Toronto 7 St Thomas | 38.71m | 9s | St. Thomas | Hariri Pontarini

[Automation Gallery]

I believe they wanted to maintain the quietness of the street (it's 100 ft from Bloor!?).

Shame

 

[buildup]

Why are we lamenting the loss of a drycleaner or convenience store. No retail is fine by me.

 

[greenleaf]

Why are we lamenting the loss of a drycleaner or convenience store. No retail is fine by me.

Considering the retail already along St. Thomas, I highly doubt we would see either of those here.

 

[Atlantis]

I wouldn't have expected a dry cleaner or a convenience store, but the architecture and the early renders were suggestive of a smaller version of the Yorkville/Hazelton type of retail experience. I would have been completely in favour of that, and it's too bad they nixed it. If built as planned right now, maybe in 20 years we might see the main floor repurposed for more retail as the community evolves.

 

[buildup]

Considering the retail already along St. Thomas, I highly doubt we would see either of those here.

"Highly doubt" being the operative word. I dont have a great sense as to how Uggs and that luggage store are doing, there's never much pedestrian traffic on St Thomas. Once you get south of Sultan its even further from Bloor and a safe bet few tourists will see it. Even the bookstore - does anyone go there?

All it takes is one contraction and a desperate landlord.

 

[androiduk]

Theatre Books, long time tenant in these victorians has moved out and is relocating to the King/Spadina area.

 

[androiduk]

New signs up, hoarding should be imminent.

 

[urbandreamer]

"Calibre" is the contractor I believe judging by the signs.

 

[vatche]

That rendering looks very nice actually.

 

[vatche]

They sure knew how to build in the old days.

 

[androiduk]

Hoarding going up.

 

[SP!RE]

Hoarding going up.

YES!!! One of my favourite projects begins

 

[androiduk]

Hoarding is at the east end of the site and it looks like they're getting ready to demolish the old sales office. I think that's the only building coming down.

 

[taal]

This is being marketed as a condo office building, apparently they're 25% sold as of now:
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/11/13/toronto-developer-puts-new-spin-on-condo-craze-with-plan-to-sell-to-businesses/?__lsa=2788c827

The article is interesting but there are very recent examples of office condos in Toronto ... namely, the office building that is part of the World on Yonge project and Tridel's Hullmark project in NYCC ... the later is about 200K worth of office space and I believe is sold out at this point.

 

[androiduk]

Demolition of the easternmost building is taking place today.