toronto647 said:
THIS PROJECT IS DEAD IN THIS CURRENT MARKET

CRAFT Should have taken the deal offered by the city / province to build a park, now they are left with nothing and high interest payments on the mortgage for the land/air. Good luck to this developer!
Click to expand...
Perfect place to build the convention center!
 
This project could have been our version of Millennium Park in Chicago. Sad that even it it happens it will take decades and be extremely value engineered, smaller and surrounded by Condos. Oh Well.
 
I think that if and 'when and if 'a new convention centre is proposed and built that the 'rail deck' would be the perfect place. Ok there will be quite a few hurdles and I may be using a walker by the time any thing is built however dream the impossible dream!
 
Since Doug is going for the nines with this, someone should suggest to him about levitating said convention centre over the rail corridor here where guests and staff are ferried back and forth by personalized magic carpets and griffins...
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
Since Doug is going for the nines with this, someone should suggest to him about levitating said convention centre over the rail corridor here where guests and staff are ferried back and forth by personalized magic carpets and griffins...
Click to expand...
A new convention centre near Union sounds perfect. Moving walkways are close enough to magic carpets. Also, if the Lower Bathurst is still on the books this would make a great station-oriented development this government keeps talking about.

/eyeroll
 
toronto647 said:
Can you share more info on this? I am out of the loop on this.
Click to expand...
The Premier Doug Ford wants to expand the square footage of the convention center up to 2 million square feet. And I think he's thinking of doing it on the shores of lake Ontario which will cost a good amount of infrastucture cost. So why not cover the railway lands maybe from the Union Station to Bathurst st, or beyond to Liberty Village. Keeping the original beautiful park lands design idea on top of the roof. Of a potential conventions, casino and some parking spot in the middle at about a 2 to 4 storeys building having some atrium light in some places. And below the edge of the parkland thats above facing Front st. Some Commercial, hotel, retail etc could straddle along that street at about 2 to 4 storey below keeping the park at it original size. Maybe a few large towers between the major streets corner. Something like the Eaton Center idea having a park on top would be a win situation for local and tourism alike in my opinion. Not what you see now in renderings too may skyscrapers. Blogger RM Transit suggested having a potential transit hub at the rail lands below between Spadina Ave and Bathurst St. Would compliment this development getting people around etc. Bottom line I would love see a parkland that you can walk etc from the Union Station to the CNE without dealing with vehicles. Would be a great way to achieve while having these entertainment venues etc services below it to access!
 
Mercenary said:
Nothing wrong with a Ferris Wheel. Almost every major city in the world has one and its a major tourist draw. London, Dubai, Singapore to name a few.
Click to expand...
The London Eye is owned by Merlin Entertainment (though was built as a Millennium project which was to be constantly disassembled and reassembled in different cities across the UK on a rotating basis), Singapore Flyer went thought huge embezzlement issues a decade ago and is now owned by Straco, High Roller is owned by Caesars, Ain Dubai is owned by Dubai Holding...

I've got no issue with a private company building one on Toronto's waterfront, but in no way should they receive any public largesse. If they feel they can do it with no government assistance whatsoever, go for it. I highly doubt that's the idea though.
 
Doug will never put it there. He needs to put it on the water because he says we have too much infill (from that tunnel he's building). it all works out in his head...other than who is paying for all this.
 
ProjectEnd said:
The London Eye is owned by Merlin Entertainment (though was built as a Millennium project which was to be constantly disassembled and reassembled in different cities across the UK on a rotating basis), Singapore Flyer went thought huge embezzlement issues a decade ago and is now owned by Straco, High Roller is owned by Caesars, Ain Dubai is owned by Dubai Holding...

I've got no issue with a private company building one on Toronto's waterfront, but in no way should they receive any public largesse. If they feel they can do it with no government assistance whatsoever, go for it. I highly doubt that's the idea though.
Click to expand...
Redpath Wheel at Captain John's Pier, anyone?
 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top