Toronto Central Condos | 138.98m | 46s | Concord Adex | DIALOG

[ProjectEnd]

On a brighter note, at least the storefronts look like they will be okay!

There is no retail planned here.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

There is no retail planned here.

Oh, that wasn't clear from the rendering. So that is just one large lobby entrance spanning the entire streetfront, hmm...

 

[AHK]

Project now purchased and being undertaken by StoreyLiving group - as per their advertisement in today's Globe & Mail Report on Business, page B8 - purchase price of $30,250,000. Ad quotes 41 storeys with 426 units approved, while the Storey Living web page at: http://storeyliving.com/live-with-us/ cites:

The Details
A Storey Living Home designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects
Address: 40 Widmer Street, Toronto, Ontario
Number of homes: 312
Number of Storeys: 41
Status: Design Stage

 

[PMT]

Apparently Neilas has rebranded as Storey Living to focus on the luxury rental market:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/cnw/release.html?rkey=20161122C5488&filter=5599

 

[AHK]

It's happening. Today - April 24, 2017, and demolition is underay:

 

[GenerationLee]

Aww jeez.....I'm gonna miss that row of houses.

 

[Momin]

Update: Days after new rent control legislation was announced, a 426-unit rental project is going ahead at 40 Widmer Street, with a row of handsome Victorian homes now being demolished to make way for the tower.

 

[Euphoria]

So sick of the disregard for the city's heritage by City Council and developers. This is one of the last complete Victorian rows in the area. These fine, well designed buildings will be demolished for another slab. No wonder Europeans turn their noses up at Toronto. No concept of pedestrian scale or character in this city.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Doesn't help that the proposed development looks even more disposable.

AoD

 

[argus]

Unfortunately Widmer was damned after the Scotiabank Theatre used it as the ass-end for its building.

 

[torontologist]

Sad to see these houses go, to be replaced with something so utterly charmless.

Having a sense of place is beneficial to the human psyche. So many new projects, seemingly designed by engineers rather than architects, are robbing us of that. There are far too many developers that lack a sense of pride in this city. Sigh.

 

[christiesplits]

Good God all that terrible spandrel.

If you're going to bulldoze gorgeous Victorian townhomes, atleast replace them with something spectacular. More mediocrity in the Entertainment District.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Heck, even if you're not going to go all "spectacular", at least give us competent...

 

[maestro]

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Good God all that terrible spandrel.

If you're going to bulldoze gorgeous Victorian townhomes, atleast replace them with something spectacular. More mediocrity in the Entertainment District.

I wouldn't call them gorgeous. These are downright utilitarian and commonplace. (like the ET condos) They also look odd and inappropriate to all the glass monoliths that have developed around them. It's just sad the glass monoliths couldn't have advanced design as much as they have in density for a metro of 6 million something. Just a little even. Take a look around. Expecting too much from a rental tower is just setting ones self up for disappointment.

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

This was somehow missed in The 120m List, and has now been added.