I don't think that plan was too serious, it was more of a justification to build the Lakeshore tunnel under Union I think.
 
The Well's plan for a "park" south of Front is not to cantilever it over the tracks, so much as it is to cantilever a sidewalk over the embankment, along with a sitting area. The big deal here is to connect a ramp linking to the Puente de Luz from the east to this cantilevered sidewalk, and no matter what Metrolinx intends to do at Bathurst, something like that should not be an issue.

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Southcore said:
Agreed. Its bad enough that some of the local business community wanted to called the area around Thor Espresso/GotStyle/Thompson Hotel 'NoLa' (North of Lakeshore), thankfully that didn't stick.
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NoLa, hmm, north..... of.... lakeshore. Well let's see - that would be... Toronto.

Creative genius came up with that one.
 
Another way to think of the name is the traditional drinking 'well' as a centre of a community, a gathering place, etc. So The Well touches upon the location, as well as some abstract concept of being the centre of a new community. Am I reading too much into this?
 
atodaso said:
One small revision - NoMoreCrapCondos - the other No's in your list are just fine.
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I honestly don't know what people have problems with grocery stores like Loblaws and nofrills. Where do people supposed to buy grocery?
 
Well, contemporary urbanists in favour of density would suggest that a successful neighbourhood would have what its predecessors always had in decades gone by, before the advent of fast food and giant chains - namely, excellent independent green grocers, butchers, cheese shops, bakeries, and coffee shops. If you're fortunate enough to be in a 'hood which offers those, all in a tight area that's plenty walkable, you'll find at least a certain contingent who would prefer that over going to Loblaws or Price Chopper or what have you. It's important to offer both big chain grocery stores and a suite of alternative indie local vendors.
 
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Proposed seven mixed use buildings with approximately 288,225 square metres of gross floor area including 98,260 square metres of office space, 52922 square metres of retail space and 137,042 square metres of residential space. All seven building will house at least two uses, with some buildings along Front Street West (Building 4, 5 and 6 housing all three uses.

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OPA & Rezoning 14 116571 STE 20 OZ Feb 12, 2014 Under Review
 
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