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ScreamingViking · #**1001** Posted **Nov 15, 2021, 1:41 AM**

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Good this building is such and eye sore.

I remember taking the GO express to Toronto out of that station -- late 1980s, early 90s. It wasn't too pretty back then either.

atnor · #**1002** Posted **Nov 15, 2021, 7:01 PM**

The hordes of strung out junkies hanging out front don’t help either.

Innsertnamehere · #**1003** Posted **Nov 15, 2021, 8:48 PM**

It honestly makes the new park essentially pointless. I'm excited for 71 Rebecca to be built for that reason - it'll provide local residents for the park and force the safe injection site to relocate to a more appropriate location.

TheHonestMaple · #**1004** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 12:16 AM**

Unfortunately they're moving the safe injection site to St. Paul's Presbyterian (directly across from the 75 James development) for the next two years. I'm actually pretty concerned about the amount of riff raff that is going to cause, considering the proximity to the YMCA and YWCA. Surprised the City allowed it to be moved there. I live right nearby and it's already a disaster down there at certain hours of the day, this is certainly not going to help.

Innsertnamehere · #**1005** 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 · #**1006** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

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 · #**1007** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 1:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by TheHonestMaple

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.

King&James · #**1008** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by TheHonestMaple

Unfortunately they're moving the safe injection site to St. Paul's Presbyterian (directly across from the 75 James development) for the next two years. I'm actually pretty concerned about the amount of riff raff that is going to cause, considering the proximity to the YMCA and YWCA. Surprised the City allowed it to be moved there. I live right nearby and it's already a disaster down there at certain hours of the day, this is certainly not going to help.

I am thinking 75 James will take 24 months to put up... and also agree there is no ideal location (sad there is a need).

TheHonestMaple · #**1009** 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 · #**1010** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 4:05 PM**

Taken yesterday. December 2, 2021

Berklon · #**1011** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 4:50 PM**

This build gets me hard.

Markus83 · #**1012** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:07 PM**

oh shit, you too eh?!

TheHonestMaple · #**1013** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:08 PM**

lmao

ScreamingViking · #**1014** 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 · #**1015** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 5:44 PM**

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

TheRitsman · #**1016** 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 · #**1017** 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 · #**1018** 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.

Chronamut · #**1019** Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 6:45 AM**

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it does show as black, but that entrance is white (or cream I guess..), so I do wonder about the sides of it..

I still don't get why the entrances on this side get to look nicer than the entrances on the king side where it felt they just half assed them..

I mean..

Just LOOk at it..

Blegh.. just.. such.. unoriginality..

Also I still don't get this lack of tinted transition windows thing - we can do it for glasses but not building windows? What's the point of putting windows in the render when the majority of the surface area of them is being obstructed by blinds or curtains - be modern and do it right - have a bigass window with transition effects so then the light gets blinding they simply darken and dim it..

also hate the whole daylight triangle modern requirement things on streetcorners now - just results in a lot f ugly street corner designs now..

Lol apparently I've been bitching about this for a while lol - oh well.. I'll quote this so we can see the proposed renders again compared to the construction..

TheHonestMaple · #**1020** Posted **Dec 5, 2021, 5:26 PM**

Taken December 5, 2021.