[Northern Light]

Report to the Planning and Priorities Ctte of TDSB next week, on a small surface parking lot on this site.

What with the new underground parking garage, it's no longer required.

So the report recommends declaring it surplus, with the idea of selling to 'Safe Haven' who own the abutting property.

Apparently with an eye to redevelopment of some kind.

Report here: https://pub-tdsb.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=10065

Images appended to said report:

Assuming the sale goes through, we can create a thread for the new project.

 

[AlbertC]

Here's the view along frontage along Bloor, with Safehaven having a street entrance at the 1173 address. Hopefully acquiring the property at the rear of the site allows them to expand their operational space.

More info about them:

The Safehaven Project for Community Living – Exceptional Lives. Exceptional Care.

www.safehaven.to

 

[AlbertC]

This project is listed on Fitzrovia's website for an estimate completion in Q4 2025:

Total Gross Floor Area 862,000 sq ft​

Stories 19 + 22 + 32​

Units 950​

Expected Completion Q4 2025​

1141 Bloor W. (East Block) - Fitzrovia

Bloor + Dufferin

fitzrovia.ca

 

[Northern Light]

Permit news:

 

[AlexBozikovic]

 

[AlbertC]

 

[DavidCapizzano]

 

[AlexBozikovic]

Interior demolition under way on the southwest building.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

Still no detailed docs for the two blocks with site plan applications in, but these were recently uploaded. Architect is Turner Fleischer

 

[Amare]

Ughhhh.

Was really looking forward to this when Fitzrovia joined in, but now we're getting this. I mean really now, why?

 

[SpookyManta]

Wait what... What happened to the amazing Hariri Pontarini plan?

 

[Northern Light]

Ughhhh.

Was really looking forward to this when Fitzrovia joined in, but now we're getting this. I mean really now, why?

Wait what... What happened to the amazing Hariri Pontarini plan?

Bait, meet Switch

 

[egotrippin]

Wow, that's atrocious compared to the renders in the database. I know aesthetics are probably lower on the priority list, but I really wish the city had more teeth when it comes to design. Once complete, this building boom will leave Toronto with a profoundly mediocre legacy of new buildings.

I also wish developers had more pride in this city. It really does feel like they put in the bare minimum effort since it ends up selling regardless. Depressing.

 

[SpookyManta]

Hopefully there will still be some decent public space included, but damn that's disappointing. I'm guessing the city can't really do anything about bait and switches like these?

 

[ProjectEnd]

What could / would the City do? You can try and capture things in an SPA but at the end of the day, it's not Planning or Urban Design who comes by to inspect at the end, it's Toronto Buildings. And they may care about aesthetics the least out of any department. The Beer Store on Danforth, for example...