[ferusian]

ZBA application submitted:

Development Applications

Project description:

Zoning by-law amendment to facilitate the development of a 41-storey mixed-use building having a residential gross floor area of 31,618 square metres, and a non-residential gross floor area of 1410.0 square metres. A total of 470 residential dwelling units are proposed.

 

[AlbertC]

Pretty significant changes along the horizon for the John & Richmond area with this project, the RioCan Hall redevelopment, and the land just to the east. In my mind, this intersection will always be Scotia Bank theatre, Indigo (Michael's store later on), and the Ballroom. So it'll be interesting to see it evolve in the upcoming decade or so.

 

[concrete_and_light]

This entire area will be fully redeveloped but the Hooters in a dilapidated shack will outlive us all.

 

[AlbertC]

This entire area will be fully redeveloped but the Hooters in a dilapidated shack will outlive us all.

It's heritage status is seemingly undeniable.

 

[YIMBY519]

This entire area will be fully redeveloped but the Hooters in a dilapidated shack will outlive us all.

It doesn't help when their neighbour Active Green Ross are real buzzkills when it comes to selling land.

 

[ProjectEnd]

This entire area will be fully redeveloped but the Hooters in a dilapidated shack will outlive us all.

Current owner has no intention of selling. It'll be a single storey pavilion building (Hooters or not) for some time yet.

 

[Northern Light]

Current owner has no intention of selling. It'll be a single storey pavilion building (Hooters or not) for some time yet.

How odd.

I have no idea how much business that location does, but I'm told a typical one nets ~300k per year.

On that basis 20 years of profit is worth a lot less than the land, and the latter (cashing out) is much lower risk, with no add-on investment to speak of).

 

[ProjectEnd]

He doesn't think like a traditional owner / seller. Not much more I can say, but he's a very irregular personality.

 

[ADRM]

He doesn't think like a traditional owner / seller. Not much more I can say, but he's a very irregular personality.

Sounds like a real hoot.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

aA

 

[ADRM]

I mean, clean and simple, sure, but I’m getting quite tired of the sterility of most of aA’s recent podiums. And same goes for the frosted glass balcony guards, for that matter.

 

[ProjectEnd]

A shorter 80 Bloor West. Fine by me! Let's gooooooooo!

 

[DavidCapizzano]

Carry the terra cotta all the way up the tower you cowards!

 

[GenerationLee]

It's not ugly...but it's sure as hell not the prettiest thing around. Looks cookie cutter to me....bland if you will.

 

[Northern Light]

aA

Nope!

Here's why:

The towers are dull as dishwater.

The terra cotta vertical section on the south podium is the highlight, and this thing would look much better if that carried up the tower in one form or another, as noted by @DavidCapizzano

Also, the retail/grade-level isn't right.

Plus, the relationship to the new park is terrible.

I want patios facing the park!

One more snip, this design will block a lot of western sun from the new 100M worth of land park...

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Side note:

This reads as 2 distinct towers to me, yet has no separation distance. The render definitely shows as last some 'facing' windows on the south tower. Are there none on the north component? How's that working?