Toronto Beacon Condos | 124.66m | 35s | Sorbara | Wallman Architects

[sunnyraytoronto]

These photos taken at end of June - showing progress of Lucullus Cafe - interior almost done

This is one of the 4 or 5 stalls/kitchens for the the City's attempt at St.Lawrence market concept here

 

[fatty]

Lucullus is now open

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

Lucullus front patio

Progress of St.Lawrence Market type stalls

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

Progress of St.Lawrence Market type stalls seems done,...

From rear - shows reflection of apartment building from behind

 

[sunnyraytoronto]

Section 37 Community Benefit from Sorbara Beacon Condo at 5200 Yonge includes a strip of retail space along its ground floor north-side consisting of 4 full-kitchen "St Lawrence Market" style stalls that was conveyed to City:
- CaterToronto is the "head tenant" that operates the Food Learning Innovation Place (F.L.I.P.) and basically sub-let the 4 full-kitchen "St Lawrence Market" style stalls to Food-Incubator tenants - low rent for innovative restaurant start-ups on 2-year term

Opened last week:
- Bun Haus: epic stuffed buns & soups
- Chic Peas Veg: Eritrean & Ethiopian Vegan food
- Da Endz: Jamaican-fusion comfort dishes

Around Christmas:
- Tate: Lebanese, Palestinian, & Indonesian eats

Spring 2022:
- BADfood: all day breakfast foods representative of Toronto’s diversity

Since UrbanToronto offices are across the street, maybe the guinea-pigs,... err, I mean mods can report back on food quality,...

 

[fatty]

 

[reactx]

The concept for this food hall is kind of interesting. I hope the pedestrian traffic will be sufficient to make this successful, as there is reasonable critical population mass in the area.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Yesterday:

 

[junctionist]

This project was noteworthy for how far off the mark the renderings were in terms of the public realm. Here's what was depicted, showing high-quality pavers in an interesting mosaic pattern, lush and healthy street trees, and flowers/flowering shrubs with tasteful colours. The podium roof was also apparently to have flowers and lush landscaping.

Here's the actual public realm. It's mostly utilitarian concrete pavement, small trees, and no flowers or shrubs but rather generic low-maintenance ornamental grasses in tiny planters. That's what we get despite the fact that the tax base increased significantly with all that new density. The landscape design on the podium roof doesn't appear to have been realized either.

 

[taal]

Agreed, it's a disappointment, mind you the building it self I would argue came out at least somewhat resembling the renderings.
In terms of the side walk finishing, the only thing I wonder about, how does the re-imagine Yonge project play into this ? Who knows when that'll happen now (I can't recall when it was extended too) but when this project was built it was meant to happen in the more immediate future, did that play a role at all ? Probably not ...