Northern Light said:
Scotia is maintaining its large campus; but it's important to note that there is a lot of sunk $$ there; notwithstanding that, SB offers employee shuttles to the GO Stn/Kennedy that leave pretty much all day, frequently, as well as a dedicated shuttle down to Scotia Plaza as well.

Put another way, it wouldn't get built there from scratch.

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Aviva has left the area, they relocated to 'Downtown Markham'.
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Forgot about that. Markham seems even less accessible a location than the Golden Mile, for what it's worth. The "last mile" so to speak is certainly an issue, I work in the area but drive since access from the GO stations is a pain. An employee shuttle sure is a good deal!

DavidCapizzano said:
Eh even if there was an incentive to locate offices throughout the city, it's a really hard sell to potential employees. Offices located downtown are accessible to employees all over the GTHA, and if employers want workers back in the office they need to make it as easy and appealing as possible - an office that you have to take TTC to after landing at union from a GO trip will turn off a lot of potential talent.

I know a lot of people who have just not bothered to apply for roles they're interested in or qualified for due to the offices being difficult to access via transit.

Sure, developers can build office space, but as Project End stated, it will always be harder to lease and will go for way less than space in the core - there are numerous companies who just won't bother. It doesn't mean there isn't a need for some office space out in the fringes, but realistically it's not going to attract huge companies the way it did in years past.
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Valid points, though there are GO stations prior to Union; Kennedy, Eglinton, Scarborough for instance. I imagine there are lots of people who would rather avoid the congestion of the core and reduced commute time if the connections from the GO stations were better; hopefully once the Crosstown comes online that will help with the issue. There's also the possibility that as areas like the Golden Mile are redeveloped with more residents, there'll be a pool of people who would also want to work there instead of commuting downtown.

It's all a long way away, but I suppose that's the theory behind Downtown Markham and Avila's relocation.
 
The answer I gave here:

10 Concorde Place | 171.49m | 52s | Fengate Properties | Core Architects

Catching up on this having quite a bit of knowledge of the area... Not even close to 5 minute walk (that would get you to the plaza at Wynford). As others have pointed out, it is quite a trek down/uphill to the future LRT stop (10-15 mins). The best transit option in the neighborhood was/is the...
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Applies to this as well, except that this is the first offer on this site, so far as I recall.
 
toronto647 said:
Update from city council meeting's agenda

Does this basically mean that it will be approved pending council approval?

Agenda Item History 2023.CC7.18

Agenda Item History 2023.CC7.18
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…and in fact, Council did vote to accept the settlement (which is no surprise, just recording that fact here).

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The OPA/ZBA application is now in for this block:

www.toronto.ca

Application Details

www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca

@Paclo

@HousingNowTO will want to keep an eye on this one.

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Northern Light said:
The OPA/ZBA application is now in for this block:

www.toronto.ca

Application Details

www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca

@Paclo

@HousingNowTO will want to keep an eye on this one.

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Looks great, exactly the kind of density needed between 2 LRT stops (whenever that opens...), a ton of park space, community areas, and replacement of employment land use.
The City needs to speed up their reviews of these projects along Eglinton so there is a population to support the massive ECLRT investment.
 
Interesting. Not surprising, but the City wanted to keep the south side of Eglinton employment only. We'll see how they deal with this application.
 
innsertnamehere said:
Interesting. Not surprising, but the City wanted to keep the south side of Eglinton employment only. We'll see how they deal with this application.
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They've already settled for residential/mixed-use on the south side at Eglinton Square and at the Piping plant site on the east side of Pharmacy.

I don't see them holding out on anything west of Warden.

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East of Warden is different, primarily for two reasons, the vast Scotiabank campus at Birchmount (5,000 jobs) and Toronto East Detention Centre.
 
The City is undergoing the ReNew Golden Mile EA, in which the Extension of O'Connor Dr will act as the new boundary for employment lands to the south. The properties immediately south of Eglinton should get redevelopment permissions eventually...
EA Study: https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...treet-network-environmental-assessment-study/
innsertnamehere said:
Interesting. Not surprising, but the City wanted to keep the south side of Eglinton employment only. We'll see how they deal with this application.
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HereToLearn said:
The City is undergoing the ReNew Golden Mile EA, in which the Extension of O'Connor Dr will act as the new boundary for employment lands to the south. The properties immediately south of Eglinton should get redevelopment permissions eventually...
EA Study: https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...treet-network-environmental-assessment-study/
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OPA 499 left it as employment lands, with the City's vision being that the lands between the O'Connor extension and Eglinton being redeveloped for office space.

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This was of course never particularly realistic, but it is / was the City's position regardless.
 
Northern Light said:
The OPA/ZBA application is now in for this block:

www.toronto.ca

Application Details

www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca

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Noting that it was filed BEFORE Jan. 1 2025 - when an INCREASE to their "Affordable Housing" requirements would have been triggered by the OPA settlement from 2022...
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-226876.pdf

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