innsertnamehere
Superstar
The distance is already around 25 metres.. There is a holdout parcel between this and Fashion House, plus Fashion House's driveway. The renders make it look closer than it actually is.
Toronto 540 King West | 50.66m | 15s | Allied | Hariri Pontarini
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ADRM
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Yeah, the rendering's actually a little bizarre in that way; all of this is there:
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Amare
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This is way too simple for King West. To be honest I dont think anything could really detract from BIG unless it was a hot pile of garbage, which thankfully this one isnt. Nevertheless, a lot more imagination couldve been used for this one.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Is that project even going ahead?? i haven't heard anything and there hasn't been been a post on that thread for the past 6 months
AHK
Senior Member
Looks like there may be some (perhaps a lot of) activity going on in the background. Current status from the City Planning Enquiry web site:
533 KING ST W
Ward 20 - Tor & E.York District
Revised Zoning Amendment application for residential, office and restaurant/retail uses in a single building form of varying heights framing a large publicly accessible open courtyard. Please note that the property at 485 King Street West (initially part of the site with an existing heritage building which was not being altered) has been removed from the proposed development site. Please review the attached letter dated Oct. 6, 2017 for a description of the changes to the proposal. The essential form of the building remains the same, with a form which rises and falls and includes four building 'peaks' (reduced from five) of which the tallest are 16-storeys (57.5 metres). 307 Parking spaces are proposed in a two level underground parking garage. There is also a below-grade commercial floor and a partial commercial mezzanine floor and two and a half levels of commercial / office space above grade with 514 residential units above.
Proposed Use --- # of Storeys 16 # of Units 514
Applications: Type Number Date Submitted Status
Rezoning 16 159483 STE 20 OZ May 20, 2016 Under Review
▼ Supporting Documentation
Planning Rationale - Part 1 of 4 May 24, 2016 Download
Planning Rationale May 24, 2016 Download
Planning Rationale - Part 3 of 4 May 24, 2016 Download
Planning Rationale May 24, 2016 Download
Community Services and Facilities Study May 24, 2016 Download
Pedestrian Level Wind Study Oct 10, 2017 Download
Sun/Shadow Study Oct 10, 2017 Download
Toronto Green Standards Checklist Oct 10, 2017 Download
Noise Impact Study May 24, 2016 Download
Heritage Impact Statement Oct 10, 2017 Download
Heritage Impact Statement Oct 10, 2017 Download
Transportation Impact Study Oct 10, 2017 Download
Servicing Report Oct 10, 2017 Download
Arborist/Tree Preservation Report and/or Declaration Oct 10, 2017 Download
Arborist/Tree Preservation Report and/or Declaration Oct 10, 2017 Download
Application Form May 24, 2016 Download
Resubmission Form Oct 10, 2017 Download
Architectural Renderings Oct 10, 2017 Download
Landscape Report Oct 10, 2017 Download
Urban Design Report Oct 10, 2017 Download
Urban Design Rationale Oct 10, 2017 Download
Architectural Plans Oct 10, 2017 Download
Civil and Utilities Plans Oct 10, 2017 Download
Landscape and Lighting Plans Oct 10, 2017 Download
Project Data Sheet Oct 10, 2017 Download
Cover Letter May 24, 2016 Download
Cover Letter Oct 24, 2017 Download
Draft Zoning Bylaw Amendment 569-2013 Oct 10, 2017 Download
Draft Zoning Bylaw Amendment FGZBL Oct 10, 2017 Download
Application Checklist May 24, 2016 Download
Meeting Dates Dan Nicholson Planner (416) 397-4077 Dan.Nicholson@toronto.ca
Community Meeting Date May 16, 2017
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Superstar
There is indeed a lot going on behind the scenes. It's just moving at its own Westbank pace.
MetroMan
Senior Member
I’m still holding out hope that that alleyway will be pedestrianized, specially since King Street itself is moving in that direction. Access to the garage can be done from the road to the North connecting Adelaide.
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Superstar
It's a nice thought but would be impossible without covenants across the 548 King / Belfast Love property. Fashion House only owns a small portion of the property abutting Morrison Street to the north. It's also not only cars, but trucks and service vehicles that would have to get through there.
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ponyboy
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Amare
Senior Member
But what about all the clubgoers? Dont forget about them!
ADRM
Senior Member
And, thankfully, the eradication of a now-very-out-of-place surface parking lot. Three cheers every time that happens in the city.
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Superstar
Perhaps not significant, but I certainly think that the loss of The Hive building at 544 King West will be problematic. A very handsome, if modest, structure.
The original plan, which would have kept this building (as it wasn't owned by the proponent at the time), was superior. It better kept the fine cadence of this heavily pedestrian street.
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That's a facade I'd like to see moved closer to the sidewalk as part of a redevelopment here.
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maestro
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I think that's a boring resolution to hack the facade off and move it closer to the street. The current use for parking is atrocious but, it could be a quirky space even as a generic restuarant patio. Those are the spaces that separate these neighbourhoods from the master planned, one generation neighborhoods.
LUVIT!
Senior Member
Perhaps another option is to keep the facade in place if possible and use that space for a sidewalk cafe?