Automation Gallery said:
Makes sense (air rights)...to have development over top and developers pitch in to these expensive projects, same goes for the Mondelez site nearby
and the new GO station at Front + Spadina,
was that not the complain with building the high profile Eglinton LRT line where most stations @ major intersections were proposed to be 1 storey structures
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Wonder if RER is going to be funded like this.
 
True, RER will be expensive and real estate deals will not fund it entirely. But they can help. To paraphrase (and minimize) the late Senator Everett Dirksen, “A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”
 
Real estate deals would likely fund station rebuilds, but I'd be gobsmacked if that extended to the electrification of the lines beyond that. Incorporating a proper station into any development is going to be expensive enough for the developers to cover (and pass on to purchasers at the site).

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67Cup said:
True, RER will be expensive and real estate deals will not fund it entirely. But they can help. To paraphrase (and minimize) the late Senator Everett Dirksen, “A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”
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It's a hundred million here and a hundred million there in the case of the LCBO on Lake Shore. Those condos are also selling well north of $1000 square foot. These deals taking advantage of the continued real estate boom aren't helping affordability which, in my opinion, outweighs any concern in this city. More and more working Torontonians are living below the poverty line.
 
Only downtown stuff is selling at that price though. Whatever Vandyk is planning here will likely sell in the $7-800's.
 
Interesting that they show the Blue Goose Tavern in the background - which itself may disappear for new development. (The wings are very good there.)
The south/east side access to the station is badly needed.

And only the afternoon rush hour local trains go to Oakville - morning, midday, evening and weekend trains continue to Aldershot.
 
ShonTron said:
Interesting that they show the Blue Goose Tavern in the background - which itself may disappear for new development. (The wings are very good there.)
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I think the Blue Goose is staying, it's just being integrated into a new development:

West Six Urban Towns | 14m | 4s | Allegra | Thomas Payne

1 BLUE GOOSE ST Ward 06 - Etob. York District ►View All Properties Zoning By- Law Amendment application includes the following: the rentetion/upgrade of the existing Blue Goose Tavern for a restaurant use and residential use (18 studio dwelling units on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th levels); and the...
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From the provincial budget:

181063
 
And, again, from SVN's Insta:

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Mimico GO and 327 Royal York

We are proud to announce that we are the lead architects and urban designers for the integration of Mimico GO Station and 327 Royal York, the inaugural project for Metrolinx’s Transit Oriented Development Market Driven Strategy.

As the industry leaders in housing and mobility projects, SvN worked with VANDYK Group of Companies and Metrolinx to identify this opportunity and unlock its development potential. Our goal is to create a comprehensive, design-focused, mobility hub within one of the City’s priority ‘Regeneration Areas.’ .

Over the coming months, VANDYK and SvN, together with Kohn Architects, will continue to engage with the local community and refine what the project will ultimately look like.
 
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