Toronto 250 University | 155.76m | 47s | Northam | Arcadis

How do we oppose this? How do we fight to maintain or strengthen the heritage status of the original building? Please don’t make cynical comments that feed into a sense of powerlessness.
 
Request for Interim Directions Report: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-117527.pdf
This report responds to an application where staff are currently not in a position to provide a Final Report to Council, but which could be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal due to a lack of decision during the break in Council's meeting schedule (July to December 2018).

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This application proposes a 54-storey mixed use building incorporating the existing former Bank of Canada listed heritage building, with 495 residential units, 669 square metres of retail space and 12,463 square metres of office space at 250 University Avenue. A total of 562 bicycle parking spaces, 48 underground vehicular parking spaces and 3 loading spaces are also proposed.

A Community Consultation Meeting is anticipated to be held in the fourth quarter of 2018. A Final Report will be submitted for Council's consideration following community consultation and the resolution of outstanding issues related to this application. The proposed development as currently configured is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014), does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) and does not conform with the City of Toronto Official Plan.

Issues to be resolved, as outlined in this report, include achieving an increase in employment uses, the building's height, massing and density, an appropriate response to the existing heritage building on site, potential impacts on the St. Michael's heliport flight path, pedestrian and transit accessibility improvements, and skyview and shadow impacts upon the public realm. Additional issues may be identified through the continued review of the application, agency comments and the community consultation process.
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Note: That's the Hyatt Regency, not the Park Hyatt (at 4 Avenue Road, which is closed for the moment). At least the address is correct.

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Hmmm ... I like this.
It seems tasteful to me and also respectful of the heritage component.
Why are people opposed to it?
 
Lyphe said:
Hmmm ... I like this.
It seems tasteful to me and also respectful of the heritage component.
Why are people opposed to it?
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Many of the posts in the thread already answer your question.

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condovo said:
Leave this building alone!
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The existing building makes for a wonderful podium for something nice and tall to be plopped on top of it. And they are leaving the existing building alone. I personally look forward to this corner growing taller and denser. It feels weirdly low-rise at the moment, considering its proximity to the core. Hopefully, the final design for this tower will be closer to something like The United BLDG proposal up the street and then it won't disappoint.
 
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