saynotofaux
Active Member
some consultants will do anything for a paycheck SMH
Toronto 123 Edward | 189.05m | 59s | Crown Realty Partners | Turner Fleischer
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UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
I guess they are trying to distract from an eyesore by surrounding it with even bigger eyesores./sigh
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Crown Realty Partners is the developer, according to the address in the application form.
www.crownrealtypartners.com
I see someone finally took a bite at this. This site has been floating on the market for years now with nobody biting as it has.. issues.
They basically decided to fly straight against basically every major policy here:
Contact - Crown Realty Partners
400 University Avenue, Suite 1900, Toronto, ON M5G 1S5 -- T 416.927.1851 -- F 416.927.0863 -- info@crp-cpmi.com
www.crownrealtypartners.com
I see someone finally took a bite at this. This site has been floating on the market for years now with nobody biting as it has.. issues.
They basically decided to fly straight against basically every major policy here:
- No minimum tower separation (6m! lol!)
- Larger tower floorplates than required (1040sm vs. 750sm maximum)
- No podium step backs (0m vs. 3m requirement)
- No office replacement (all existing office needs to be replaced)
- Ignoring City Hall view corridor (buildings aren't supposed to protrude behind City Hall when viewed from Nathan Phillips Square)
- poorly located park
- etc.
Northern Light
Superstar
Crown Realty Partners is the developer, according to the address in the application form.
Contact - Crown Realty Partners
400 University Avenue, Suite 1900, Toronto, ON M5G 1S5 -- T 416.927.1851 -- F 416.927.0863 -- info@crp-cpmi.com
I see someone finally took a bite at this. This site has been floating on the market for years now with nobody biting as it has.. issues.
They basically decided to fly straight against basically every major policy here:
Just comically head-strong of an application. Wonder what in the world they are thinking here, this was already a challenging site and is a big reason nobody was touching it, Crown has gone even further and just made it even more of an uphill battle for themselves. There is no reason they shouldn't be able to do 750sm plates here which would at least improve tower separation a bit, for example, and put office replacement in the podium, especially when you are already pushing up against the view corridor and setback issues with the office tower remaining on the block.
- No minimum tower separation (6m! lol!)
- Larger tower floorplates than required (1040sm vs. 750sm maximum)
- No podium step backs (0m vs. 3m requirement)
- No office replacement (all existing office needs to be replaced)
- Ignoring City Hall view corridor (buildings aren't supposed to protrude behind City Hall when viewed from Nathan Phillips Square)
- poorly located park
- etc.
Good post! Obviously I commented on the throwaway park; and I noticed but failed to mention the obvious view corridor issue w/City Hall; but I was too tired and under-caffeinated to make note of the rest. Suffice to say, the application looks
ridiculous and has a 100% chance of going nowhere it its current form.
junctionist
Senior Member
123 Edward Street is an elegant and distinctive tower, which can't be said about the proposed new towers with their weird chunky pattern. It should be preserved.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Some thoughts:
Northern Light
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A Torontonian Now
Senior Member
Ok, playing a bit of a devil's advocate here, but please hold on to your rotten produce before hearing me out...
Giving credit where credit is due, architecturally speaking, I think this is the most attractive and interesting design I have ever seen to come out of Turner Fleisher. I didn't know they had it in them.Do they Would they have the chops to pull it off attractively is a whole other question...
(I changed "do they" to "would they" because obviously the planning issues, demo of heritage, failure to replace office are all live major issues. I am personally less concerned about the large floorplates, but the other issues are genuine and serious. In any event I cannot see this getting approved in a remotely similar form to what is portrayed, even at the tribunal.)
Giving credit where credit is due, architecturally speaking, I think this is the most attractive and interesting design I have ever seen to come out of Turner Fleisher. I didn't know they had it in them.
(I changed "do they" to "would they" because obviously the planning issues, demo of heritage, failure to replace office are all live major issues. I am personally less concerned about the large floorplates, but the other issues are genuine and serious. In any event I cannot see this getting approved in a remotely similar form to what is portrayed, even at the tribunal.)
ushahid
Senior Member
design is decent. height or location could be better.
Lenser
Senior Member
I have to say that while this feels generally inappropriate - even claustrophobic - in this context, I do like how the two buildings relate to one in another in that jagged, post-apocalyptic way.
3Dementia
Senior Member
No worries ... the PARTISANS re-design* @ 76s and 82s (with 760sq m floorplates) will be stunning.
*145 Wellington West - Turner Fleischer
*145 Wellington West - Turner Fleischer
steveve
Senior Member
Some additional context:
Northern Light
Superstar
Very good piece by Craig and Teana!
While I encourage everyone to have a look at the whole thing; I will lift the 2 sections that I think hone in on problem asks with good detail.
On Separation Distances:
On Elevators:
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
Oh god, imagine trying to leave the building at rush hour when there are 370 units per elevator. And like, many of those units may be occupied by more than one person. Yikes.
This is one of the worst things ever proposed in this city and I hope it gets soundly rejected or it's setting a horrific precedent.
This is one of the worst things ever proposed in this city and I hope it gets soundly rejected or it's setting a horrific precedent.