Amare
Senior Member
^Hmm very bizzare, i'll keep an eye out on this site if I can/if around the area.
Toronto 260 Eighth Street | 13.11m | 1s | Pure Industrial | Ware Malcomb
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Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
I didn't know a thread for this site existed (I had posted a couple of photos in my Aerial images thread) and a google search turned it up. It looks like there is some work occurring here, or did recently. The property seems to have been recently graded and I don't know if that was alluded to in one of the last posts from last summer.
January 15th, 2023
I think the last time I shot this property was in October of 2021:
January 15th, 2023
I think the last time I shot this property was in October of 2021:
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
GTA Industrial Infill Developments in 2022 | Goran Brelih
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Pure Industrial REIT and Hopewell have partnered to construct a 2-storey, 683,301 SF last-mile logistics facility on 20 acres. Level 1 is reportedly 460,714 SF with 31 truck-level doors and 2 drive-in doors, while Level 2 will comprise 222,587 SF with 25 truck-level and 2 drive-in doors.
Both floors will have 36’ clear heights. Located in proximity to the QEW and Highway 427, this opportunity would cater well to any User looking to fulfil general or last-mile distribution and warehousing needs. CBRE is leading the leasing of the facility.
Industrial
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Amare
Senior Member
Ughhhh this site has been vacant for decades and after the long wait to see it be developed, this is what we're getting???
I realize that industrial distribution/warehousing space is at a premium in the GTA, but I dont even know where to begin expressing my frustration with this.
I realize that industrial distribution/warehousing space is at a premium in the GTA, but I dont even know where to begin expressing my frustration with this.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
It's multi-level at least, which is a first for the GTA I believe. 
Industrial uses are critical to the modern economy and have to go somewhere. Better here in a double-stack format than on the edge of Brampton on twice as much land.
Industrial uses are critical to the modern economy and have to go somewhere. Better here in a double-stack format than on the edge of Brampton on twice as much land.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
The virgin Etobicoke industrial shed vs the chad ATL Logistics Centre:
(9m sf constructable, 6m sf leasable - it's easily the largest building I've ever seen in person in my life)
(9m sf constructable, 6m sf leasable - it's easily the largest building I've ever seen in person in my life)
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Amazon's Barrhaven facility is 4 levels and 2.8 million sf. Not quite Hong Kong... but still.
renx.ca
Then of course there is Montreal's Warehouse row, mostly now converted to offices:
Then there is the first multi-level warehouse in Canada, in Burnaby:
or a proposed warehouse in NYC which really takes it to the next level:
Amazon Ottawa acquisition fits with Crestpoint’s global outlook
The acquisition of the 2.8-million-square-foot Amazon facility in Ottawa, the largest fulfillment centre in Canada, meets several key objectives for Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd., which assembled an international consortium for the $494-million purchase. Crestpoint and its partners...
renx.ca
Then of course there is Montreal's Warehouse row, mostly now converted to offices:
Then there is the first multi-level warehouse in Canada, in Burnaby:
or a proposed warehouse in NYC which really takes it to the next level:
Two level warehouse at Keele and West Toronto streets:
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Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
They seem to have completed whatever they were moving around.
May 14th
May 14th
SashaLemon
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stuartsamuel
New Member
I was just talking to a coworker about this lot/building earlier (I've worked across the street from it, at 222 Islington, for 13 years).
Brush is settling back in, since being bulldozed a while ago. A crew comes by every few months to take samples from the groundwater monitoring stations (I assume it's contaminated from the Anaconda Brass days).
I'll continue to daydream about winning the lottery and turning the building into a machine shop, with a green roof.
Brush is settling back in, since being bulldozed a while ago. A crew comes by every few months to take samples from the groundwater monitoring stations (I assume it's contaminated from the Anaconda Brass days).
I'll continue to daydream about winning the lottery and turning the building into a machine shop, with a green roof.
stuartsamuel
New Member
Relevant to my interests! There are a ton of craft/fabrication businesses in there! Two Degrees North, a high end wood shop, leased a good chunk of the south building for years, subletting to a wide variety of artists (lots of ceramics, some leather, glass, etc.). They've moved out to Prince Edward County, but managed to find someone willing to take the leases over. A real hub for small art/craft business of that sort.
PMT
Senior Member
Amare
Senior Member
Ughh again, it's been decades that this land has sat vacant, and they're coming up with something arguably worse than the previous proposal?
What a joke.
What a joke.
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