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Kind of a tight location to build much, unless of course this gets bought and is included................http://www.artisreit.com/office/415-yonge-street/
Toronto Chelsea Green (was 33 Gerrard) | 297.25m | 90s | Great Eagle | a—A
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ADRM
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One can hope.
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Superstar
Yeah, but its nice office space, 200k
...it would have to be replacedmaestro
Senior Member
Wonder if the owner is upzoning to sell.
There is no parking lot portion to this site. The hotel could probably lose a wing at a time though…
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Armour
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I hope we get a quality architect here. HP would be nice.
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dougtoronto
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As far as I'm aware that lot is the site of a new rental building. 43 Gerrard West, if I'm not mistaken.
wopchop
Building Toronto
There is another development occurring right now at that lot.
The lot was previously a public commercial parking lot, not a private lot for Delta Chelsea customers. A lot of people used it during SickKids Research Centre construction.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
I'm really excited about the plan to reconnect Walton Street. Currently the Walton stump is the only section along Yonge that requires vehicular access. Opening up access from Bay (or Gerrard and Elm) would pave the way for Yonge to become fully pedestrianized between Gerrard and Queen. Every business would have access to a back alley or side street for deliveries and garbage pick up.
buildup
Senior Member
I've said before ROCP & Aura is the city's 'biggest' disappointment given the materials at their disposal - an entire block, a pre-existing parkette, and a Deco masterpiece in the former Eatons department store. So it's vital this block to the south be given to a proven architect, maybe someone from outside Toronto,. H&P can't do everything.
Armour
Senior Member
I, too, would like an international architect to design the buildings here, but assuming that the architect is local, HP would be one of my top preferences. I've always wanted to see what Shim-Sutcliffe could come up if they were hired to design tall towers.
steveve
Senior Member
Great to see some concrete news regarding significant redevelopment at this site. The middle peak in our skyline really is beefing up now.
It's going to be unfortunate that one of the only good-looking angles of Aura (from Dundas Square and the south on Yonge) will essentially be removed, along with many of the unobstructed south-views residents have, even on the higher floors.
And while the proposed heights suggest significant density, if the site includes the entire Yonge frontage, we're talking a massive site to build on regardless. Maybe down the road they'll notch the 74s and 80s towers in favour of something like 60s and 85s.
It's going to be unfortunate that one of the only good-looking angles of Aura (from Dundas Square and the south on Yonge) will essentially be removed, along with many of the unobstructed south-views residents have, even on the higher floors.
And while the proposed heights suggest significant density, if the site includes the entire Yonge frontage, we're talking a massive site to build on regardless. Maybe down the road they'll notch the 74s and 80s towers in favour of something like 60s and 85s.
cd concept
Senior Member
I agree the problem with Aura is the curtain wall looks cheap. One deep tone colour would of made the made the building stand out better. Nothing wrong with the shape of the building. At least it doen't look like a box! The podium should of kept in with the same giude lines as the rest of buildings at College Park using slate or stone like the U conduminiums have.
Anyway I was wondering if there's any rendering on the 46 to 80 storey structures ?
Anyway I was wondering if there's any rendering on the 46 to 80 storey structures ?
Gotcha. Thanks gents! Too bad that wasn't included in this proposal. As I mentioned, it would have made great swing space for the hotel. But as was mentioned in another post, I suppose they could knock down the hotel 1 wing at a time, although that may complicate the sub-surface too much.