Toronto Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

[AlvinofDiaspar]

My parents immigrated to Toronto in the early 60's and were somewhat horrified by it at the time and did not intend to stay.

And yet they did, and you're here. Toronto is an odd place.

AoD

 

[AlbertC]

My parents fully settled in Canada back in 1992, and first lived in Aylmer, Quebec. They had the option to either move to Buckingham (Quebec) or Toronto. The rest is history.

 

[Transportfan]

So still no news on the project itself?

 

[400WellingtonGuy]

I have to say this is the most depressing project development in this City. So much promise, so little delivery.

 

[Towered]

Don't worry guys, details are feverishly being worked on behind the scenes...

For the last 5 years.

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Mirvishly being worked on

 

[Transportfan]

I have to say this is the most depressing project development in this City. So much promise, so little delivery.

Especially since it was sold to Great Gulf, which got everyone's hopes up but still led nowhere.

 

[3Dementia]

^ yes the Great Gulf sale was big news and am suprised how quiet the room is. A bit worried, though I trust GG, that a faux Gehry is not being re-engineered.

But business decisions are often unpleasant. If my unfounded paranoid worries are ... unfounded... look forward to some overdue news.

But GG would move directly to my shit-list if they don't take on this (challenging/iconic) project as designed.

 

[3Dementia]

Time for a deep-dive from UT on this (have enough creds that GG may reply). Best UT detectives should be assigned ;-)

 

[TheSix]

I trusted Great Gulf. Until I saw Yonge & Rich...

 

[Ramako]

Patience...

 

[ushahid]

GG didnt hire starchitect to design Yonge Rich Condos. Gehry is working on these condos. i believe we will hear something within few months(4-5 months). please have patience.

 

[WeirdFishes]

GG didnt hire starchitect to design Yonge Rich Condos. Gehry is working on these condos. i believe we will hear something within few months(4-5 months). please have patience.

Good point. Great Gulf has a lot of experience working with starchitects, just look at their many past examples....

 

[smably]

Didn't GG apply to the city to increase the overall height due to the increased floor-to-floor height as a result of the luxury placement of the units here? As far as I know, there haven't been any updates from the city on that change, so it's not surprising that there's no visible progress. The wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly...

 

[Mercenary]

Is GG even qualified to construct a development like this?

Most of the time they construct cookie cutter condos. This requires finesse, tradecraft, and delicacy to make it come to fruition and I doubt they have the know how to do this.

Maybe that's why it's taking so long.