[greenleaf]

Application: Demolition Folder (DM) Status: Not Started

Location: 3 YORKVILLE AVE
TORONTO ON M4W 1L1

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 152430 DEM 00 DM Accepted Date: May 6, 2015

Project: Mixed Use/Res w Non Res Demolition

Description: Phase 1 - Proposal to demolish existing buildings at 1-9a Yorkville Ave due to unsafe condition caused by partial structural failure of a heritage facade. See Unsafe Order 15 142901 UNS. Convenience address is 1 Yorkville St.

Whoa what the hell?

 

[dougtoronto]

That's terrible news.

 

[Filip]

Application: Demolition Folder (DM) Status: Not Started

Location: 3 YORKVILLE AVE
TORONTO ON M4W 1L1

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 15 152430 DEM 00 DM Accepted Date: May 6, 2015

Project: Mixed Use/Res w Non Res Demolition

Description: Phase 1 - Proposal to demolish existing buildings at 1-9a Yorkville Ave due to unsafe condition caused by partial structural failure of a heritage facade. See Unsafe Order 15 142901 UNS. Convenience address is 1 Yorkville St.

So one facade fails and the whole block has to go down? Mighty convenient...

 

[greenleaf]

I went by the site. The back half of the Frogley Building (Cookbook Store Building) has hoarding covering it along Yorkville where the eastern half of the Yorkville Espresso bar was. You can see behind the hoarding a little bit and it appears okay on the outside, but obviously something is wrong.

After going over there, I highly doubt the whole site will be razed, but then again...

 

[Uptowner]

So one facade fails and the whole block has to go down? Mighty convenient...

I also can't help but wonder if this was a stitch up from the beginning. Is this KWT's ward? If so I'm assuming she would get just as worked up about this as Stollery's. Of course if it turns out that this demo is totally legit then fine....Would be curious to know how much extra might be made off this project if they don't have to save the buildings. Whatever that figure is it would be nice if that were required to be funelled into section 37 funds.

 

[interchange42]

I would hope that if 1Yorkville had to come down, that they would rebuild it.

3 through 9 Yorkville have always been planned for demolition.

42

 

[urbandreamer]

They better rebuild it or else I'll ask Bazis for some cash

 

[interchange42]

Rebuild what though? I haven't been by, so I'm not sure what came down, and that photo doesn't provide any clues.

42

 

[interchange42]

From a few hours ago:

42

 

[cplchanb]

Does anyone know how old those buildings are?
Is there any historical value to them other than being old?

 

[buildup]

The Yorkville frontage is garbage, utter crap. The Yonge Street facades are good and I'm sure will be retained.

 

[cplchanb]

They really shouldve just taken down the facades, demolish and reinstall it on new structures.
Make designing the lower levels much easier and cheaper too

 

[someMidTowner]

July 29th:

 

[FMCS]

Really looking forward to seeing this one rise!

 

[Roundabout]

Last night: