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ferusian
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From Tricon's Q1 Confrence Call presentation:
It appears this is Tricon/CPPIB Downtown East site, with this render drawn from the perspective of someone standing at the SE corner of Richmond & Ontario. (Note - the restored heritage buildings forming the podium & the house in the bottom right corner)
From Google Street View:
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It appears this is Tricon/CPPIB Downtown East site, with this render drawn from the perspective of someone standing at the SE corner of Richmond & Ontario. (Note - the restored heritage buildings forming the podium & the house in the bottom right corner)
From Google Street View:
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innsertnamehere
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Did they dump G+C finally?
ADRM
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I was going to say, that render doesn't look like G+C fare. Quadrangle perhaps? Maybe Sweeny?
ChesterCopperpot
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Sweeny's name was on the previous plans
Jonny5
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"half-acre park onsite"
Was that a part of one of the original plans? That's over 20,000 sqft.. Where is that going to be fit in here? Maybe on the west side in a linear fashion from Queen to Richmond? It's about 425 ft between those streets, so that would allow a park that is about 50 feet wide to span the whole block.
Was that a part of one of the original plans? That's over 20,000 sqft.. Where is that going to be fit in here? Maybe on the west side in a linear fashion from Queen to Richmond? It's about 425 ft between those streets, so that would allow a park that is about 50 feet wide to span the whole block.
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ChesterCopperpot
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ferusian
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Tricon + Hariri Pontarini Architects: 33 storeys (114.35 metres including MPH)
Coloured north elevation(s):
Coloured west elevation:
Proposed public park (Claude Cormier & Associes):
DavidCapizzano
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This is quite nice - the slab tower is giving me manulife energy only brick. Also interesting is that Siamak Hariri's name is on the docs.
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innsertnamehere
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Huge huge upgrade over the previous plans. It’s a shame the zoning envelope is so damn clunky.
torontologist
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As a neighbour, this redesign is such a relief. Thank god for HPA. The mid-block pedestrian connection is exactly what it needs to be; functional yet stylish, not overladen with landscaping that will be dead all winter, and most of all... red brick.
junctionist
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You can get a landscaping plan with plantings meant for year-round interest. It would potentially incorporate evergreen shrubs, shrubs with berries, and trees that look nice even in winter with interesting shapes and profiles. I think our horizons are often too low in Toronto when it comes to landscaping around new developments. There's a lot more that's possible than just ornamental grass, stick trees, and poured concrete planters.
.dwg
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What an upgrade! I'd trust HPA to do a good job here based on what I see.
Northern Light
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Four-season landscape choices I might suggest.
1) Red Osier Dogwood. Native. A swamp species but widely used in landscaping and will put up with almost anything as long as it gets enough sun.
Gives you vibrant red bark throughout the winter:
from: https://chiefrivernursery.com/red-osier-dogwood-cornus-sericea-seedlings.html
2) Beech Trees. Native. Forest under-story species. Shade tolerant.
When young, especially, they hold their leaves through much of winter, the leaves have a bit of a yellow/golden hue.
from: http://www.thesanguineroot.com/?page_id=1980
3) Eastern Hemlock. Native. The only really shade-tolerant conifer tree. Does prefer slightly damp soils, Easily addressed via irrigation.
from: https://annasperennials.com/eastern-hemlock-tsuga-canadensis/
4) Christmas Ferns. Native. As they name might imply this is a fern that stays visible and green through most of the winter. It does flatten out a bit late in the year.
from: https://www.thehighline.org/blog/2019/01/02/plant-of-the-week-christmas-fern/
5) Snowberry holds its fruit (albeit it's white)....into winter. Also native and shade tolerant.
from: https://bambooplants.ca/product/white-snowberry-symphoricarpos-albus/
6) Big Bluestem Grass - Native - Stands upright through most of winter and has a nice bronze hue: (foreground, not the yellow goldenrod)
from: https://www.inournature.ca/native-grasses-for-ontario-gardens
There are many more.