AlbertC
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Quite a prominent angle for 159SW there. The Via Bloor towers should also start rising into view from behind those St. James Town buildings soon.
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Midtown Urbanist
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September 4th
Midtown Urbanist
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October 31st
ferusian
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AlbertC
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From today's UT front page article:
urbantoronto.ca
Plans Advance for Final Block in Phase 3 of Regent Park Rebuild | UrbanToronto
The City of Toronto has received a Site Plan Approval application for Block 1 in Regent Park, on the southeast corner of Parliament and Gerrard Streets. It will be the last project in the revitalized community developed by The Daniels Corporation. The 10 and 25-storey buildings are designed by...
UrbanFervour
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I would have expected Superkül to proposed a more innovative and interesting design...this LOOKS like Regent Park public housing. Maybe they've given up on trying to be "kül".
syn
Senior Member
Aside from the tower, I kind of like it. With the right brick this could be a winner.
thrillho
New Member
I see a lot of people hating on this in the comments, but I think it looks quite nice. Will be a huge upgrade for the area. And aesthetically it seems to match the near-by One Cole building.
This project will really tie in Regent Park to Cabbagetown and bring more vibrancy to this intersection.
This project will really tie in Regent Park to Cabbagetown and bring more vibrancy to this intersection.
isaidso
Senior Member
Hopefully this will lead to investment on the retail stretch of Parliament through Cabbagetown. It's a ramshackle eyesore. It's all the more surprising considering there's a degree of affluence directly east of it. I suspect they're so used to it being a dump that they've become used to it.
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Northern Light
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I think my take was a nuanced one......lots here to like; but a few real problems.
It's a subjective call, of course.
Regent Park: Daniels on Parliament | 88.25m | 25s | Daniels | superkül
Meanwhile at another corner of Regent Park... That last photo is perfect
Northern Light
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That's really a bit much.
It certainly has its less than appealing properties and retailers mixed in there; there's doubtless room for much improvement..............but you make it sound like a slum.
Yikes.
Let review some of it:
All images from Streetview
Really, it's not THAT bad.
Yes, there are some lesser stretches. But still.
evandyk
Senior Member
Parliament and Carlton through Cabbagetown is probably in Toronto's 10 most walkable retail strips. You've got pubs, coffee shops, a grocery store, hardware store, lots of smaller shops. It's not King, Queen, Spadina, Bloor or Danforth, but not many places have that kind of variety any more.
condovo
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I see no slum.
Midtown Urbanist
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This area will be appreciated much more once all the empty lots , holes in the urban fabric, and remaining phases of the TCHC housing is redeveloped.
thrillho
New Member
Might be a stupid question but is the Green Onion Market a confirmed retailer? Or just used as an example in the rendering? I'm curious to see how this looks in real-life. I like the brick but the opaque white balconies reminds me of those used for The Wyatt which don't look great imo.
I do think that the red brick will allow this development to fit in nicely with the Victorian Cabbagetown historic buildings and near-by One Cole.
Right now there is an awkward dead zone retail-wise between Cabbagetown and Dundas/ Parliament, so really anything in that area feels like a huge upgrade. Once it's built, I'm curious to see what type of retailers this will draw into the area. Anyone have any ideas?
I do think that the red brick will allow this development to fit in nicely with the Victorian Cabbagetown historic buildings and near-by One Cole.
Right now there is an awkward dead zone retail-wise between Cabbagetown and Dundas/ Parliament, so really anything in that area feels like a huge upgrade. Once it's built, I'm curious to see what type of retailers this will draw into the area. Anyone have any ideas?