It's being restored to its original exterior look, as per the renderings.This thing is getting protected?
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I laughed, but it does look good in the renderings when restored!This thing is getting protected?
I kinda roll my eyes at the HCD retention, but on the bright side this does force an interesting look at the street level.
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Coming to Preservation Board: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2020.PB16.8
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Look at the old view and it becomes clearer: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6507...flV1ggOA!2e0!5s20090601T000000!7i13312!8i6656This thing is getting protected?
AlexBozikovic
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Honestly, it doesn’t become clearer. This was a workaday building. The heritage retention (and reconstruction) will create a varied streetscape, agreed.
But if a mediocre 2s 1918 office building by an anonymous architect is heritage, then: what’s not heritage?
someMidTowner
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I wouldn't argue for preservation at all here, was only pointing out that the EIFS-covered Tim's wasn't an accurate representation of what's really there.
evandyk
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It is a basic brick box, albeit built in 1920. If it's heritage, then heritage means nothing more than "old".
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Final Report for this (approval recommended) coming to Sept 16 mtg of TEYCC.
No surprises, except maybe that the Section 37 agreement is TBD and doesn't even have an amount attached to it in the report.
Good summation of changes to the proposal over the years from the report:
No surprises, except maybe that the Section 37 agreement is TBD and doesn't even have an amount attached to it in the report.
Good summation of changes to the proposal over the years from the report:
ushahid
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From the report posted above.
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Approved at TEYCC today with the following Section 37 benefits:
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This report recommends deleting recommendation 5. a.) from the Final Report, dated August 24, 2020, item TE18.6 and replacing with the following recommendation: 5. a. The owner shall provide community benefits having a value of $3,500,000 to be allocated to the following: i. A cash contribution of $1,750,000 towards capital improvements in Toronto Community Housing buildings and/or existing affordable housing units within proximity of the subject site in the Ward, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and ii. A cash contribution of $1,750,000 towards local streetscape, parkland and/or community facilities within proximity of the subject site in the Ward, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; |
Just to be pedantic, Community Councils do not approve reports. They send them to City Council with a recommendation—either for or against (and on rare occasions without recommendation)—for how they believe City Council should vote on it. So, the proposal is a huge step closer to approval, it's just not approved yet.
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I believe this is going to be marketed as The Whitfield
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UtakataNoAnnex
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Hope they're keeping the red elements with that branding...
"It's Whitfield, not Whitefeild, Uta!"
...oh!
"It's Whitfield, not Whitefeild, Uta!"
...oh!