Toronto Mirvish Village (Honest Ed's Redevelopment) | 85.04m | 26s | Westbank | Henriquez Partners

[Red Mars]

Dec 21, 2021

 

[Ciarlandini]

A couple photos from the 23rd:

 

[Rascacielo]

Last post of the year. Happy New Year everyone!

 

[Banana78]

My final picture post of the year of this Mirvish village highrise project. Happy New Year!

 

[AlbertC]

Jan 1, 2022

 

[The Preservationist]

I'm finding as construction advances this just keeps getting better.

 

[Bjays92]

This really does look very good.

Also blows my mind a little bit how much these stand out and tower above everything else around despite not being all that tall.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

 

[daptive]

This project looks way taller than it actually is cause Bloor St is criminally underdeveloped; especially as a major street with a subway line underneath.

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[ADRM]

And third’s a charm:

 

[Rascacielo]

This project looks way taller than it actually is cause Bloor St is criminally underdeveloped; especially as a major street with a subway line underneath.

Yes, and then they whine about skyscraping condos sprouting out everywhere in Toronto! If the city allowed 6-8 storey residential buildings all along Bloor / Danforth from Scarborough to Etobicoke (following the subway line), developers wouldn’t need to build 40-60 storey condos on every street where they’re allowed, would they?

 

[junctionist]

Yes, and then they whine about skyscraping condos sprouting out everywhere in Toronto! If the city allowed 6-8 storey residential buildings all along Bloor / Danforth from Scarborough to Etobicoke (following the subway line), developers wouldn’t need to build 40-60 storey condos on every street where they’re allowed, would they?

You would have to cover much of the city with 4-8 storey condos and apartments to avoid high-rise buildings in general. I have to say that I enjoy Bloor Street West's character of narrow low-rise density west of Bathurst with narrow storefronts and a great deal of variety in terms of buildings. Narrow infill buildings of 6-8 storeys would probably fit in fine and make the street more interesting, though.

 

[Rascacielo]

You would have to cover much of the city with 4-8 storey condos and apartments to avoid high-rise buildings in general. I have to say that I enjoy Bloor Street West's character of narrow low-rise density west of Bathurst with narrow storefronts and a great deal of variety in terms of buildings. Narrow infill buildings of 6-8 storeys would probably fit in fine and make the street more interesting, though.

Of course there will be high-rise buildings in a city the size of Toronto! And as per my handle (Spanish for skyscrapers), I obviously don't mind that there are so many of them here (quality is a different issue). It's all the NIMBYs that are bemoaning the 'Manhattanization' of Toronto while at the same time opposing proposals such as the 4-storey Dale Avenue condo in Rosedale. The alternatives would be to build subdivisions on the greenbelt and more highways to connect them to the city (I suspect they will not like that either) or perhaps let's discuss the elephant in the room, ie. limiting population growth, including immigration.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

You know that Cristy Park spot is great place to asses what's being built around town...as it's a fairly unobstructed view from to the south, east and core of the city. So it's not surprising seeing Mirvish Village sprouting up there like it is in its full glory. And for what that's worth.