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[trueviking]

There is no way a curb cut would be allowed mid-block on portage.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..

You mean unstable like the 'Shanghai'? Which turned into a glorious gravel parking lot and has remained so for the past decade.

Hey that lot is grass!!!!!!

[dam_well]

Any word on what that mystery second MMF development was? I might have missed it but it's definitely past whenever they said they were gonna announce it.

[Labroco]

Originally Posted by trueviking

My bet is they get the biz to make a park in the first 10 feet in front of a fence and park on the rest.

They do not wish to attract vagrants .... Fence and Hicks Yews. No park.

[GarryEllice]

Originally Posted by trueviking

There is no way a curb cut would be allowed mid-block on portage.

In any case, there is a bus stop right in front of that lot, so a curb cut would be impossible regardless.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Labroco

They do not wish to attract vagrants .... Fence and Hicks Yews. No park.

Ha ha. Yeah. I get it. But sometimes you have to placate the city to get what you want. I’ll give you a Park. You let me build a parking lot.

[Biff]

I would have to think they will actually building something other than a park. That crane there was not needed to demolish the small addition. That could have been done with a excavator wrecker. With the crane being Calado, a precast parkade seems about right.

[CoryB]

Originally Posted by GarryEllice

In any case, there is a bus stop right in front of that lot, so a curb cut would be impossible regardless.

Submit the right "envelope" to the correct people at city hall and magically the bus stop will be relocated. The proposed hotel at Portage and Main was going to have both a curb cut and a bus stop relocation.

[Authentic_City]

A precast parkade. Sounds classy.

Are there any specific design requirements for parkades downtown? I know the ideal is to have ground level CRUs, but as we have seen this doesn't normally happen. A cheap precast parkade in a prominent spot like this sounds pretty tacky to me.

Originally Posted by Biff

I would have to think they will actually building something other than a park. That crane there was not needed to demolish the small addition. That could have been done with a excavator wrecker. With the crane being Calado, a precast parkade seems about right.

[bomberjet]

I get there needs to be parking. But it seems parkade after parkade keeps being built. When will it end?

[Biff]

Downtown needs more of these types of projects to fill in some of the surface lots. Can you imagine Donald filled with these from Portage to Broadway.




https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/06...-and-glencairn


https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/05...d-1414-bayview


https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2020/06...-sheppard-west

[WinCitySparky]

Wow that’s stunning

[Calgarian]

More buildings like that would do wonders for Winnipeg. Was in town recently and the True North Square development is looking pretty good, as is the new Alt Hotel. More of that please!

[The Unknown Poster]

Originally Posted by cheswick

I don't think working from home is nearly as universally appealing as many people think it is. I'm anti-social so I'm fine working from home. But in conversations with my boss he's ready to get back to the office. Finds the work / home line is too blurred. Talking with others from work they are missing the social interaction of the work place. Find it too isolating and lonely even with the video meetings. I personally don't think this will amount to a long term complete overhaul of how things are done. Just my guess.

I think you're probably right. I work for a large telecom and we are working from home. They werent prepared for it and had to buy software and whatnot. I love it and members of my group love it. But the consensus among people who make decisions seems one of confusion when asked about permanent work from home.

Its tough to have those conversations because THEY like being in the office so they assume everyone does. Ive been trying to make the case you dont need everyone working from home but it sure makes sense to maintain SOME people working from home.

Im also curious to see how little sick time has been used. I think we've had one sick day in my team since March which is way below the norm. It benefits offices where space is a priority, parking is a priority and it allows a company to say they're being more environmentally conscious (less commuting among employees) as well as being more employee friendly in terms of flexibility and mental health (some of us do WAY better at home).

Interestingly when I asked the Union about it they said the company doesnt generally like work from home and neither does the union. When I asked why the union wouldnt support something that would arguably be beneficial to those employees that would want it, they declined to explain.

[The Unknown Poster]

Originally Posted by cheswick

I have family who is a high up for a local credit union who was back to the office this past week. The large anonymous company I work for downtown has said July would be earliest people would head back to the office.

Large telecom has told us they wont bring us back until there is a vaccine or 2/3s have antibodies. How they will enforce either is beyond me. But then also mentioned "at least a couple months", "foreseeable future" and "maybe next summer". So who knows.

[dmacc]

Originally Posted by trueviking

There is no way a curb cut would be allowed mid-block on portage.

City Planning Committee: "Challenge Accepted"

[DavefromSt.Vital]

Originally Posted by Biff

Downtown needs more of these types of projects to fill in some of the surface lots. Can you imagine Donald filled with these from Portage to Broadway.

Biff, those buildings are a result of the "Avenues" policy in Toronto's Official Plan. Generally speaking, on major streets like Sheppard, Bathurst, Bayview, Avenue Road, etc. as long as you can assemble the land, you are approved "as of right" to replace single family homes and low rise apartments with mid-rise mixed use buildings (commercial along the bottom, condos/apartments above). Specifics vary by area.

You can read the Official Plan here:

https://www.toronto.ca/city-governme...official-plan/

[The Unknown Poster]

The project associated with student apartments on Pembina is a second building, correct? I saw Janice Lukes tweet a photo.

[buzzg]

Recladding of the west side of NewPort Center (whatever it's called now) is underway. Still no indication of what the future holds for Book Fair, but interesting to note the reclad didn't go below the third floor on any other side yet.

Snap Fitness and Scientific Marvel on Portage are closed. Snap started taking apart equipment this week. That stretch from the arena to Boyd is looking rough, garbage everywhere.. Portage is kind of in shambles right now.

One of the new spots in Dreman Building already appears to be gone (think it was a tea spot, not sure if it even opened).

I peeked in the 24-7 Intouch expansion/reno on Graham today. It's unfortunate that the main floor just appears to be their kitchen or something, but it looks beautiful. Hopefully I'm wrong and maybe it's a surprise restaurant.









It was really difficult to get photos through the tinted glass and sun shining, don't judge.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by buzzg

Snap Fitness and Scientific Marvel on Portage are closed. Snap started taking apart equipment this week. That stretch from the arena to Boyd is looking rough, garbage everywhere.. Portage is kind of in shambles right now.

It feels like the last time Portage got a true boost of any kind was when Centrepoint opened 5 years ago. And even that was one good thing in a decade otherwise marked by fairly gradual but steady decline.