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didn't they just repave that parking lot last summer?
and what's up with that weird art thing just south of the site in the design picture (and across the street where Ryerson actually is)
 
Solaris said:
I could be wrong ... but if memory serves me correctly that "Two City Hall" registration website may have been up for quite a while ?
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I'm not sure when it was put up, but the rest of Diamante Development's website seems up to date, and Hariri Pontarini's has just been redone, and it is mentioned casually at both, so, who knows. Maybe the twocityhall website is just to test the waters for interest. With Diamante getting into the construction phase of The Florian, they'll be wanting to get into the planning for their next project.

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3Dementia said:
I wonder if this will be held up due to the "view" issues from NPS that the previous incarnation faced.
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This seems to me the most logical explanation for the design change. Item (b) under issues to be resolved calls for the protection of the view to City Hall from the south. The new design appears to pull the western facade of the building away from the centre of the site. With the older design, the building might have been visible in the gap between the City Hall towers from NPS.
 
corridor_dweller said:
This seems to me the most logical explanation for the design change. Item (b) under issues to be resolved calls for the protection of the view to City Hall from the south. The new design appears to pull the western facade of the building away from the centre of the site. With the older design, the building might have been visible in the gap between the City Hall towers from NPS.
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Is this building not proposed north of the City Hall.What does the view from the south have to do with it?
 
How is the builder (Diamante) in terms of quality/finishes in their buildings?

How was One City Hall (interior finishes, floor plan design, etc...)?
 
I'm all for 2 City Hall if it hides the ugly Metropolitan and former Colony Hotel. It's a shame to think that those two buildings are on half of Toronto's postcards.
 
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mjl08 said:
I'm all for 2 City Hall if it hides the ugly Metropolitan and former Colony Hotel. It's a shame to think that those two buildings are on half of Toronto's postcards.
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Just noticed this...

MEDIA RELEASE
18 March 2009
Concert Acquires Significant Rental Development Site in Downtown Toronto, Ontario

Vancouver, BC, Canada – Concert is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant development site in the heart of Toronto’s downtown core.

Located on the southwest corner of Bay Street and Dundas Street West, the 0.8 acre land parcel, currently a commercial parking lot, is exceptionally suited for a highrise multi-family rental development.

Approved for a 26-storey tower, the proposed development will accommodate approximately 330,000 square feet with 448 rental units and premiere retail at grade.

“Toronto continues to be one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and as a result, is experiencing a growing demand for rental housing,†said Brian McCauley, Executive Vice President, Concert Properties. “With 20 years as a market leader in rental development, Concert sees this site as an exceptional and rarely available opportunity to build a new rental project in the heart of the City of Toronto.â€

Concert has completed three highrise rental housing projects in the Toronto marketplace including Jazz in downtown Toronto, Prelude in North York and Serrano at Village Gate West in Etobicoke. The company also recently completed Tapestry at Village Gate West, a 168-suite rental seniors living community. This acquisition at Bay and Dundas Street West represents the ninth residential development site in Concert’s growing Ontario portfolio and further strengthens the company’s reputation as a leader in the development of assured multi-family rental housing.

About Concert Properties Concert is an award-winning diversified real estate enterprise involved in developing and acquiring commercial and industrial properties, rental housing, multi-family condominium housing, seniors living communities, and resort developments in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
 
Good catch!

I really didn't see how they would possibly manage to pull off a 40+ story building on this site.

But eek ... the builders behind Jazz ? At least we know this one will be going through sooner then later seeing that it's rental only.
 
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