gristle
Senior Member
Now if they could only do the same thing for hospital food.
Now if they could only do the same thing for hospital food.
syn
Senior Member
Has quite a few similarities to the Four Seasons Centre too.
I like the use of colour though.
khris
Senior Member
androiduk
Senior Member
Application: New Building Status: Not Started
Location: 674 BAY ST
TORONTO ON
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 09 197214 BLD 00 NB Accepted Date: Dec 16, 2009
Project: Multiple Use/Non Residential New Building
Description: Proposal to construct new 22-storey research tower consisting of laboratories, educational classrooms and gathering space with three storeys of underground parking (70,000m2) for "Sick Kids Research Tower". Also see rezoning file 08-178797. Convenience addresses: 686 Bay Street.
Location: 674 BAY ST
TORONTO ON
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 09 197214 BLD 00 NB Accepted Date: Dec 16, 2009
Project: Multiple Use/Non Residential New Building
Description: Proposal to construct new 22-storey research tower consisting of laboratories, educational classrooms and gathering space with three storeys of underground parking (70,000m2) for "Sick Kids Research Tower". Also see rezoning file 08-178797. Convenience addresses: 686 Bay Street.
yyzer
Senior Member
from today's Daily Commercial News, looks like this one is getting close...
MEDICAL BUILDING Proj: 9099072-8
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON TENDERS DUE
Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute, Elm Street, Bay Street, M5G Tue Feb 16, 2010 15:00
0757 $300,000,000 est extn
Start: February, 2010
Note: INVITED TENDERS will be received by Owner.
PREQUALIFIED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS: Black & MacDonald Ltd; Comstock Canada Ltd; Geo A Kelson Company Ltd; Modern Niagara Toronto Inc. PREQUALIFIED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS: Black and MacDonald Ltd; Comstock Canada Ltd; Guild Electric Ltd; Ontario Electric Construction Company Ltd; Plan Group; State Group Inc.
INVITED TENDERS due time and date has been extended from Tue Feb 09, 2010 15:00. Addendum(a) no 7 issued.
Plans and specs on display at: Barrie Const Assn; Durham Const Assn; Hamilton Const Assn; Toronto Const Assn; Mississauga Const Assn
Project: Construction of a 21 storey of research laboratories, education and conference spaces, commercial retail spaces and a 3 storey 100 car underground parking garage. It is a non combustible concrete structure clad in curtain wall, masonry and metal cladding of 75,000 m2 in gross floor area built to LEED gold requirements.
Scope: 750,000 square feet; 21 storeys; 2 storeys below grade
Development: New
Category: Medical bldgs; Retail, wholesale services; Commercial offices
MEDICAL BUILDING Proj: 9099072-8
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON TENDERS DUE
Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute, Elm Street, Bay Street, M5G Tue Feb 16, 2010 15:00
0757 $300,000,000 est extn
Start: February, 2010
Note: INVITED TENDERS will be received by Owner.
PREQUALIFIED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS: Black & MacDonald Ltd; Comstock Canada Ltd; Geo A Kelson Company Ltd; Modern Niagara Toronto Inc. PREQUALIFIED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS: Black and MacDonald Ltd; Comstock Canada Ltd; Guild Electric Ltd; Ontario Electric Construction Company Ltd; Plan Group; State Group Inc.
INVITED TENDERS due time and date has been extended from Tue Feb 09, 2010 15:00. Addendum(a) no 7 issued.
Plans and specs on display at: Barrie Const Assn; Durham Const Assn; Hamilton Const Assn; Toronto Const Assn; Mississauga Const Assn
Project: Construction of a 21 storey of research laboratories, education and conference spaces, commercial retail spaces and a 3 storey 100 car underground parking garage. It is a non combustible concrete structure clad in curtain wall, masonry and metal cladding of 75,000 m2 in gross floor area built to LEED gold requirements.
Scope: 750,000 square feet; 21 storeys; 2 storeys below grade
Development: New
Category: Medical bldgs; Retail, wholesale services; Commercial offices
Ramako
Moderator
More from the Daily Commercial News: http://www.dailycommercialnews.ca/c...292247d4187a&projectid=9099072®ion=ontario
MEDICAL BUILDING Proj: 9099072-10
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON CLOSED
Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute, Elm Street, Bay Street, M5G Wed Feb 17, 2010 15:00
0757 $300,000,000 est
Start: February, 2010
Note: Owner has bid results under review. Further information will be available upon award of Contract.
Project: Construction of a 21 storey of research laboratories, education and conference spaces, commercial retail spaces and a 3 storey 100 car underground parking garage. It is a non combustible concrete structure clad in curtain wall, masonry and metal cladding of 75,000 m2 in gross floor area built to LEED gold requirements.
Scope: 750,000 square feet; 21 storeys; 2 storeys below grade
Development: New
Category: Medical bldgs; Retail, wholesale services; Commercial offices
First report Wed Apr 08, 2009. Last report Tue Feb 16, 2010.
This report Mon Mar 15, 2010.
MEDICAL BUILDING Proj: 9099072-10
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON CLOSED
Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute, Elm Street, Bay Street, M5G Wed Feb 17, 2010 15:00
0757 $300,000,000 est
Start: February, 2010
Note: Owner has bid results under review. Further information will be available upon award of Contract.
Project: Construction of a 21 storey of research laboratories, education and conference spaces, commercial retail spaces and a 3 storey 100 car underground parking garage. It is a non combustible concrete structure clad in curtain wall, masonry and metal cladding of 75,000 m2 in gross floor area built to LEED gold requirements.
Scope: 750,000 square feet; 21 storeys; 2 storeys below grade
Development: New
Category: Medical bldgs; Retail, wholesale services; Commercial offices
First report Wed Apr 08, 2009. Last report Tue Feb 16, 2010.
This report Mon Mar 15, 2010.
dcaley
New Member
tkip
Active Member
Hmmmm.
The rendering doesn't exactly show a promising building. But the renderings on the website did look promising.
The rendering doesn't exactly show a promising building. But the renderings on the website did look promising.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Well it's pretty low rez, for one...but I think it also has to do with the massing of the building - which was never communicated very clearly in the renderings until now. Make no mistake - this is a very bulky building. A bit fuzzy and not in a good way either, IMO.
AoD
AoD
whatever
Senior Member
I'm having real trouble trying to picture the building in context. I can't imagine that rising across the street from those old houses on Elm. It's also going to have a major impact on the feel of the east side of the street. That office building (with the Duke of Somerset) has a fairly strong street presence, but it's always been muted by the vastness of the lots across the street. With this new building filling in the gap it might make the sidewalks feel a little hemmed in
simply Dan
Active Member
If there is one major street in the core that should have massive density, it would defintely be Bay.
confusion
Active Member
Agreed, this section from Dundas to Gerrard is screaming for some massive development.
TOBoy
Active Member
Research Tower (Bay & Elm, 21s)
Is there a thread for this one?
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/...y-street-loses-another-119-parking-spots.aspx
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Bay Street loses another 119 parking spots
Posted: April 06, 2010, 6:30 AM by Rob Roberts
By Steve Darley, National Post
The Bay Street corridor has lost another parking lot, although this time it’s for kids, not condos.
The parking lot, owned by the Hospital for Sick Children at the northwest corner of Bay and Elm streets, closed on Thursday. The space will become a construction site for the next three years as it is transformed into a 21-storey hospital building.
Ian Maher, vice-president of strategic planning for the municipally owned Green P Parking, said although the loss of the 119 spaces doesn’t seem like a lot, the fact that they are surface spaces increases the impact.
“Customers prefer to park in surface lots. They find it more convenient and some people are overwhelmed by the process of going into a parking garage,†Mr. Maher said. “So the loss of surface space to be replaced with garages is always a difficult issue.â€
Representatives from Standard Parking of Canada, who managed the Sick Kids lot, declined to comment.
According to Mr. Maher a parking lot with 120 spaces could typically handle approximately 1,000 cars per day; comprising a mix of short-stay, all day cars and monthly permit holders.
There are approximately 40,000 parking spaces in the centre of the city according to Mr. Maher, who said that even with such large supply customers can be very particular about their choice of lot.
“Parking is extremely local, 600 feet is a long way to go for short-stay parking,†Mr. Maher said. “It’s not a large portion of the supply (that has been removed) but if you are a business next to the lot it’s going to hurt you.â€
The new building will be known as the Research Tower and is projected to cost $400-million. According to Matet Nebres of Sick Kids, the project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
“It will consolidate the operations of the Sick Kids Research Institute into a new state of the art facility,†Ms. Nebres said. “It will also include learning facilities that are integral to the mission of Sick Kids.â€
About 2,000 staff will work at the new building and the project is set to include a number of levels of sub-surface parking. However Ms. Nebres was unable to provide further details of the project.
Mr. Maher said Green P invests heavily in their multi-storey garages to create positive parking experiences. He also said that in general for those people parking for longer periods of time garages tend to be better value.
“The short-stay, half-hourly rates are typically the same, but where you’ll get a big difference is in the people staying for long periods of time,†he said. “The surface lots will be a lot more expensive for he longer-stay portion of business.â€
Is there a thread for this one?
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/...y-street-loses-another-119-parking-spots.aspx
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Bay Street loses another 119 parking spots
Posted: April 06, 2010, 6:30 AM by Rob Roberts
By Steve Darley, National Post
The Bay Street corridor has lost another parking lot, although this time it’s for kids, not condos.
The parking lot, owned by the Hospital for Sick Children at the northwest corner of Bay and Elm streets, closed on Thursday. The space will become a construction site for the next three years as it is transformed into a 21-storey hospital building.
Ian Maher, vice-president of strategic planning for the municipally owned Green P Parking, said although the loss of the 119 spaces doesn’t seem like a lot, the fact that they are surface spaces increases the impact.
“Customers prefer to park in surface lots. They find it more convenient and some people are overwhelmed by the process of going into a parking garage,†Mr. Maher said. “So the loss of surface space to be replaced with garages is always a difficult issue.â€
Representatives from Standard Parking of Canada, who managed the Sick Kids lot, declined to comment.
According to Mr. Maher a parking lot with 120 spaces could typically handle approximately 1,000 cars per day; comprising a mix of short-stay, all day cars and monthly permit holders.
There are approximately 40,000 parking spaces in the centre of the city according to Mr. Maher, who said that even with such large supply customers can be very particular about their choice of lot.
“Parking is extremely local, 600 feet is a long way to go for short-stay parking,†Mr. Maher said. “It’s not a large portion of the supply (that has been removed) but if you are a business next to the lot it’s going to hurt you.â€
The new building will be known as the Research Tower and is projected to cost $400-million. According to Matet Nebres of Sick Kids, the project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
“It will consolidate the operations of the Sick Kids Research Institute into a new state of the art facility,†Ms. Nebres said. “It will also include learning facilities that are integral to the mission of Sick Kids.â€
About 2,000 staff will work at the new building and the project is set to include a number of levels of sub-surface parking. However Ms. Nebres was unable to provide further details of the project.
Mr. Maher said Green P invests heavily in their multi-storey garages to create positive parking experiences. He also said that in general for those people parking for longer periods of time garages tend to be better value.
“The short-stay, half-hourly rates are typically the same, but where you’ll get a big difference is in the people staying for long periods of time,†he said. “The surface lots will be a lot more expensive for he longer-stay portion of business.â€
adHominem
Senior Member
What an odd article. Are we meant to mourn the tragic loss of a parking lot, senselessly sacrificed to a hospital for children?
duper
Active Member
^
That's exactly what I was thinking. Most of the article is concerned with parking.
Those poor sick children. Wherever will their parents park? Children will surely die as their parents circle the building, unable to find a space.
Weird.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Most of the article is concerned with parking.
Those poor sick children. Wherever will their parents park? Children will surely die as their parents circle the building, unable to find a space.
Weird.