Toronto Hyatt House Downtown Toronto | 44.81m | 15s | Manga | Sweeny &Co

[smably]

It could be developed as part of a redevelopment of or addition to the 174 Spadina though, I imagine? If they decided to redevelop their site or add on to the existing building.

The area could also be adapted in the future for different uses as well, such as a patio space for a restaurant or cafe if they adapted the building to support that kind of use, or an area for food trucks or a landscaped amenity space for the adjacent building. It will also maintain some visibility of the nice old warehouse architecture and windows of 174 Spadina, so all in all I don't mind having a small gap in the streetwall here.

True, this could be a lovely parkette or patio area, assuming that 174 is willing to part with their parking.

 

[NY99]

Too small to meet the city's requirements for loading and servicing.

That’s absolutely ludicrous. Small sites like this are developed all the time in places like Japan (hell, once upon a time they could be developed in Toronto!)

What reasoning does the city possibly have to impose such requirements?

 

[innsertnamehere]

Any building with over 30 residential units needs a dedicated loading space in Toronto and that loading space requires vehicles to turn around on site - they can't pull in and back out onto the street.

Makes tight sites very challenging, unless you can do less than 30 units.

Honestly the remaining parking lot is so small it could probably be developed with a 29 unit building and still achieve a fairly reasonable density.

I also believe the adjacent lot is associated with the adjacent heritage building, any redevelopment would likely include the larger site with the heritage facade retained.

 

[Northern Light]

Site Plan Approval submitted for this one:

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

 

[artyboy123]

New renderings are updated in the database!

The two buildings remain at 15 & 15 storeys. The building's heights changed from 44. 81m & 44.00m to 44.81m & 41.45m. The total hotel unit count increased from 248 units to 250 units. Lastly, the total parking spaces changed from 30 parking to 31 parking.

The renderings are taken from the architectural plan via Site Plan Approval:

 

[AnnetteMeetsJane]

Bummer! I hoped for something that reflected the red brick buildings in the area. This is so grey and generic.

And all the trees are to be lost which breaks the line between the road and sidewalk which runs all the way up the west side of the avenue I think.
AmJ

 

[AlbertC]

Listed on Manga's website as "Hyatt House":

Manga Hotels - Hotel Properties

The Manga Hotels Group operates 18 properties and represent a cross section of brands. These are located across Canada and the U.S. and are affiliated with prestigious brands such as Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental Hotel Group and Hyatt.

mangahotels.com

 

[AnnetteMeetsJane]

Some activity on site - this morning View from Cameron St. looking towards E to Spadina Ave.

 

[AHK]

Well, it has been a while, since August 4, 2022 since the last update, and we now have some further action. Ground sampling rig active on the site.

 

[AlbertC]

A bit behind their "late 2022" targeted start which was forecasted back in this June 2021 article (below). But still positive to see gears are in motion for this.

Manga Hotels keeps faith in hospitality, and downtown Toronto

Manga Hotels is in the early stages of its most ambitious growth phase, with one downtown Toronto property under construction and four more hotels planned. “We have faith in the city and have a long-term view,” company president and chief

renx.ca

 

[ProjectEnd]

Shoring machine on site:

 

[innsertnamehere]

That looks more like a soil testing machine no? Maybe I’m looking at it wrong.

 

[ProjectEnd]

I think you're right, @innsertnamehere I was going by on the streetcar and couldn't discern.

 

[AlbertC]

Yeah, that looks like a soil sampling rig instead of a shoring one.

 

[Northern Light]

No permits issued here yet.

Shoring not even applied for yet.