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Innsertnamehere · #1 Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 12:35 AM**

unfortunately nowhere is an ideal location. The proposed permanent location along Cannon is probably one of the better options, despite local opposition. hopefully the entrance to injection site is at the rear of the church and the clients can congregate towards the rear of the property away from James S.

TheHonestMaple · #2 Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 12:45 AM**

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unfortunately nowhere is an ideal location. The proposed permanent location along Cannon is probably one of the better options, despite local opposition. hopefully the entrance to injection site is at the rear of the church and the clients can congregate towards the rear of the property away from James S.

That is where the YWCA clients hang out all day until they're allowed in at night. This temporary relocation is going to be trouble, I'm calling that now. I predict fights, stabbings, etc on the regular. This is terrible urban planning, and seriously surprised the move was allowed.

Wasn't there a deadly stabbing right in front of the Rebecca Street location just a few weeks ago? Now there is 3 similar type service locations (YMCA, YWCA and now this) within a 100m radius. Great idea.

TheRitsman · #3 Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 1:13 AM**

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That is where the YWCA clients hang out all day until they're allowed in at night. This temporary relocation is going to be trouble, I'm calling that now. I predict fights, stabbings, etc on the regular. This is terrible urban planning, and seriously surprised the move was allowed.

Wasn't there a deadly stabbing right in front of the Rebecca Street location just a few weeks ago? Now there is 3 similar type service locations (YMCA, YWCA and now this) within a 100m radius. Great idea.

Like he said though, there's no optimal location. They have to use a space publicly owned or a charity because nobody will allow this in their private commercial space. It would be optimal if we could just spend the money needed to reduce the number of people dependent on drugs in the first place, and ya know, prosecute those who make a living off the addictions many of these people have as a result of the pharmaceutical industry.

I lived near the current location, and it wasn't really that bad. Honestly not as much violence as the men's shelter in York. We walked by it all the time, and preferred walking by it over the men's shelter.

TheHonestMaple · #4 Posted **Nov 20, 2021, 5:33 PM**

Taken November 20, 2021.

Steady progress here, should be on to the towers in the next 30 days I bet.

Markus83 · #5 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 4:05 PM**

Taken yesterday. December 2, 2021

Berklon · #6 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 4:50 PM**

This build gets me hard.

Markus83 · #7 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:07 PM**

oh shit, you too eh?!

TheHonestMaple · #8 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:08 PM**

lmao

ScreamingViking · #9 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:21 PM**

I guess now if we see some dude jerking himself in the park, we have reason to wonder if he's a skyscraper nerd and not just some high or drunk wanker.

Who knew downtown redevelopment could have this impact.

urban_planner · #10 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:44 PM**

Do I see columns for the first floor of the King Street tower?

TheRitsman · #11 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 6:51 PM**

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Do I see columns for the first floor of the King Street tower?

Looks like it. I'll be happy to see it get high enough they can start installing cladding on the first few floors. It's going to look nice to have something more solid here.

Innsertnamehere · #12 Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 8:11 PM**

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Do I see columns for the first floor of the King Street tower?

I believe the podium steps in a fair bit for the 5th and sixth floors, so it's still the podium. The 5th level is a lot smaller however so it should go quicker.

You can sort of see the upper podium area in this rendering - looks like it's a double height amenity space between the two towers:

Chronamut · #13 Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 6:36 AM**

I still think the designs they have for the front of this building are just ghastly, esp compared to the beauties on either side of it. I am not looking forward to those designs for sure - they coulda paired with core urban for the base and built the top modern.

The ones on the back and side arrre.. acceptable.

TheHonestMaple · #14 Posted **Dec 5, 2021, 5:26 PM**

Taken December 5, 2021.

thmx · #15 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 3:48 PM**

12/9/2021 by Joe, on Flickr

TheRitsman · #16 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 4:01 PM**

This is a huge project, with a lot of complexity and two towers, so it makes sense this is going slow, but it's hard to be patient with. Project this transformative. I think the only project I'm more excited about is the City Centre redevelopment.

I suspect as mentioned this will speed up at the tower portion, but even then, I think this is going to take longer than most on here have expected and hoped for. This isn't Toronto, so speed isn't the game.

Innsertnamehere · #17 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 4:25 PM**

Once it finally started building the underground levels it's been moving at a decent pace. Not record-breaking at all, but typical for a Toronto style condo development.

This just feels frustratingly slow because they took so long in excavation with the water issues they had.

Typical timelines for a condo is about a month a podium level then about a week a floor once they are on to the tower levels. They took 5 months to build the 4 lower podium levels, which is about on that schedule, especially considering the podium levels are larger and more complex than a typical condo with the structured garage integrated into it requiring more complex form-work.

There are 2 podium levels left, then it's on to the tower levels. By early next year it should be flying.

anactualalien · #18 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 4:41 PM**

Looking at the first picture, the old Woolworths building would be great to build on top of.

ScreamingViking · #19 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 5:36 PM**

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Looking at the first picture, the old Woolworths building would be great to build on top of.

I can see that happening. I don't think I'd want to see it become the base of a tower, but perhaps something taller in the back with a couple of storeys (of complementary design!) atop the original building.

I would NOT want to see it knocked down and replaced.

Chronamut · #20 Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 9:22 PM**

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I can see that happening. I don't think I'd want to see it become the base of a tower, but perhaps something taller in the back with a couple of storeys (of complementary design!) atop the original building.

I would NOT want to see it knocked down and replaced.

Already was once, the original building burned down.