Toronto The Castle | 55.38m | 11s | Allied | Sweeny &Co

[Northern Light]

Looking at the landscape plans, I'm not particularly keen on the the street edge treatment:

Concrete sidewalks up to the curb with decorative pavers apparently stopping at the property line.

Not cohesive.

Pick a sidewalk treatment and stick to it; in this case, pavers are particularly superior, if the right ones are chosen, to highlight the heritage feel.

 

[ProjectEnd]

City rarely allows non-standard sidewalk treatment for maintenance, hence everything *but* the sidewalk being unique here.

 

[Northern Light]

City rarely allows non-standard sidewalk treatment for maintenance, hence everything *but* the sidewalk being unique here.

The City should get a swift kick on that; and maybe I'll give it a try.....

What should happen here, is that the City should agree to at-cost reimbursement for sidewalk maintenance with Allied and just have Allied maintain it to an agreed standard.

We'd get a better sidewalk, likely better maintained for the same or less $$

*alternatively, the City should work with Allied to pick a paving finish that's nice, and complimentary and already in the City's inventory, for ease of maintenance*

 

[UpperAvenue]

I would almost prefer it if the atrium wasn't enclosed and that people would access the elevators through 8 Pardee, the unassuming single story heritage structure on the east side. Then you could add retail facing the courtyard, maybe opening up a pedestrian pathway midway through 53 Fraser too. I'd also like to see the Liberty frontage used for retail/restaurant/cafe.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Allied's intent here is to replicate the 'big room' feel of the atrium at QRC West, hence the glassing in.

 

[jvargas]

Has this project started?

 

[Northern Light]

This one is the subject of a favourable Heritage Designation Report going to next week's Preservation Board:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/pb/bgrd/backgroundfile-234879.pdf

 

[Northern Light]

As is often the case, the report above was in furtherance of a Decision Report, Approval Recommended to the next meeting of TEYCC:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-235376.pdf

From the above:

 

[ProjectEnd]

And now it'll go on hold for a decade while the office market sorts itself out. C'est la vie.

 

[Towered]

And now it'll go on hold for a decade while the office market sorts itself out. C'est la vie.

Next you'll tell me that the Hub won't be starting any time soon either!!

 

[rdaner]

I know that the overall vacancy rate is fairly high but what is the rate for the Liberty Village sub market or for this style of building?