Northern Light
Superstar
Hmmm, now Rogers has registered to lobby as well:
Toronto 350 Bloor East | 209.07m | 63s | Osmington Gerofsky | Hariri Pontarini
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rbt
Senior Member
Looks like soil sampling today
jmacmillan
Active Member
From the Bloor Street Beighbourhood Association: “Please note that Rogers have registered to lobby for a redevelopment at 350 Bloor St E. They have met with Councillor Layton and have either talked to or registered to talk to Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong presumably as the Mayor is conflicted out. The building was earlier slated for sale but now for redevelopment. Plans at this stage appear to be for a mix residential and commercial building in the 40-story range.”
ADRM
Senior Member
From Matt Elliott’s newsletter:
Lobbyists for Rogers have registered to talk to City Hall about redeveloping one of their office buildings at 350 Bloor East.
On April 12, Rogers Senior Director of Construction & Technical Services John Mallovymet with Councillor Mike Layton and two of Layton’s staffers to discuss the project.
A separate lobbyist registration reveals that Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp is involved in plans for this project. David Gerofskyand EVP of Development Laurie Payne logged a meeting on April 18 with Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong to discuss plans for the Rogers building.
Minnan-Wong’s involvement here is notable. Mayor John Tory wouldn’t be able to involve himself in any aspect of this project due to his longstanding conflict of interest regarding Rogers-related issues.
In 2019, it was reported that Rogers planned to sell off the property as part of efforts to consolidate its operations. Gary Marr of CoStar News told us that the plans could involve a 40-storey development with office and residential.
Plans to redevelop the site are definitely going to spark some brutal debates about whether the current building should be considered heritage. It is not currently listed on the City’s heritage register.
Northern Light
Superstar
Good to see Matt catching up to me, LOL; full credit to him and to @jmacmillan for getting some additional details.
Khaloody
Active Member
Love it. New York, central park Vibes
Northern Light
Superstar
Ha! I knew what you were up to.............. and was looking forward to seeing this posted! (Excellent scoop btw)
Now let me pull the other renders into the thread!
I'm quite taken by this proposal, one of the best I've seen this year for sure.
Shadow Impact study on the Rosedale Ravine will be interesting; but for a reasonable 'community benefit' involving some restoration work in the ravine, I'd be happy to overlook some modest impacts!
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Neo-brutalism. Love it.
Lenser
Senior Member
Dig that gently tapering massing. Elegant.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
Not exactly my board formed 400 metre tower to stare menacingly down at The One. But we're getting there... <3
Rascacielo
Senior Member
This fits so well in the area - based on the renderings, it looks like it's been there since the '60s/'70s (in a good way).
Riseth
Senior Member
Love this! Great height and massing here and a fantastic location for it.
Please build as shown
Please build as shown
LUVIT!
Senior Member
Wow I was not expecting this! Very exiting.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Wonder if Greenwin Square across the street will be next for redevelopment. Not a tear-down, but ‘vertical extension’ like this (especially the office tower).