ADRM
Senior Member
Also another on Buzz Buzz Home that I don't think I'd seen before:
- Thread starter urbandreamer
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daptive
Active Member
This angle really reminds me of the King Blue towers. Guess we're having triplets in this corner.
cd concept
Senior Member
I like the way this building is designed simple but effective !
Koops65
Senior Member
A flyover and zoom-in:
Strange Advance
Active Member
As do I. A Toronto Box done right, at least on paper.
cd concept
Senior Member
Yes that's true! I can see the pane window look concept on the the new condo up above blending in with the old building's windows below it !
ADRM
Senior Member
City Staff are recommending that Council vote to support the project at the LPAT.
The project already has zoning approval, (but to over-simplify) it's getting a few amendments made to the approval to cover rental apartments onsite.
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AHK
Senior Member
Small signs of progress, but with a caveat - (last photo below)
York Demolition appears to have the contract to handle the demolition requirements. All the store (restaurant) fronts now
have demolition signs in their windows:
The caveat: The lane behind the buildings is blocked off and excavation has started for the installation of Enwave District Heating and Cooling services - the laneway excavation, pipe installation, and recovering is to go from the edge of the King Blue property in the west, to John Street in front of Metro Hall. The actual demolition of the existing properties on the Maverick site may not start until the laneway excavation and reconstruction is complete.
York Demolition appears to have the contract to handle the demolition requirements. All the store (restaurant) fronts now
have demolition signs in their windows:
The caveat: The lane behind the buildings is blocked off and excavation has started for the installation of Enwave District Heating and Cooling services - the laneway excavation, pipe installation, and recovering is to go from the edge of the King Blue property in the west, to John Street in front of Metro Hall. The actual demolition of the existing properties on the Maverick site may not start until the laneway excavation and reconstruction is complete.
AHK
Senior Member
Demolition for The Maverick has started. Notwithstanding the lack of access from the rear laneway, which was still blocked off when these pictures were taken, work is proceeding from the front of the buildings. The King Street sidewalk has been closed in front of all the restaurants that are now closed for this development.
Towered
Superstar
Restaurant Row is dead.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Feel like this area is in constant construction. I guess that's a good thing. Just sucks when you are in the middle of it every day.
Obsidian
Active Member
Change is good
MetroMan
Senior Member
Not quite. All of the street level properties are expected to be returned as restaurants.
Nothing of real value was lost anyway. Z-Teca was a decent Mexican fast food joint, but nothing that isn't replicated a dozen times nearby. Fred's Not Here was notoriously bad. It was a tourist trap with inconsistent food. Service was poor too, likely given the rumour that Fred took a cut from their tips and was hard on the staff. Red Tomato operated as a separate restaurant but shared both the kitchen and the staff. I went there once back in the early 2000s, waited 20 minutes for a waiter to take our order, saw them rushing around stressed out and realized I wasn't going to get proper service so we left. I've read recent reviews showing that that remained the same.
I'm positive that restaurants will open here once the building is completed. This is a tourist area, across from the TIFF Bell Lightbox and the Hyatt Hotel and near the theatres. Restaurants are the natural business choice for this stretch which is why it's been consistently restaurants for decades.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Mr. Carbone?