Toronto Waterworks Building Redevelopment | 47.55m | 13s | MOD Developments | Diamond Schmitt

[ProjectEnd]

Right, and that is where I agree with you. The City could very much have adopted a quid pro quo where if tangible community benefits were provided, more density could be achieved. The bonus density would be tied directly to the value or size of the benefit in question. It's how we arrived with the current state of things - TIFF Lightbox with the Festival Tower. However, instead of seeing that as a model to be emulated, the City saw (and very much still sees) it as a mistake to be avoided. You can't put a community centre or a food hall on every site (eg. 357 King), but you certainly could have integrated a variety of uses on larger ones (87 Peter, Cinema Tower, etc.), in exchange for height bonuses and / or quicker approvals.

 

[kozak]

July 14, 2021.

 

[thecharioteer]

Sunset from the roof garden:

 

[concrete_and_light]

Wow, the view east to the Entertainment District grey tabletop may be bad, but this view south to The Well is incredible. The Well really is on a different level than almost everything else in sight. And KING Toronto will add to this view even more in the future!

 

[karledice]

Sunset from the roof garden:

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Is this someone's unit patio or the common space?
The view is INCREDIBLE

 

[kozak]

Waterworks from Richmond Street. July 28, 2021.

 

[irishboy]

taken today.

 

[AlbertC]

From MOD's website:

Waterworks - MOD Developments

moddevelopments.com

 

[Towered]

From MOD's website:

Waterworks - MOD Developments

moddevelopments.com

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Wow! Pure class. I can't wait to linger in this space...

 

[thecharioteer]

Is this someone's unit patio or the common space?
The view is INCREDIBLE

Common space.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Park work ongoing:

LINK

 

[innsertnamehere]

and hallelujah at that. This area is going to be such a gem once the hotel opens and the food hall finishes up.

 

[thecharioteer]

One of the rare times the "Now" looks better than the "Then".

 

[AlbertC]

Not quite that far back, but I grew up walking past this building a lot in the 90s as my mother had a work studio in the area. Definitely agree that the building and surrounding area in its current and future form is more urban inviting.

 

[bilked]