I just noticed the proposal sign the other night.

To be honest, I won't be that sad to see Northrop Frye go. I had a tutorial there during my first year, and all I can remember are cramped, stuffy, and windowless rooms.

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Will Northrop Frye Hall soon be a relic of Victoria College’s past?

NOVEMBER 26, 2019
BY EMMA PAIDRA

The proposed replacement for Northrop Frye is a five-storey “Integrated Learning Centre” and would potentially be built out of mass-timber due to the environmental appeal of the material. In accordance with the University of Toronto Secondary Plan Review—a document that contains a series of goals and regulations concerned with architecture and land use—such a building would “preserve and enhance the built and open space environment.” However, in order for construction of this replacement structure to commence, a few legal matters must be sorted out.

Firstly, the 27,000 square-foot lot upon which Northrop Frye is situated is officially known as the “Triangle Lands”. Far from being the geometry-lover’s heaven the name suggests they might be, the “Triangle Lands” are an exemption from an 1892 land lease from the University of Toronto to Victoria College. This exemption means that in order for construction of the proposed building to occur, the 1892 lease has to be amended to permit Victoria to build upon the “Triangle Lands”. Accompanying this proposed amendment must be an Official Plan Amendment application as well as a Rezoning application. These logistical obstructions mean that regardless of whether Vic students love or hate the proposed new addition, it likely is not at risk of becoming a reality in the immediate future.
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Will Northrop Frye Hall soon be a relic of Victoria College’s past? - The Strand

Students may soon be saying goodbye to 52-year-old building
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Northern Light said:
Looks like U of T/ Vic laid off the landscapers! Everything is overgrown!
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That certainly did look to be the case. No students around of course, but there were still some locals going for walks and hanging about some of the interior courtyard spaces in a distanced manner. Hope U of T get back on the general upkeep at some point this summer.
 
This one appears to be delayed.

@AlbertC made me curious when he mentioned this project elsewhere, so I went to see if any permits had been pulled.

Well, some are in process, but not for demolition or a new build:

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That is not a small investment, I assume this project has been deferred.
 
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