Toronto 619 Yonge | 237.99m | 70s | YI Developments | Core Architects

[ProjectEnd]

Simplified tower massing and heritage retention are good but oh my god this is so ugly… gone is the colour and in are 4 different monochromatic and busy different facade treatments that read as an AI render gone wrong. Praying this is vended to another developer and is redesigned.

That's all it is, no need to fret.

 

[maestro]

The candidate to buy and actually build something on Yonge is now Concord.

 

[Paclo]

The database has been updated to reflect the January resubmission. Main changes are as follows:

• Storeys increased from 57 to 70
• Height increased from 190.93m to 237.99m
• Total residential units increased from 606 to 803
• Total vehicular parking decreased from 137 to 127

All applications including heritage designation of 625 Yonge remain under appeal with a merit hearing scheduled in August 2024:

Case Information

 

[ushahid]

still a mess.

 

[ProjectEnd]

still a mess.

It's a value-increase exercise by Colliers to inflate the desirability of their offering.

 

[ushahid]

That's all it is, no need to fret.

^

It's a value-increase exercise by Colliers to inflate the desirability of their offering.

Yes, you mentioned it before. i was just talking about the design.

 

[Amare]

The candidate to buy and actually build something on Yonge is now Concord.

Please no. I think we're all waiting for the day they get the hell out of this city.

That's one way they could do a tremendous service for all of us.

 

[Undead]

Yeah, well if someone like Concord buys this, that render is pretty much what they'll build.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Yeah, well if someone like Concord buys this, that render is pretty much what they'll build.

That's not true. They'll do oh so much worse. Need I remind everyone:

 

[xy3]

In what universe do buyers think these franken-condos look good? These are all shoeboxes with crappy little one-wall kitchenettes with mini induction stoves, minifridges. Is this all investors buying off spec ?

 

[Northern Light]

In what universe do buyers think these franken-condos look good? These are all shoeboxes with crappy little one-wall kitchenettes with mini induction stoves, minifridges. Is this all investors buying off spec ?

A large chunk, for sure.

Along with people who are desperate to get onto the property ladder and take what they can afford.

 

[Undead]

Yes, investors buy 70% of precons. Source is Shaun Hildebrand quoted in the Star a few years back.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

A large chunk, for sure.

Along with people who are desperate to get onto the property ladder and take what they can afford.

So conveniently colour blind developers make money off their consequently colour blind buyers in perpetuity... /sigh

 

[christiesplits]

I much prefer the black, 57-storey proposal.

 

[steveve]

Some additional context: