Toronto 41-45 Spadina Road | 55.5m | 15s | ProWinko | a—A

[GabrielHurl]

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

Zoning By-law Amendment for a 10-storey residential addition to the existing 5-storey heritage building. The proposed development includes 70 new residential dwelling units.

Never seen a floating addition like this before

 

[AlbertC]

I grew up seeing this walk up apartment building passing through along Spadina countless times and it's definitely a classic. I'm all for further intensification in the Annex area, but I don't think the harmony is there in this design.

 

[christiesplits]

This could be the rare scenario where urbanists and grumpy Annex residents come together in opposition.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Handsome - an excellent example of sensitive densification instead of the crude facadism so common in this city.

AoD

 

[ProjectEnd]

How's everyone liking 1200 Bay...?

 

[Northern Light]

First things first : "No"

Now, onto the Docs:

From the Cover Letter:

Site Plan:

I want to focus on this one render:

So you're going to support this box using a massive structural column into the Courtyard, which you will shadow 24/7 hereafter for all eternity, rendering it dark and lifeless?

And a new structural wall is also off to one side on the south and it will block entirely multiple additional windows:

This renders a large number of the units in the existing building uninhabitable from my perspective.

 

[1Ć0]

Really interesting concept. Cool design. I wonder how they'll treat the rental units and existing tenants as part of this.

With 70 new units proposed and a land purchase of $21m in 2018, I cannot fathom how this will turn a profit - either as a condo or rental product.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

First things first : "No"

Now, onto the Docs:

From the Cover Letter:

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Site Plan:

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I want to focus on this one render:

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So you're going to support this box using a massive structural column into the Courtyard, which you will shadow 24/7 hereafter for all eternity, rendering it dark and lifeless?

And a new structural wall is also off to one side on the south and it will block entirely multiple additional windows:

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This renders a large number of the units in the existing building uninhabitable from my perspective.

Considering the number of units gained - I consider the trade (which I don't see being that severe) to be more than fair - and it certainly beats the alternative of gutting the entire existing building to add structural support needed to build atop.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

How's everyone liking 1200 Bay...?

I was thinking about mentioning that.........

Sigh, so little I can say about it....... which maybe says it all.

 

[ProjectEnd]

1087 Yonge is going great, right?

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Needs way more work.

 

[1Ć0]

1087 Yonge is going great, right?

Way better deal than this for the price, # of units, gfa, location.... and it still shows a loss

 

[rdaner]

Architecture by Battina and Max! (Absolutely Fabulous)

 

[ProjectEnd]

Needs way more work.

Why?

 

[rdaner]

Curious: when people say the number of units doesn’t cover the cost of the lot what price point do they think the units will go for?