Toronto Q Tower | 197.4m | 59s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects

[Automation Gallery]

Unbelievable that with this and 11 Bay now with proposals there is only one legitimate lot left (to apply to the city to build) south of the Rail Corridor from Strachan Ave. to Sherbourne St....Wow all this in the last 20 years

 

[Strange Advance]

My principle gripe with this one is that it is more or less the same height as several other buildings in the area, such as ICE, Harbour Plaza, and Ten York.

 

[isaidso]

My principle gripe with this one is that it is more or less the same height as several other buildings in the area, such as ICE, Harbour Plaza, and Ten York.

Agree although the colour scheme is Worlds Away from the uniform colour scheme in the area.

 

[Strange Advance]

^I see what you did there, and I like it. Yes, the colour would make it stand out from the overwhelming light blues and greys.

 

[casvas]

Unbelievable that with this and 11 Bay now with proposals there is only one legitimate lot left (to apply to the city to build) south of the Rail Corridor from Strachan Ave. to Sherbourne St....Wow all this in the last 20 years

which lot would that be?

 

[innsertnamehere]

Green P at Strachan and Loblaws come to mind.

 

[interchange42]

Green P at Strachan and Loblaws come to mind.

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[innsertnamehere]

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The two soft sites remaining in the boundary Automation Gallery set out.

Green P at Strachan, and the Loblaws at Jarvis.

there are a few more technically, but not as prominent.

Google Maps

Google Maps

 

[Automation Gallery]

The two soft sites remaining in the boundary Automation Gallery set out.

Green P at Strachan, and the Loblaws at Jarvis.

there are a few more technically, but not as prominent.

Google Maps

Google Maps

Yeah definitely the the Jarvis Loblaws land is one
i don't know about that parking lot @ Queens Quay and Strachan?

 

[ADRM]

Yeah, I'd really like to see the City and the Feds figure out a plan to package together that Green P -- which is directly adjacent to the Fort York Armoury -- and the Armoury to build affordable housing; it's a potentially very large site, so you could have some pretty extensive community facilities and retail there as well which would really humanize what is really a drab little car-dominated pocket.

The City also frustratingly built a not insignificant amount of new surface parking immediately to the north of there as part of the Bentway build (which is why you can't see it on the aerial), but alas.

 

[Northern Light]

Yeah definitely the the Jarvis Loblaws land is one
i don't know about that parking lot @ Queens Quay and Strachan?

Strachan at Fleet Street; not Queen's Quay.

 

[Northern Light]

Yeah, I'd really like to see the City and the Feds figure out a plan to package together that Green P -- which is directly adjacent to the Fort York Armoury -- and the Armoury to build affordable housing; it's a potentially very large site, so you could have some pretty extensive community facilities and retail there as well which would really humanize what is really a drab little car-dominated pocket.

The City also frustratingly built a not insignificant amount of new surface parking immediately to the north of there as part of the Bentway build (which is why you can't see it on the aerial), but alas.

The parking at Strachan is an easy 'yes'............

The Armoury, while not designated, is listed.

Not the prettiest of buildings:

The Green P lot is 0.4ha

The Armoury parking to the east is also 0.4ha

The Armoury site itself (building + front landscape and rear parking) is 0.9ha

Together, 1.7ha or 4.2 acres

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Edit to add; that brings up Toronto's modest Naval Base, HMCS York

Its actually a 1.2ha footprint.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Strachan at Fleet Street; not Queen's Quay.

right

 

[DavidCapizzano]

I’ve always figured this site was kind of under built and would eventually see some kind of redevelopment.

 

[AlexBozikovic]

Yeah, I'd really like to see the City and the Feds figure out a plan to package together that Green P -- which is directly adjacent to the Fort York Armoury -- and the Armoury to build affordable housing; it's a potentially very large site, so you could have some pretty extensive community facilities and retail there as well which would really humanize what is really a drab little car-dominated pocket.

The armoury is an amazing building. Lamellar arches (behind Georgian facades). Photo Vik Pahwa.