Trinity District at Lakeview (Trinity/Rio Can, Retail Box/Condo, 2s, Greenberg Farrow) COMPLETE

[waterloowarrior]

OMB decision http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/pl120944-Nov-13-2013.pdf

Now 14/8 floors according to the OMB decision

I always like reading Denhez decisions.

 

[Kraylin]

They have started construction for the pumping station on site.

 

[Jasonzed]

The entire site has now been cleared.

 

[Kraylin]

The entire site has now been cleared.

awesome! too bad i missed the demolition but its great to see this project underway!

 

[Jasonzed]

 

[Transportfan]

Under construction already? I didn't think this was even in sales yet.

 

[Jasonzed]

Under construction already? I didn't think this was even in sales yet.

I believe it's just the retail/commercial portion that's under construction.

 

[interchange42]

That's correct. Here's hoping for something better here than at the Stockyards… but the renderings don't have me hopeful.

http://www.trinity-group.com/proper...-centres/mississauga-on/lakeshore-at-cawthra/

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[Jasonzed]

I checked-out the Stockyards. I'm now depressed.

 

[Tuscani01]

This looks WAY better than the Stockyards. You don't have to navigate mazes of escalators here, and it looks like there will be a lot of retail frontage on Lakeshore.

It's too bad the residential portion couldn't be better integrated.

 

[junctionist]

The Stockyards was an important step up from generic big-box retail centres with acres of surface parking. It could have used some residential density, but it took the wasteful surface parking lot out of the equation. It also refocused the big-box retail on pedestrian-friendly streets, including St. Clair Avenue West itself. For the first time, people in the area could step off a streetcar and walk directly to storefront retail. This development might be the next step in the evolution of big box shopping from wasteful and car-oriented sprawl to practical and compact mixed-use development.

 

[Edward Skira]

The renderings

 

[condovo]

Ugh

 

[Amare]

To be honest, this looks like it will be even worse than Stockyards. The retail may be put together a little better, but combined with the residential this will be a messy one.

 

[Kraylin]

Seeing as the picture is right on Trinity's own website I assume it is accurate... Walmart is going in here? I personally attended several of the community/council meetings pertaining to this development and out of all the good/bad comments I heard that are so typical to this type of project, the one huge resounding concern I remember, No Big Box Stores...