Toronto 1439 Bloor West | 47.75m | 14s | Neudorfer | Barrett

[urbandreamer]

And 80 Perth Av--corner. This is the site of a funky old (RR?) house that was sadly torn down about a year ago. It may be by the same developer as those Lansdowne & Davenport lofts as sandwich boards from that development surround the site.

Haven't seen a thread yet on UT, even though this application is 4.5 months old....

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...icationsList.do?action=init&folderRsn=2534715

Date Received Jan 14, 2010

Proposal for site plan approval for the lands at 1439 Bloor W and 80 Perth St for 12 storey mixed use building with retail at grade - 2 stories below grade parking - 120 parking spaces .

God I hope it's decent architecture here! A red brick aA building would do wonders here.

 

[vic]

Got a link for this proposal? Yes, I do believe that it's Tom Falus & Co. that own this property.

EDIT: Actually, got it from the City's website. Thanks for posting.

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...icationsList.do?action=init&folderRsn=2534715

 

[junctionist]

So far, that area has seen terrible architecture in new development. BeBloor is the notorious example.

 

[Towered]

And 80 Perth Av--corner. This is the site of a funky old (RR?) house that was sadly torn down about a year ago.

What old house? All I remember is a horrible Budget truck rental that looked like a Nairobi shantytown.

 

[urbandreamer]

^Yeah that was it. There was an old house (station guard?) or structure on the corner that was kind of cool. Sure, it was rundown, but a nice fixer upper.

This area is picking up--on the SE corner of Bloor and Perth, a new vintage clothing store has just opened, "Nest," in the house on the corner. Across the street, a new bar is about to open.

 

[vic]

What old house? All I remember is a horrible Budget truck rental that looked like a Nairobi shantytown.

It was last used as a U-Haul rental lot. Here are some photos from just before demo. Sadly, I didn't actually take any photos from the Bloor side:


And here's what it looked like in 1923:


Click for larger/more pics.

 

[urbandreamer]

^Thanks.

Today, 4 June 2010 it's just a pond:

 

[vic]

^Thanks.
Today, 4 June 2010 it's just a pond:

That's the nicest-looking photo of this site that I've ever seen.

 

[Towered]

It was cute, but hardly worth saving I think...

 

[urbandreamer]

By Neudorfer Developments

 

[AlbertC]

Let's hope for better architecture than what they have for Fuse Condos. Something like North Drive's 1990 Bloor would work well here.

I wonder if we'll see a redevelopment of the Value Village (couple blocks east) someday?

 

[urbandreamer]

14 June 2014: Possibly gearing up for a launch here?

 

[ProjectEnd]

Well this has (rightfully) fallen off everyone's radar but they seem to have built a rental office or sales centre on site. Not sure if the disappointing pile below is what's still planned but...

 

[ADRM]

I think "disappointing pile" is far too generous a descriptor...

 

[smably]

Wow, landscaping between building and sidewalk, at street level, on Bloor. Welcome to Mississauga.