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[Midtown Urbanist]

I wonder what they have planned for O'Keefe Lane.

 

[Hamiltonian]

^ I never thought about O'Keefe Lane! They could definitely do something really cool. Now you got me excited for that aspect of the project too!

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I know TheLanewayProject and Ryerson both would want to be involved in bettering O'Keefe Lane, maybe this development could be the catalyst for something finally happening there.

 

[Benito]

The new rendering looks great. The podium at street level isn't just one long glass wall without variation.

 

[ToroTO]

Toronto Life has posted an article on the project, with a different render....

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http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2015/05/01/heres-developer-wants-build-yonge-gerrard/

I like the podium, it is well done by incorporating the differing heights of the retained heritage facades into the levels of the staggered box features that adjoin them.

 

[modernizt]

^ I never thought about O'Keefe Lane! They could definitely do something really cool. Now you got me excited for that aspect of the project too!

Don't get too excited. Remember that servicing for the building has to go somewhere.

I'd much rather servicing happen on the lane than it compromise the Yonge or Gerrard frontages.

 

[interchange42]

I wonder what they have planned for O'Keefe Lane.

Here's the plan for it:

I'll add these and more renderings to the dataBase file shortly, where you'll be able to see them larger.

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[interchange42]

Check out the dataBase now. After clicking on a thumbnail to enlarge the image, click on the larger expand button to see the images at full size.

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[urbandreamer]

It's Quadrangle's best residential tower proposal I've seen so far ... not surprisingly perhaps, since they've been designing it for 3 years now--yes, I got it right afterall.

It's sort of like their take on Op Art meets Art Shoppe.

Yonge & Arty?

Oh and I predict at least half the building will be rentals.

 

[Hamiltonian]

Hm. I wish the storefronts continued all the way down the lane.

 

[College Park]

Hm. I wish the storefronts continued all the way down the lane.

Again, servicing of the condo and remaining small businesses requires some form of utility laneway. It's not like the Victoria Street or Gould street pedestrian-only areas which don't interfere with delivery and garbage pickup.

 

[Stupidandshallow]

Remington’s Men of Steel threatened as Toronto strip clubs die out

Won't somebody please think of the strippers?

Ok, but in all seriousness, it sounds like Remington's has a plan B in the event that they cannot operate as a licensed strip club.

As for this building, how likely is it that two towers will be built? I bet we will end up with just one.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I hope you are wrong, I love the idea of such a high and visible sky bridge. It would be seen from practically any where aura is visible and would be really exciting for the skyline.

 

[Benito]

I hope that the two towers and the bridge make it as well. It gives such a unique profile to this project that will look great opin our skyline.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Preliminary report from the June TEYCC:

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-80583.pdf

AoD