Spoonman
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A more genuine example: the rear of Zeidler's Princess Margaret Hospital. (Built that way because of heritage issues re the old Hydro HQ.)
I think that slightly overhangs the sidewalk, but surely not Murray Street.
A more genuine example: the rear of Zeidler's Princess Margaret Hospital. (Built that way because of heritage issues re the old Hydro HQ.)
This is a new rendering. I'm pretty sure the cantilever is new.
FILMPORT wins its first major tenant
Deluxe Services; Post-production facility to relocate to Port Lands
Matthew Liebenberg, National Post Published: Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Toronto's struggling film industry got a boost yesterday as the new FILMPORT development announced its first major agreement with a tenant for the sprawling production facility under development in the Toronto Port Lands.
The Deluxe Entertainment Services Group will relocate its post-production operations to an 80,000-square-foot building at the main gate.
Paul Bronfman, chief executive of the Comweb Group, is excited about the deal. Last year Comweb, a Toronto-based film and television production services group, became a shareholder in the FILMPORT venture.
"Deluxe is a premier postproduction company to have in here," Mr. Bronfman said. "It means we're able to offer customers a one-stop shopping facility."
FILMPORT president Ken Ferguson said it is a case of good timing.
"Deluxe was looking at their facilities and decided it's time to move to new facilities," he said. "It's a very happy meeting of minds."
The new building, designed by Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co. Architects, will allow Deluxe to provide post-production services a stone's throw from seven large sound stages.
Deluxe's involvement with film projects include Marvel Entertainment's The Incredible Hulk, the Saw movies, the award-winning Eastern Promises by David Cronenberg and Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces.
Dan McLellan, the executive vice-president and general manager for Deluxe's post-production operations in Toronto, said the company was looking for a larger, quieter site to replace its downtown facility at 424 Adelaide St.
"We've liked for some time what FILMPORT's been developing," he said. "The industry has been desperate for sound stages."
Mr. McLellan said the relocation will provide an additional 30,000-square-feet to its post-production operations. Construction will start this spring and is expected to take two years.
"We have performed exceptionally well over the past three to four years," he said. "We have abundant faith in Toronto's film industry."
Mr. Bronfman acknowledges the strong dollar and U.S. writers' strike provide challenges to Toronto's film industry.
"But our industry offers more than a cheap location. There's a depth and breadth of facilities and knowledge."
Despite recent weather delays, Mr. Ferguson said FILMPORT's first phase -- including the largest purpose-built sound stage in North America -- will be operational in the spring. In the meantime, lease discussions continue for a multi-tenant building for equipment suppliers and service companies.
Some nice news and a nice building (which demonstates that an 'office' building does not have to look like a typical building in a Markham industrial park).
I heard yesterday, that Alsop has closed his Toronto studio and will no longer be actively pursuing projects here.