Toronto 2444 Yonge Street | 114.27m | 31s | First Capital | Hariri Pontarini

[ProjectEnd]

This is not Freed. I believe the project to which you're referring ('density creep') is over on Keewatin. This was just the sales centre.

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...in-mt-pleasant-freed-trolleybus-3s-raw.21472/

 

[Automation Gallery]

Gee, i just heard this building was completely demolished this past weekend??

 

[someMidTowner]

Gee, i just heard this building was completely demolished this past weekend??

That's what CP24 is saying. Permit came through a few days ago and apparently the development application has been withdrawn.

 

[AlbertC]

SMH

 

[UrbanAffair]

^That is very sad. This is one of the nicer old buildings fronting Yonge street in this area.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/residents...d-north-toronto-building-demolished-1.3253403

In July of 2014, a developer submitted an application to the city for a five storey retail complex at the site that would have incorporated part of the existing Bank of Montreal facade into the future building.
A city staff report later indicated that the ground floor of the proposed complex would retain the Bank of Montreal as the building’s main entrance.
Though the BMO building, which was built in 1907, is not listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties, the 2014 staff report stated that “heritage staff have taken an interest in protecting portions of the building as it has historical value.”
At that time, the developer also submitted an application for a Heritage Impact Assessment review.
According to McCarthy, the developer recently withdrew that application, prompting the city to close the file.
The property owner then submitted an application for a demolition permit which they were granted on Jan. 18.

Coun. Christin Carmichael Greb, who represents the Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence, said the loss of the building shows a “lack of communication” between city departments.
“Planning could have said, ‘Well, let’s hold off,’” she told CTV News Toronto. “The developer had the right to request it but if we had the time to speak to the developer and explain to them, ‘Well, there was a heritage review on it previously. Let’s stop, let’s take a hold and look at it.”

Kind of pathetic all around, esp. Carmichael Greb who was asleep at the job and then blamed it on the staff. Any guess when there is another proposal for the project?

AoD

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Wow. This is really aggravating.

 

[ProjectEnd]

@AlvinofDiaspar This is no longer Knightstone. As noted in the CTV video, was purchased from them for $14.5m last year.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

@AlvinofDiaspar This is no longer Knightstone. As noted in the CTV video, was purchased from them for $14.5m last year.

Fair enough. Statement corrected.

AoD

 

[ShonTron]

Carmichael Greb, endorsed by John Tory in 2014, is one of the most useless people at City Hall. Blaming staff? There has been a development proposal here for years. She should have been aware. And maybe things like this could be avoided if the city hired planners to keep on top of the avalanche of development proposals.

Useless.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Outrageous.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Carmichael Greb, endorsed by John Tory in 2014, is one of the most useless people at City Hall. Blaming staff? There has been a development proposal here for years. She should have been aware. And maybe things like this could be avoided if the city hired planners to keep on top of the avalanche of development proposals.

Useless.

Of the 16 candidates in Ward 16, Carmichael Greb was the least qualified to be a councilor.

John Tory endorsed her for her father's return endorsement.

 

[Automation Gallery]

who gave out the demolishing permit??, shouldn't they and their department be blamed ahead of the councilor

 

[salsa]

Carmichael Greb, endorsed by John Tory in 2014, is one of the most useless people at City Hall. Blaming staff? There has been a development proposal here for years. She should have been aware. And maybe things like this could be avoided if the city hired planners to keep on top of the avalanche of development proposals.

Useless.

And here is councillor Greb voting against looking into hiring additional community planners at no cost to the city.

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

Of the 16 candidates in Ward 16, Carmichael Greb was the least qualified to be a councilor.

John Tory endorsed her for her father's return endorsement.

Yep,..... so if you ever wondered how first time councillor Christin Carmichael-Greb got elected,.... here's a hint,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carmichael_(politician)

Yep, Christin Carmichael-Greb is former MP (after 2015 federal election) John Carmichael's little girl,... the Carmichael name carries some weight in mid-town.


Anyways,.... Get out the popcorn,... twitter cat fight!,... @CarmichaelGreb VS @jen_keesmaat Hmmmm,.... isn't this Jennifer Keesmaat's neighbourhood?
https://twitter.com/CarmichaelGreb?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
https://twitter.com/jen_keesmaat