The Crosstown line may open around the same time that this project does though, meaning of course that traffic will drop to a mere trickle just in time. Phew!
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marcus_a_j
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^ Bus traffic, that is.
someMidTowner
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Although no bus traffic will be the first noticeable change, after some time the line will displace lots of cars from eglinton, simply because for once the ttc is a viable option
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
I agree there will be a lot of people who will now take the LRT instead of driving, but there will also be a lot more people that continue to move to the area with all the nearby developments who will drive. There will still be lots of traffic post-LRT.
Automation Gallery
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Also from DCN...http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/...aa82469dd8ca&projectid=9145089®ion=ontario
CONDOMINIUM, RETAIL, OFFICES
Proj: 9145089-1
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON
PREPARING PLANS
36-44 Eglinton Ave W, M4P 1A6
$50,000,000 est
Note:
Owner is currently seeking rezoning approval. Schedules for design, tender, and construction are not known at this time. Further update early 2012.
Project:
proposed construction of a 48-storey mixed use building containing 396 residential units, 21,979 sq ft of office space and 3,584 sq ft of retail space.
Scope:
346,059 square feet; 48 storeys; 396 units; parking for 266 cars; 1 acres
fedplanner
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If I understand correctly, the developer won a favorable ruling from the OMB and the city has settled.
http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/ecs/CaseDetail.aspx?n=PL110553 OMB hearing info
http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/pl110553-Jun-19-2012.pdf Favorable ruling for the developer, but no final order from the OMB. Worth the read!
http://www.toronto.ca/budget2013/pdf/op13_bn_legalserv_ombstats.pdf Pg. 3 of the PDF shows settled
What did you expect Karen? Work on revisions to improve the building but the OMB has proved time and time again that it's a losing battle to fight on the issues of height and density.
Pic from: http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-M...uncil-rejects-48-storeys-near-Yonge-Eglinton/
Also, look at page 3 of this pdf. It may be of use to someone. It lists approved, proposed and existing building heights in stories for the Y+E area.
http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/ecs/CaseDetail.aspx?n=PL110553 OMB hearing info
http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/pl110553-Jun-19-2012.pdf Favorable ruling for the developer, but no final order from the OMB. Worth the read!
http://www.toronto.ca/budget2013/pdf/op13_bn_legalserv_ombstats.pdf Pg. 3 of the PDF shows settled
What did you expect Karen? Work on revisions to improve the building but the OMB has proved time and time again that it's a losing battle to fight on the issues of height and density.
Pic from: http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-M...uncil-rejects-48-storeys-near-Yonge-Eglinton/
Also, look at page 3 of this pdf. It may be of use to someone. It lists approved, proposed and existing building heights in stories for the Y+E area.
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WislaHD
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So if the developer won the hearing from the OMB, what is going on with this project? This thread has been dead for 4 years so I guess things have been quiet.
maestro
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The OMB approved 122 metres. I'd hardly call that a favourable outcome. Probably killed the redevelopment.
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2013/law1117.pdf
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2013/law1117.pdf
I wouldn't characterize this as a "win" for the applicant. Their initial submission was for 53 storeys, the revised one for 48. They were allowed height that will get them something like 39 or 40 storeys, so I agree more with maestro…
…but neither would I be certain at this point that the redevelopment has been killed outright. Silence for a little over a year since that approval was granted can be interpreted in a few ways.
Premium seem to be mid-size developer/landlords, but in the commercial sphere. They haven't done residential that I know of. How long have they owned the property? They've had it since at least 2009 when this thread started, and probably quite a bit longer, so before huge price escalations for land in TO. If that's the case, then a 39-storey building would not be a prohibitively expensive for them to build here, (or for a condo or rental developer partner to come in on with them). Alternatively, this could just have been an up-zoning exercise to make the property more attractive for others to purchase and redevelop. Maybe they just aren't ready yet to do that yet. Maybe their current tenants have long term leases and they're making a comfortable income from the property. Who knows. There are six leases for small offices and retail units available the building at the moment…
Anyway, the land is worth a lot more now with zoning for a 39 or 40-storey building in place. Something will happen when the time looks right to the owners.
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If Adamson really were / are the architects, it's almost certainly an upzoning exercise. Adamson is primarily an architect of record (producers of drawings which get buildings built) rather than a design architect.
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Amare
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Huh? How?
Do tower seperation limits not apply anymore all of a sudden? What am i missing here.
Do tower seperation limits not apply anymore all of a sudden? What am i missing here.
Koops65
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A zoom-in to a generic 220 metre tower with a 750 sqm floor plate:
innsertnamehere
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There is an existing approval here with a reduced tower separation. Thus rezoning is making it taller, presumably relying on the existing approval to permit the reduced tower separation.