[kotsy]

Thanks again Kotsy, always get excited when I see you have posted pics of the OL project!

My pleasure! Progress is happening so fast, making me more and more interested. I'm also getting a lot of exercise from biking to different stations.

 

[flonicky]

View from the east:

With the colourful supports removed, it's clear how bleak this place is going to be:

One good thing about this project is that they didn't include a small sewer pipe to drop poop on pedestrians as they walk by and under. I think it's great that pedestrians are given such consideration!

All in all, it's just another pre-formed concrete panel in the wall.

 

[CapitalSeven]

That's Ontario infrastructure all right, bleak. Trillium SSR.

 

[kotsy]

East Harbour Station & Eastern Bridge update from today

 

[mondomarco]

Anybody know why the wall curves up and is that much higher in the bend? I wonder if it’s a crash protection element? Also I do think there is some planned lighting and other design elements that should help to improve the interest level here but unsure if that only is taking place at Queen and North of Queen given there isn’t as big a community push for what is presently a heavily commercial zone. I haven’t seen renderings of eastern ave anywhere but lots of Queen and the new station and surrounding parks at Queen and above…

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...likely the angle where a train can be most volatile if it suddenly derails?

 

[kev1n1m]

Anybody know why the wall curves up and is that much higher in the bend? I wonder if it’s a crash protection element? Also I do think there is some planned lighting and other design elements that should help to improve the interest level here but unsure if that only is taking place at Queen and North of Queen given there isn’t as big a community push for what is presently a heavily commercial zone. I haven’t seen renderings of eastern ave anywhere but lots of Queen and the new station and surrounding parks at Queen and above…

The rendering shows it as a barrier next to the track opposite of the platforms. Not sure what purpose that would serve? Sound?

 

[kotsy]

Demolition of the 2nd half of the bridge is happening in 4 weeks

 

[kotsy]

The 2nd half of the Eastern bridge is 2 weeks out from demolition.

East Harbour Transit Hub site:

 

[mcbg1]

Will any buildings actually be built (offices or residential) by the time the station opens?

 

[ProjectEnd]

Will any buildings actually be built (offices or residential) by the time the station opens?

Nope.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...I think pigs would have evolved wings to fly by the time those ever get built. /sigh

 

[DSCToronto]

Will any buildings actually be built (offices or residential) by the time the station opens?

Since there is no sign of any buildings starting (or even approved) and building the second half of the bridge is a fairly speedy procedure based on the first half, I think it is clear that the answer is 'no'. Though the bridge and the tracks will be finished fairly soon, building the actual station may not happen until the buildings are (at least) close to being inhabited but the space for it will exist fairly soon.

 

[rdaner]

There are a number of projects near here but not adjacent that are likely to kick off soon. For example the building at Broadview/Eastern as well as several smaller builds along side streets.

 

[xmyth_]

I feel like if the sole purpose officer is gone the way of the dodo, then the multi-purpose tower/condos-on-a-mall approach are the way to go. In which case, this should be prime for a self contained work/live/play community