Which of the four entries in the Etobicoke Civic Centre design competition do you favour?

  • Team 1: Moriyama + Teshima, MJMA, FORREC

    Votes: 17 15.9%

  • Team 2: Diamond Schmitt Architects, Michael Van Valkenberg Associates

    Votes: 26 24.3%

  • Team 3: KPMB Architects, West 8

    Votes: 42 39.3%

  • Team 4: Henning Larsen, Adamson Associates, PMA Landscape Architects

    Votes: 22 20.6%
  • Total voters
    107
  • Poll closed .
I'm a little surprised by the massing of the buildings - it seems like a lot of space ? I thought most of the city offices are consolidated downtown at this point. The public amenities (e.g. swimming pools, day care, library, ...) make sense for sure but does anyone know the square footage there is here and is it all going to be used by the city ?
 
I am just grateful that public facilities in a good location are going to be built! Lol

Can we name the square in front ‘Krista Ford Plads?!’ They could also play her amazing and well-received anti-vax videos on a giant screen!

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taal said:
I'm a little surprised by the massing of the buildings - it seems like a lot of space ? I thought most of the city offices are consolidated downtown at this point. The public amenities (e.g. swimming pools, day care, library, ...) make sense for sure but does anyone know the square footage there is here and is it all going to be used by the city ?
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Regarding consolidation of City office spaces, yes there's a lot working out of City Hall and Metro Hall, but there's still plenty of staff based out of North York Civic Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre. This will be essentially the third pillar in terms of major suburban office sites. Additionally there are still some sites across the city other than the civic centers that can still be consolidated. When Council approved the ModernTO plan, it was contingent on ECC being built so there would be enough office space (which will ultimately be about 1/3 less than before ModernTO) to cancel various leases and sell off surplus properties.
 
TossYourJacket said:
Regarding consolidation of City office spaces, yes there's a lot working out of City Hall and Metro Hall, but there's still plenty of staff based out of North York Civic Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre. This will be essentially the third pillar in terms of major suburban office sites. Additionally there are still some sites across the city other than the civic centers that can still be consolidated. When Council approved the ModernTO plan, it was contingent on ECC being built so there would be enough office space (which will ultimately be about 1/3 less than before ModernTO) to cancel various leases and sell off surplus properties.
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Ah, thanks a ton for the explanation, that makes a lot more sense now !
 
Towered said:
And of course people on FB are pissing and moaning about this project. I get so tired of all that nonsense...
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That's hilarious. In early community meetings for all the change in this area there were mostly complaints about needing parks and public facilities to handle all the new people. Now in the same groups it's a lot of complaining about wasting tax payer money on... parks and facilities.
 
Granite said:
That's hilarious. In early community meetings for all the change in this area there were mostly complaints about needing parks and public facilities to handle all the new people. Now in the same groups it's a lot of complaining about wasting tax payer money on... parks and facilities.
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Yes, because it’s always about “stop liking what we don’t like “. /sigh
 
There is nothing negative about this development and any suggestion otherwise is ridiculous and intellectually dishonest. Civic and community centres have the potential to transform a neighbourhood (Yonge-Sheppard, Regent Park, CityPlace...) And with 1000s of people living in the area in towers already with 1000s more coming, there needs to be an anchor, park and services for the area. Not everyone has a backyard or even sometimes a balcony to enjoy.
 
TossYourJacket said:
Regarding consolidation of City office spaces, yes there's a lot working out of City Hall and Metro Hall, but there's still plenty of staff based out of North York Civic Centre and Scarborough Civic Centre. This will be essentially the third pillar in terms of major suburban office sites. Additionally there are still some sites across the city other than the civic centers that can still be consolidated. When Council approved the ModernTO plan, it was contingent on ECC being built so there would be enough office space (which will ultimately be about 1/3 less than before ModernTO) to cancel various leases and sell off surplus properties.
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Are the current employees at the Etobicoke Civic Centre at the West Mall going to moved here? Will this house the council for the Etobicoke-York Community Council? I get that it's more central, does the old ECC close? Never really understood what happens over there.
 
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