Northern Light
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This does not read as a big redevelopment coming..........but something is up here......at the site of the legendary Albert's Real Jamaican Foods
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UtakataNoAnnex
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...oh no, not Mr. Albert's! 
AlbertC
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I tried that place around a decade ago and even back then I found it a bit overpriced and on the underwhelming side.
AlbertC
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Application Details
www.toronto.ca
542 - 546 ST CLAIR AVE W
To alter the existing three-storey non-residential building (place of worship) located at 544-546 St. Clair Avenue West, by constructing a four-storey side (east) addition on the adjacent corner lot to the east, municipally known as 542 St. Clair Avenue West. The existing one-storey non-residential building on the corner lot (542 St. Clair Avenue West) will be demolished.
AlbertC
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The design of this new addition at the corner takes inspiration from 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, which is the global headquarters of Chabad:
en.wikipedia.org
770 Eastern Parkway - Wikipedia
junctionist
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The proposed Collegiate Gothic Revival architecture looks to be of high quality. I'm looking forward to this project.
PMT
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Site Plan Approval application submitted:
www.toronto.ca
542-546 ST CLAIR AVE W
Application Details
www.toronto.ca
J Martin
New Member
Chabad are great neighbours, and this project will animate the corner really well.
It's a little sad to see Albert's will be gone, but hopefully he'll simply move to somewhere else in the neighbourhood.
The design is interesting = it's a replica of their founding rebbe's house in the UK. There are many replicas of this house around the world. It will be nice to have one in Toronto!
It's a little sad to see Albert's will be gone, but hopefully he'll simply move to somewhere else in the neighbourhood.
The design is interesting = it's a replica of their founding rebbe's house in the UK. There are many replicas of this house around the world. It will be nice to have one in Toronto!
GenerationLee
Senior Member
Not such a big fan of the glass tumour, that design trend really needs to die off in contemporary architecture, but otherwise, this looks promising.