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At sunset on the 17th…
…and today:
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…and today:
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Lots of activity on site today, I could see workers scrambling over the top floor as buckets of concrete were being hoisted from below to waiting forms, and… hmm… there's a mobile crane parked beside crane #2, and a bunch of guys on top of it.
Oh!
Huh!
Well!
Looking a bit naked.
…and stowed.
Turns out something in the turntable broke, so it's come down and been trucked off tho the shop for a fix, and should be going back up on Friday, barring unforeseen unforeseeables.
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Oh!
Huh!
Well!
Looking a bit naked.
…and stowed.
Turns out something in the turntable broke, so it's come down and been trucked off tho the shop for a fix, and should be going back up on Friday, barring unforeseen unforeseeables.
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Amare
Senior Member
Is it just me, or does it feel like this project has been under construction forever?
I was afraid that the last two phases would be as slow as the first two, so I am very happy to see the last one not have to wait until the second to last was completed before they'd start it.
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From yesterday evening. The second crane has been back up since either Monday or early yesterday, as you can see in the last of these pics:
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Northern Light
Superstar
Just a couple, taken April 10th, 2022 from Riverside Drive:
Now Zoomed a bit:
Now Zoomed a bit:
Yesterday and today:
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Construction is underway again. If I'd waited long enough, you'd seeing both cranes swinging, but you'll have to make do with echoing hammer (ASMR?) sounds.
Very short. Nearly no time wasted!
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Very short. Nearly no time wasted!
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UrbanDan
Active Member
Taken today:
With Humber river:
In context of relative proximity to Islington and Kipling:
With Humber river:
In context of relative proximity to Islington and Kipling:
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Superstar
Yikessssss...
Kenojuak
Active Member
The development site is not your property. It's not your decision. If you wanted to preserve your view, you should have bought that property and not built anything on it.
Toronto is growing quickly. People need places to live. High-density living is more cost-effective, sustainable, and achievable than the alternatives (suburban sprawl).
Things change, friend. Welcome to the future.
thefreak
Active Member
You're not gonna find much sympathy on these forums for a 10 story building. Your "thoughts" seems pretty simple - it blocks your view and they demolished some old shops you liked. At least that's what i can tell from your comment.
Towered
Senior Member
Are you seriously lamenting the loss of a decayed, dilapidated eyesore of a plaza from the 50's?
I feel sympathy for @ceaz40 in some ways, but I don't see everything the same way, exactly.
It is tough to lose views, especially if you've got a great one. They are not protected, however, as the City would simply stagnate if it promised to keep everyone's views in perpetuity. Instead, the City uses a pile of other metrics to judge whether proposals are appropriate or not. This one was deemed appropriate. Everything went through normal channels, there was no lying, there was no backroom deal to get this approved as is.
It's also tough to lose neighbourhood services, like the shops that were in the plaza. We have an operating pharmacy again, which is good, and there's a hair salon, and there is a gym (a first for the area), and the community health centre is now operating in far better premises, but we are still waiting for the food co-op to open. The operators started with the Parkdale Food Co-op at Queen and Dufferin years ago, but it has since closed, and I only ever saw them canvas this area once looking for members here. I didn't join at the time, but was planning to, but then there was delay, delay, delay, and it didn't seem prudent to join the co-op until there was at least a second canvassing to assure people that the co-op was going ahead. The place got a lot of shelving put in around a year ago, but it's been sitting unopened for ages. I figure they've been waiting for phases 2 and 3 of the condos open so that they have more potential patrons on their doorstep… I'd just like some word on it all.
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It is tough to lose views, especially if you've got a great one. They are not protected, however, as the City would simply stagnate if it promised to keep everyone's views in perpetuity. Instead, the City uses a pile of other metrics to judge whether proposals are appropriate or not. This one was deemed appropriate. Everything went through normal channels, there was no lying, there was no backroom deal to get this approved as is.
It's also tough to lose neighbourhood services, like the shops that were in the plaza. We have an operating pharmacy again, which is good, and there's a hair salon, and there is a gym (a first for the area), and the community health centre is now operating in far better premises, but we are still waiting for the food co-op to open. The operators started with the Parkdale Food Co-op at Queen and Dufferin years ago, but it has since closed, and I only ever saw them canvas this area once looking for members here. I didn't join at the time, but was planning to, but then there was delay, delay, delay, and it didn't seem prudent to join the co-op until there was at least a second canvassing to assure people that the co-op was going ahead. The place got a lot of shelving put in around a year ago, but it's been sitting unopened for ages. I figure they've been waiting for phases 2 and 3 of the condos open so that they have more potential patrons on their doorstep… I'd just like some word on it all.
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