Westin Harbour Castle (?, ?, ?)

[Skeezix]

I say keep it - but change the entrance, and demo the bunker and replace it with something taller then the current hotel and make it iconic.

So, basically change everything.

 

[Skeezix]

I'm in the obliterate camp, but make it a park/public space instead of yet another building.

Given that the news reports this morning say that the site could fetch up to $400 million, wonder where the money would come from to make it a park/public space and whether that's the most needed investment in this city if we do happen to have $400 million available.

That's a huge amount of money for what would be a relatively small park.

 

[Automation Gallery]

I hope this is what happens to the entire complex:

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Ohh please, no way.....People tend to forget that this is not the eyesore but the residences adjacent to the west

 

[Skeezix]

Ohh please, no way.....People tend to forget that this is not the eyesore but the residences adjacent to the west

No, I know exactly to what I am referring, and the comments above suggest that most others do too. Thanks for assuming we all must be confused, though.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

You mean this streaking pile?

(Google Streetview)

AoD

 

[interchange42]

I'm in the obliterate camp, but make it a park/public space instead of yet another building.

Someone's going to pay $400 million to tear this down and build a park?

EDIT: Oops, Skeezix beat me to it, but I see no reason not to beat this particular horse until I'm sure it's absolutely dead.

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[Automation Gallery]

No, I know exactly to what I am referring, and the comments above suggest that most others do too. Thanks for assuming we all must be confused, though.

This is about the only real estate that can be turned into green space but i doubt it, (considering the purchase price)
.......there will be green space @ York St. and also just east at the LCBO lands

There has always been rumour of a 50s+ tower going up at this location, now with the madness down @ Southcore we might even see a couple tall ones (2x60s+)

 

[Jacob Laponointe]

As a person that uses that stretch of Martin Goodman for running, I say level the whole thing. I think this building is an abomination to the current urban context of the area, especially with the suburban assault vehicles cutting pedestrians off to enter the parkade.

As far as the conference centre, that would be an excellent site for a landmark office/residential or mixed use building. There is a potential to connect the building to Queen Quay Station as well.

 

[Automation Gallery]

You mean this streaking pile?
AoD

Right, that exactly where they are going to build one of the potential three towers

 

[adHominem]

Well, no matter what they do here, I think we can all look forward to at least forty-seven instances of the word "iconic" per page of this thread.

(I'm in the "bulldoze convention centre, build new hotel on that site, bulldoze old hotel, put new retail/restaurants/convention centre on the south side" camp)

 

[torontologist]

*fingers crossed for a Turning Torso redux on the lakefront*

 

[Big Daddy]

I'd have no problems with it being obliterated and replaced with something far more palatable.

...like a park.

Transfer the density to the conference centre.

 

[Automation Gallery]

...like a park.

Transfer the density to the conference centre.

Hahaha, yeah one supertall of 100 storeys/1400 feet,
..the city would have a panic attack and still wouldn't go for the park in exchange

 

[Armour]

A tower could be built adjacent to Queens Quay and park space southward to the lake.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I do not love this building, and it is a prime spot for something a lot more interesting. I don't want to see a park here if I am being honest, sure give it some trees though. The convention centre should go for sure, I can stand the tower (the saucer at the top is at least a bit different) Ideally I'd say tear the whole thing down, get Bjarke Ingels or Herzog and de Meuron to design something. However I realize things are rarely that ideal. I would be concerned that this would end up more generic than it already is.