Toronto 245 Queen Street East | 94.3m | 25s | ONE Properties | Graziani + Corazza

[interchange42]

Do we have updated heights on these (in m/ft)?

Not until new supporting documents are posted on the City's website.

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[Consilium]

Given the current scale I won't be surprised if council or NIMBY cuts this down.

TI

 

[isaidso]

Nice to see some scale coming to the eastern end of downtown. Some of the infill up till now has been decent but I've never been in favour of that lower density vision for the area. This is far better and will jump start things; especially with the Unilever plans further to the east and some relatively tall buildings to the south at the Distillery.

I'd like to see more detailed plans for that pedestrian lane.

 

[Automation Gallery]

This crime ridden area (2 murders in the last week) will probably benefit with more condo development like this
pretty scary around there in the wee hours of the night

 

[maestro]

Yeah, let's tell it as it is. This is just within the border of a gentrified booming condo land and Moss Park. There's a massive new condo just to the west of the site on the same block. Urbantoronto's location is or once was within spitting distance of this site. I doubt Ed owns a bullet proof vest and, if he does, wore it when he left the office at night.

 

[maestro]

Given the current scale I won't be surprised if council or NIMBY cuts this down.

TI

Let's hope so. It doesn't fit the neighbourhood plan and the architecture is far from the level to even consider an exception.

 

[khris]

I'd love to see these built just as is! No spandrel or green glass though, please.

 

[someMidTowner]

Yeah, let's tell it as it is. This is just within the border of a gentrified booming condo land and Moss Park. There's a massive new condo just to the west of the site on the same block. Urbantoronto's location is or once was within spitting distance of this site. I doubt Ed owns a bullet proof vest and, if he does, wore it when he left the office at night.

Still is. And none of us own body armour AFAIK

 

[isaidso]

I'd love to see these built just as is! No spandrel or green glass though, please.

+1 Devil's in the details though.

 

[AlbertC]

Still is. And none of us own body armour AFAIK

Any chance that the lunch sushi place is still there on the indoor ground floor area of the building?

 

[Lenser]

I've been trying to like this 'chop at the top' motif all three share but I still can't dig it.

I'm not opposed to the height, it's the dismal massing - not enough variation. They look stodgy and cramped.

 

[someMidTowner]

Any chance that the lunch sushi place is still there on the indoor ground floor area of the building?

Yes it is

 

[innsertnamehere]

Arch Plans were posted January 18th. Tower heights are 200.7m, 188.5m, and 173.7m.

 

[interchange42]

Thanks! dataBase file and thread title updated.

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[smably]

Their own heritage impact statement, which they commissioned and paid for (such an unconscionable conflict of interest inherent in Toronto's planning process -- but I digress), says that 251 Queen Street East has heritage value. Of course, they're planning to knock it down. What are they odds they threw that demolition in as a bargaining chip that they can back down on as a nice little "compromise" when negotiating with planning? Do I sound cynical?