from today's Daily Commercial News, posted with the usual caveat....
FARMERS' MARKET RECONSTRUCTION Proj: 9018360-28
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON PREPARING PLANS
St Lawrence Market North Building, 92 Front St, M5E 1C4
$15,000,000 est
Start: June, 2011 Complete: June, 2012
Note: Preliminary design is ongoing. Owner expects Detailed design and Working drawings will proceed through 2010. Tender for Gen Cont is anticipated early Spring, 2011. Further update January, 2011.
The Ventin Group is the Professional Advisor for this project. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are the joint-venture Architect Thames Wharf Rainville Road London W6 9HA United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) 20 7385 1235 Fax +44 (0) 20 7385 8409
Project: proposed redevelopment of the North building in the St Lawrence Market, the Farmer's market. The project proposes construction of an addition and/or renovation of the existing heritage buildings to provide 62,000 sq ft for the City of Toronto Court Services, including seven Provincial Offences Act court rooms and administrative office functions on floors two to four. The Mezzanine level will be renovated for community space, and space for markets, parties and special events. Retail space such as food related retail, food related businesses; and building amenities are proposed uses on the ground floor Market Hall. The Market Hall and Mezzanine will be highly flexible and spatially divisible depending on the use, as well as highly marketable and rentable. Below the Market Hall, an underground parking garage containing 250 parking spots will service the courts and the wider St. Lawrence Market Complex and neighbourhood. The building will be developed to be an energy efficient green building.
Scope: 12,000 m²; 4 storeys; 3 storeys below grade; parking for 250 cars
Development: New
Category: Government offices; Retail, wholesale services