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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere
I like it except for the heritage podium, which feels very tacked-on. At a minimum they should wrap the side-wall around to make it feel more "real" - that's both the existing condition and the proposed development would enable it fairly easily:
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You can see that the side elevation is a concrete construction, and they're proposing just to keep the original brick facade that fronts onto Georgia. The building has been effectively rebuilt since it's original construction, so the brick part is pretty much all that's original. It does look like it was glued on as an afterthought, but it also allows the lane to have activation as a commercial podium to the condo tower.
It's only a rezoning - they just have a height (which might have to be reduced as NAV Canada aren't happy with the current proposal), a density, and the use. Everything else, and especially the design, is potentially subject to change (and value engineering). Holborn bought the site 20 years ago, and given their track record, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for anything to actually get built here anytime soon. They moved fast to get an approval from a pro development Council before the election later this year, but they don't have to rush anything as the existing parkade and retail more than cover their costs of holding the site.
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