To rework this site would require 90% to be closed off to the public.
It would mean chasing the theater out of there 100%.
If they are going to do it, they better buy the other sites on Yonge St beside it. This will allow a taller tower and something Ryerson needs to look at doing. They should keep retail on 2 floor at least, X floors for class rooms, X floor for office space and X floors for residential. Must be 30 floor tall minimum.
Overall, prefer the thing be torn down and built with parking below grade.
Needs to have a +15 or +30 bridge to the main building just like they are doing for the Student Centre.
If you rebuilt it 100%, the podium could be 8/10 story with 2 towers at opposite corners with one at Victoria/Dundas and the other at Yonge/Gould. I would put the restaurants back in similar to what there is today along with a few more.
X floors of the towers could be lease out as reserve space for future needs. The elevators would have to be design for that higher use down the road.
The roof of the podium could be use as green space/basketball/tennis courts.
Took 15 years to built this sucker and could have the new one up in 5 years after the word "GO" is given.
This would allow TTC to get the north 2nd entrance they needed as well widen part of the northbound platform. TTC "Should" Still look at a south entrance as well.