[BobBob]

Pretty sure that's pre-cast concrete.

 

[cassius]

Sorry if this was mentioned already, but Duke's Cycle moved into the location this past Thursday. Haven't had a chance to visit the bike shop yet, but it did look pretty nice in passing on Friday.

 

[junctionist]

Sash windows would've looked more appropriate for the upper floors.

 

[JoeParez]

Pretty sure that's pre-cast concrete.

Well I was on the north side of Queen, so I couldn't get a good look at the stone from up close; the "whiteness" of the stone/concrete makes it look like Indiana Limestone.

 

[androiduk]

Soil testers were on site next door today. Maybe we're looking at something substantial with a deep foundation. Does any one know how deep they have to go to justify soil testing.

 

[drum118]

It show up on Wed, as it wasn't there Tuesday when I walked by the site.

I see the far east building has a tenant and that has taken forever.

It will be interesting to see what gets built there and hope it is one that fills that hole.

 

[ProjectEnd]

It's too bad that this had to be re-designed with such little grace. I like the idea of this rebuilt Dukes but the whole 'history in a cereal box' (e.g. misplaced pilasters) thing really irks me.

 

[egotrippin]

Agreed, this is a case of 'oh hey, these look kinda old-timey' rather than a) creating a faithful replica, or b) doing something truly unique and modern. Sadly they took the easy way out. Hell, even red brick to match the vernacular here would've helped a bit. This looks like infill you'd find in Brampton.