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AlbertC
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Dug up some pics from Jan 2015 before the old silos on site were fully demolished:
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ProjectEnd
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There you go. The Planning Report says they were demoed in 2013 but I remember exploring these with @interchange42 much later than that. Very helpful, thanks @AlbertC!
AlbertC
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What wouldn't I give for it to be circa early 2015 again when I just graduated and was travelling around the Netherlands and Germany by train... 
junctionist
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For all the southbound congestion on Keele around Dundas, I rarely have issues when I need to drive northbound from Dundas to St. Clair. You could do take one northbound lane of Keele and turn it into a bi-directional bike path and motor vehicle traffic wouldn't be affected much. It would be transformative for cycling in the area.
AlbertC
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A Torontonian Now
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Cycling through here yesterday, and as someone who also drives through the area, this really would be the perfect solution. The congestion at this choke point is southbound towards Dundas, and removing a northbound lane should be a no-brainer. Cycling under the rail overpass in mixed-traffic is atrocious.
cd concept
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Wow! This one must of escaped my radar ! The building with the rounded white balconies really pops out from the others. But it's in a bad location for its beautiness. It certainly belongs by the waterfront as seen in the little thumbnail box on the very top!
junctionist
Senior Member
This part of the neighbourhood is fascinating with its history and mixed-use nature. We lost a lot of history on the site with the demolition of the historic silos and the Victorian flour mill. Why should it be saddled with bad design?
vic
Senior Member
Speaking of mixed-use nature of the neighbourhood.... I've always enjoyed passing by this semi-detached at Cawthra and Lloyd.
Northern Light
Superstar
So....today's post made me look at this older one...............which in turn made me look at the 3-part Transportation Impact Study. Some highlights below:
6 spaces within the Phase 1 non-residential parking
area are to be dedicated car-pool spaces, meeting the TGS V3.0 AQ1.2 requirements.
From their demand-management plan:
Woo Hoo!, they're putting in a sidewalk; that'll get everyone on transit! LOL
Lots more in the Docs.
cd concept
Senior Member
Sorry I don't know the history of this area. But this development doesn't look that bad. The rendering of the buildings could have looked worse. Just look at some of the buildings in the downtown core !
AlbertC
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From Councillor Ana Bailao's email newsletter:
Northern Light
Superstar
From an article in Canadian Grocer, discussing the plans of Organic Garage, we get the sense that perhaps plans here are not quite imminent.....
canadiangrocer.com
Certainly it's easily possible, given a proposal of this size to reimburse, any reno costs to Organic Garage should plans unfold quickly; but given that we know the proponent and the retailer are talking (since a new location for the supermarket is shown in the plans), I think we can assume that advice has been given that construction is not likely in the short-term or $$ would not be poured into the existing store.
(I say this, and, of all people should no better, I've seen stupider things done...........but still)..........
We all know the planning process takes time, but I expect this indicates that the first building is not likely targeted for occupancy in the next 4-5 years.
Organic Garage plans significant expansion
New expansion plan targets up to 22 Ontario markets
canadiangrocer.com
Certainly it's easily possible, given a proposal of this size to reimburse, any reno costs to Organic Garage should plans unfold quickly; but given that we know the proponent and the retailer are talking (since a new location for the supermarket is shown in the plans), I think we can assume that advice has been given that construction is not likely in the short-term or $$ would not be poured into the existing store.
(I say this, and, of all people should no better, I've seen stupider things done...........but still)..........
We all know the planning process takes time, but I expect this indicates that the first building is not likely targeted for occupancy in the next 4-5 years.