5E 1B8

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 253563 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Nov 19, 2015

Project: Restaurant Greater Than 30 Seats Interior Alterations

Description: Proposed interior alterations to existing restaurant (Spring Rolls) to new restaurant (Paramount Fine Foods) on lower and ground floor, existing exhaust shaft to remain and reuse for new kitchen layout.


Also the Paganelli's Risotteria at 106 Front (@ George) has gone bankrupt and is closed.