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You can demo / develop buildings that don't belong to you?
Toronto Bellwoods House | 45.5m | 13s | Republic | Arcadis
- Thread starter AlbertC
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UrbanFervour
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If "you" is the government and you expropriate the property first, then yes. Otherwise, no.
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Rhetorical question but I'll bite...
Are you saying the body shop should have been expropriated to save the house on the corner? Who gets which property? How is the (former)-owner of the lost property compensated?
Are you saying the body shop should have been expropriated to save the house on the corner? Who gets which property? How is the (former)-owner of the lost property compensated?
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
I'm not sure why you are asking a question with an obvious answer. So you have me at an advantage here.
He's pointing out to people who are asking why the owner doesn't want to redevelop the parking lot instead of the heritage building, that it's not the same owner: you cannot redevelop on land you do not own.
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UtakataNoAnnex
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I don't think anyone was making that claim though. I certainly wasn't...no matter how mistaken we where on the ownership assumption.
With that said, and since it's a contention, I'll amend my statement to: "In the hypothetical, you'd would think they go for that first." Of course, this may not entirely cover the ignorance in the matter...but it removes the ownership part of said property in question for this thread. Mostly. Err...hopefully. >.<
Northern Light
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After much discussion about who owned what here.............this property is now the subject of a new application involving a much larger assembly!
Properties included are 109-127 inclusive.
Aerial Pic:
Site size ~3300m2/ 36000ft2
Streetview:
Everything from the parking area through to the historical yellow house.
Properties included are 109-127 inclusive.
Aerial Pic:
Site size ~3300m2/ 36000ft2
Streetview:
Everything from the parking area through to the historical yellow house.
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AlbertC
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Appears like whoever manages the application website caught their mistake. It was changed to 14 storeys after:
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 14 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 339 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 20,983 square metres.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 14 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 339 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 20,983 square metres.
DavidCapizzano
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docs are up! architect is IBI
Northern Light
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Look at that restored version of the 'Yellow House'.............
Warm colours, varied, progressively from north to south............
A well conceived scale......
I'm not 100% sold on the upper/glass floors in terms of the aesthetic (I wonder if the balconies and the glazing had more of a smoked quality.......hmmm)............but overall, a very nice effort.
Lenser
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I like the look of those rounded balcony corners up top. Hopefully the execution is up to par.
Northern Light
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I don't think I need add any renders to excellent selection offered by @DavidCapizzano but lets add some stats:
Parking Ratio is 0.35
From the Heritage Impact Assessment:
On the landscape Plan:
Somewhat less ideal.
Soil volumes meet minimum standards for most trees, but don't excel.
Sidewalks are indicated as concrete.
No irrigation to be provided.
Parking Ratio is 0.35
From the Heritage Impact Assessment:
On the landscape Plan:
Somewhat less ideal.
Soil volumes meet minimum standards for most trees, but don't excel.
Sidewalks are indicated as concrete.
No irrigation to be provided.
greenleaf
Senior Member
Considering the bridge over the railroad tracks on Strachan, this stretch of Strachan is a travel corridor from the waterfront to Queen Street, especially for bikes and pedestrians. I’m surprised there are townhouses on Strachan and not retail units. Seems like a lost opportunity.
Not a fan of the gray brick at ground level. But overall this seems decent.
Not a fan of the gray brick at ground level. But overall this seems decent.
Northern Light
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Have a closer look at the drawings.
I don't see any brick at ground level.
Looks like a grey vertical siding, and a taupe, faux-wood finish siding/tile inset.