Ah, okay, don't really see them often. Not sure how the pricing will work, since those that want the (arguably) best view and the satisfaction of pressing "PH", won't be able to get the large two-storey units with what appears to be the largest balconies.
Sorry, I should have said that they are not very common. I have personally only visited units that were one bedroom + den units with two storey formats. I realize now in the render there are no dividers shown on that large balcony (does not mean there will not be any). I was imagining smaller one or two bedroom units at that level. From what I have seen, usually the top floor of the two story is a bedroom, bathroom closet. I think many find stairs in smaller units wasted space.
Speaking of which, will they be extending the Southern end on the Don Mills Trail over the tracks in this phase?
To be clearer, on the header pic to the far left, there seems to be a pedestrian bridge extending over the tracks the to which appears to be coming from said trail. (It' s not shown on the latest update pics back on the first page, as I suspect the devs just wanted to focus on the towers.) Perhaps though, I needed to amend my original inquiry from "extension" to "new entry point". As you are right, it's not really extending the path South of any meaningful significance...just over the tracks.
...it's odd that this question I was seeking the answer to for the last 5 years actually lead me to this site originally. And while it doesn't look like they plan to do anything with it anytime soon, at least the answer I was hoping for is still in the works.
Summary |
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 1150 Eglinton Avenue East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development of the subject property and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The Former IBM (Canada) Headquarters building is located within Block 12 of the 60-acre master planned Crosstown community. Five buildings are proposed within Block 12, including three residential towers of 32, 39 and 34 storeys respectively, located behind the south facade of the IBM building. The new construction will incorporate approximately 50% of the total elevation of the IBM building as a base building. |
my point was more so that there is no way that 15,000 people are working in a building that size. That's about 15 square feet a person.. That building will likely house more like 1,500 employees at pre-covid office occupancy rates.