Toronto Warden Station Redevelopment | 13.11m | 2s | TTC | SAI

[turini2]

Finally, in narrower terms, looking at the discussion by @turini2 ; You have lots of complex issues with being more ambitious; budget is among them for everyone. Building over another asset adds costs to asset number one, whose paying? The lawyers need to sort out strata issues. (The TTC still owns the bus terminal, but would now share certain infrastructure in common with any building over the top........that does make for complications.

To be clear, I'm all in favour of more civic ambition, but it requires the budget, staff hired for ambition, and who are encouraged to be bold and excel, and it requires lead time, lots of it. It can and should be done.........but it often isn't.

Oh yeah, it's just disappointing when this happens. Same with the "unwillingness to spend a little extra money now to save money in the future" and when value engineering goes too far...

 

[Northern Light]

@Paclo this one's status should be 'under construction'.

Photos taken September 2nd, 2024:

Not much evidence of work inside except for hoarding, both for the back side of the photo above, and where the elevators are going from platform to concourse.

There was this work on the platform itself, not sure what this was about......

 

[pesto]

September 30

 

[Richard White]

Stores are starting to close at Warden in the Bus Bays.

This tracks with the previously noted timeline for the bus bay closures.

 

[Richard White]

*UPDATE*

The Dry Cleaner is now closing as well.

No signs up yet but I suspect that Bakery and Cafe on the go will also close soon.

 

[AlbertC]

Flirtation Plus will go down in the history books of quirky Toronto retail past, along with the likes of Kleen Air Shoes, etc

 

[enter username]