Contra
Senior Member
That's not really how it works...
Toronto Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners
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stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
Back back back again 
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
This rubbish is why you went back 6 pages to bump a thread?
buildup
Senior Member
That's right Sherlock. No-one else is confused. When the most important residential project in TO history regularly goes silent for extended periods, that alone is worth commenting on. I'm happy to provide personal explanations to you as required. Wit us now?
old boy
Senior Member
It's cruel and unusual punishment to keep this thread going with the occasional bump. Let this go until there's a positive announcement, and then we can start salivating all over again.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
I mean - here's your previous post on this thread prior to your complaint this week of nothing happening. From December .....
A complaint about nothing happening.
These Sherlock skills are pretty great.
A complaint about nothing happening.
These Sherlock skills are pretty great.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
One thing i know from having Great Gulf here,
is when i see that first pile driver on site it will get built for sure...unlike other proposed fantasy projects that people are drooling about
is when i see that first pile driver on site it will get built for sure...unlike other proposed fantasy projects that people are drooling about
AHK
Senior Member
Sorry to say that you are going to be looking at a very, very long wait to see a pile driver here. With the density in this area - there are many city services under the abutting and adjoining area streets that would be very susceptible to vibration damage. There is the TTC service on King Street as well as many surrounding area legacy post and beam wood frame structures. No way the City would allow pile driver based retention walls for this excavation.
Now shoring machines would be another matter. And even conventional shoring machines may have their limitations for this site - as was pointed out by Keys with respect to the shoring around the Concord Canada House site ' TTC is usually sensitive about streetcar ROW's, so that may be a factor as well. They're probably using a caisson wall on that side'. (Page 84, Post 1247 https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...-233m-69s-concord-adex-ibi-group.6394/page-84)
Mercenary
Active Member
This project was first announced in 2012, it's now 2019. It's taking an usually long time to get this going.
Ramako
Moderator
It's an unusual project.
rbt
Senior Member
Lots of land owners upzone to increase the price of land before a sale; it's often slow because they don't really care how long it takes (just the cost). This was an unusually public upzoning.
The real process with purpose to develop started October 2017.
buildup
Senior Member
I knew you'd catch on Sherlock. That is the very point!! Dec was 4 months ago. If there are no whispers or signs of activity I will say the same thing in August. Meanwhile some little guy everyone rooted against called Mizrahi, against all odds and real financing challenges is pouring concrete in 1/2 the time.
friendlyfuture
New Member
Is this the correct place to post this? Scaffolding on the King/John building.
SkyCloudJC
New Member
I'm not sure if this is related to the Mirvish+Gehry project, it should be the heritage renovation project on 322 King St W? But it's good to know they are making progress
322 KING WEST
322 KING WEST WHITEWEAR BUILDING Status: Construction started October 2018Project Type: Heritage Renovation and ConversionRole: Development...
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Pwigie
New Member
So how many of the beautiful old office buildings are they tearing down for this project?