Toronto 888 Dupont | 61.7m | 18s | TAS | SA

[AlexBozikovic]

So the developers TAS bought the building in 2017. A photographer has been a tenant there with cheap rent since 2018.

In other words, the developers gave cheap rent - short term - to creative tenants who knew full well the building would be redeveloped.

And the developers are the villain of this story?

 

[ProjectEnd]

Layton talking out of both sides of his mouth here too:

"The market drives a lot of this and the market is looking for the highest and best use and that, unfortunately, ignores a need that the city has for affordable studio space,” he said. “The city’s power to actually compel people to build certain spaces is very limited … It’s not a limit we self-impose, it’s limited by the Planning Act,” which is provincial legislation."

Allow developers to assemble 4-5 houses into a site and suddenly the pressure on facilities like this one decreases drastically. That we don't permit that is very much "a limit we self impose"...

 

[AlbertC]

Several windows, mostly on the west side of the existing building have been boarded up:

 

[Towered]

Building is fenced off now.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[AlbertC]

Lots of commentary in this Reddit thread about this building:

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/tipluf

 

[artyboy123]

New renderings are updated in the database! The overall building storey count changed from 13 storeys to 14 storeys. The total building height changed from 53.72m to 53.90m. The total unit count also increased from 136 units to 155 units. Finally, the total parking spaces were reduced from 63 parking spaces to 18 parking spaces.

The renderings are taken from the architectural plan via Rezoning Submission:

 

[AlbertC]

A bit tamer now, although perhaps also more "realistic". All in all, it's still a fairly interesting interpretation of the existing enigmatic warehouse building.

 

[Towered]

What's with the random chimney?

 

[egotrippin]

What's with the random chimney?

There's an old chimney on the northeast part of the building, looks like it'll be reconstructed along the Ossington frontage as an homage of sorts.

 

[Northern Light]

Final Report, approval recommended, to the next meeting of TEYCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-227508.pdf

S. 37 here in the form of affordable housing

Term is 40 years

@HousingNowTO

 

[Towered]

The “heritage” chimney being lovingly dismantled a few weeks back:

 

[HousingNowTO]

Final Report, approval recommended, to the next meeting of TEYCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-227508.pdf

S. 37 here in the form of affordable housing

View attachment 408302

Term is 40 years

@HousingNowTO

All the FINAL details on the Section-37 & OPEN DOOR Affordable Housing Deal... as APPROVED at Council this week.

 

[AlbertC]

UT article summary:

TAS Bringing Innovative Live/Work Building to 888 Dupont Street | UrbanToronto

After a busy week at City Council, we have seen many proposed developments approved by the City. One to note in particular is that of 888 Dupont, a 14-storey rental building developed by TAS at Ossington Avenue and Dupont Street, nearby to Christie Pits.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[AlbertC]

From TAS on IG:

TAS on Instagram: "An iconic landmark on Dupont Street, this building was originally an industrial factory, at one time it served as home to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and most recently housed a variety of creative uses. We are

TAS shared a post on Instagram: "An iconic landmark on Dupont Street, this building was originally an industrial factory, at one time it served as home to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and most recently housed a variety of creative uses. We are determined to honour and expand...

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