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/\ Making the 'tear down the old 4 Seasons' proposal that much more rediculous...
Evan
Active Member
This reminds me.. Any news on the status of the recladding of the black modernist building across the street? The Finlayson project??
buildup
Senior Member
I think somone here said it had been cancelled or applic withdrawn.
Filip
Senior Member
Cancelled.
casaguy
Senior Member
Taken from Queen's Park & Hoskin this morning.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
sweet! suddenly this thing is significant on the skyline...
Evan
Active Member
Too bad. Little projects like this would be catalysts in transforming Bloor St. into a 24hr district. However, Architecturally I like that like black modernist building the way it is. Sleek and honest.
-Evan
Filip
Senior Member
I didn't even know how they'd go ahead with that conversion! The retail portion was way too ambitious. First of all they'd have to kick out the Versaille Bijouterie (I really don't know how that would happen) and then Cole Haan (which had just extended their lease).
Regardless of that, the office portion of that building was/is empty.
Regardless of that, the office portion of that building was/is empty.
urbandreamer
recession proof
2 July 2008 from Bloor St West
taal
Senior Member
Who's leasing it out though?
I was looking for a lot of the properties for lease in the area and I didn't find any that had a lot of vacancy.
I was looking for a lot of the properties for lease in the area and I didn't find any that had a lot of vacancy.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
July 11th update
adma
Superstar
BTW that legardemain of skeletal steel is a real "where'd that come from?" eye-popper when seen from out Benvenuto way at the top of the Avenue Rd hill.
Reminded me of that ironworkers' union skeleton SE of Six Points (one of the great unsung minor Toronto landmarks)
Reminded me of that ironworkers' union skeleton SE of Six Points (one of the great unsung minor Toronto landmarks)
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
another contextual shot posted by Taller, Better at SSC on July 5th: (from Robarts Library)
whatever
Senior Member
That's a training structure that previously existed at the Casa Loma campus of George Brown College. It was moved to the current location when the Ironworkers bought the land for a new hall, and it's still used for training purposes. It's probably been disassembled and rebuilt more times than any other structure in the city.