Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
I believe there is a lot of utility work to be done still as well for the development parcels. Many of the lots don't have servicing.
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Transportfan
Senior Member
The sudden transition of Bloor from the city's main east-west street to a more minor arterial at Kipling is so much more noticeable now that it runs straight through.
drum118
Superstar
March 24
Only a small crew on site working on landscaping. A 2nd entrance will be going into the plaza on the east side of the current one, with landscaping for the old and new area east of it to the Beamish street. The new land area between Beamish and Kipling will house at least 3 towers.
Some work was taking place on the south side but not sure what as the crew was standing around.
The road curb on the north side will have to be move out from the plaza to Auckland to match the new Dundas Rd.
More up on site
Only a small crew on site working on landscaping. A 2nd entrance will be going into the plaza on the east side of the current one, with landscaping for the old and new area east of it to the Beamish street. The new land area between Beamish and Kipling will house at least 3 towers.
Some work was taking place on the south side but not sure what as the crew was standing around.
The road curb on the north side will have to be move out from the plaza to Auckland to match the new Dundas Rd.
More up on site
hogdust
New Member
hogdust
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drum118
Superstar
April 29
The Old Dundas is now open to Kipling and hope they place a medium there as a fair number of driver are making an illegal left turn onto Kipling.
The short road between the old Dundas and the New Bloor has been built, but not pave. Lot more sidewalk being built, but not connected at the intersections
Medium being built for centre traffic lights as well at Beamish to stop left turns onto Dundas
Working on rebuilding Bloor St west of Kipling with retaining wall for the plaza as well the Dundas and Dunbloor intersection.
Lot more photos up on site.
The Old Dundas is now open to Kipling and hope they place a medium there as a fair number of driver are making an illegal left turn onto Kipling.
The short road between the old Dundas and the New Bloor has been built, but not pave. Lot more sidewalk being built, but not connected at the intersections
Medium being built for centre traffic lights as well at Beamish to stop left turns onto Dundas
Working on rebuilding Bloor St west of Kipling with retaining wall for the plaza as well the Dundas and Dunbloor intersection.
Lot more photos up on site.
junctionist
Senior Member
I can't believe they actually sprung for ornamental streetlights. It's not the most inspired design, but it looks like they were actually designed as opposed to being purely utilitarian fixtures like the ones on Bloor Street in Yorkville.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The laying of sod (grass, man) will probably happen later in the year. There will probably be a backlog for sod for landscaping projects.
Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
Edllguy
Active Member
^^^ Great pictures!!!
Does the recent Covid 19 economic fallout for the City of Toronto affect the development of these lands going forward?
Does the recent Covid 19 economic fallout for the City of Toronto affect the development of these lands going forward?
rbt
Senior Member
Short answer is Yes but probably not in an obvious way. Developers will take a couple years to figure out what is still selling and any design adjustments necessary.
There are scenarios where everybody leaves the city. If you can live in Whistler BC with a downtown Toronto banker salary; why wouldn't you? I can also see the land being more valuable. If people work from home ~3 days per week, larger units (2 bed + 2 office) may be in demand.
We might even see a move to a shared office space as a condo amenity like the shared exercise and party rooms; buildings without work-from-home accommodations may have less value (like those with 8 foot ceilings).
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crs1026
Superstar
^Keep in mind that a) Tory has promised that Six Points will have a substantial component of “affordable housing” and b) the area is designated as a City Centre, implying some element of mixed use as opposed to “condos, condos, condos” and c) so far, the land is still city-owned.
Between changes in what will sell post- Covid, and the need to reconcile some diverging development goals, I suspect that developing this area will take forever and be hugely controversial.
Or maybe the usual Etobicoke politics will prevail, the developers will set the tune, and the politicians will roll over on city building.
- Paul
Between changes in what will sell post- Covid, and the need to reconcile some diverging development goals, I suspect that developing this area will take forever and be hugely controversial.
Or maybe the usual Etobicoke politics will prevail, the developers will set the tune, and the politicians will roll over on city building.
- Paul
Towered
Superstar
I feel like work has slowed down noticeably on this project...
crs1026
Superstar
The pylons are placed different every time I go through the zone, and I have actually seen workers and equipment at work within the last few days.
- Paul
drum118
Superstar
Dundas is down to a single lane in each direction east of Aukland, that indicates work is about to start on rebuilding the centre road with a medium first, then do the curb lane.
Fail to shot it while shooting the other sites, will take a look later on this week as to what new.
They were installing the planter edges on the south side and there are trees there to be planted in the planters.
Fail to shot it while shooting the other sites, will take a look later on this week as to what new.
They were installing the planter edges on the south side and there are trees there to be planted in the planters.