Toronto 609 Avenue Road | 66.44m | 19s | State Building Group | Richmond Architects

[Edward Skira]

You don't really expect retail along this strip do you?

 

[Avenue]

I thought we had stopped building Towers in the Park.

I don't there's anything inherently wrong with towers in the park necessarily. The context is more important, and similar buildings do work in this strip quite well.

 

[ProjectEnd]

It's enshrined in our hilariously anachronistic zoning by-law:

(833)

Exception R 833

The lands, or a portion thereof as noted below, are subject to the following Site Specific Provisions, Prevailing By-laws and Prevailing Sections.

Site Specific Provisions:

(A)

On a lot along both sides of Avenue Rd., north of St. Clair Ave. W. and south of Lonsdale Rd., the minimum front yard setback is 10.5 metres;

 

[Momin]

Shoring has begun: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/02/shoring-activity-begins-609-avenue-road-site

 

[Momin]

Update: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/03/shoring-work-progressing-609-avenue-road-condominium-site

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

Walked by earlier this evening. There's a notice that the crane is going up tomorrow (Saturday Sept 9).

 

[Edward Skira]

This morning.

 

[interchange42]

From this afternoon:

42

 

[Edward Skira]

Up we go.

 

[Edward Skira]

 

[salsa]

July 7th

 

[someMidTowner]

Phone shot from right now

 

[Edward Skira]

 

[Edward Skira]

Some cladding.

 

[Downtown Toronto]

November 7 2018