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GeneralLeeTPHLS · #61 Posted **Jan 9, 2019, 12:05 AM**

That's great to see a new proposal which, judging by the height alone, shouldn't be too difficult to approve. That is quite an absurd promotional video, but it'll be fun to laugh at in a few decades (and now of course).

davidcappi · #62 Posted **Jan 9, 2019, 12:49 AM**

I can see King William ending up kind of like Cumberland St or Yorkville Ave in toronto in the not too distant future, but there is still much work to do on King William. Maybe once Kresge is done and something happens at James/King William.

On a side note, I attended the design review panel meeting where this was discussed and it was pretty positively received. There were some issues with the building appearing quite long since it's a really wide and shallow property but overall nobody really had any problems with the design. Same architect as 22 George (kirkor) so expect similar work here.

lachlanholmes · #63 Posted **Jan 9, 2019, 2:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by davidcappi

I can see King William ending up kind of like Cumberland St or Yorkville Ave in toronto in the not too distant future, but there is still much work to do on King William. Maybe once Kresge is done and something happens at James/King William.

On a side note, I attended the design review panel meeting where this was discussed and it was pretty positively received. There were some issues with the building appearing quite long since it's a really wide and shallow property but overall nobody really had any problems with the design. Same architect as 22 George (kirkor) so expect similar work here.

Heh. They liked this? I like it too, somewhat, but there are certainly better projects that didn't get positivity from the DRP. Like Corktown Plaza, which they pretty much only found flaws.

It's just me speculating, and just my opinion, but our DRP really only exists to scale down buildings, like all the other planning processes here.

Chronamut · #64 Posted **Jan 11, 2019, 7:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by davidcappi

I can see King William ending up kind of like Cumberland St or Yorkville Ave in toronto in the not too distant future, but there is still much work to do on King William. Maybe once Kresge is done and something happens at James/King William.

I pray for this day - that area still looks like someone ripped the buildings off the side of it just a week ago. Such prime real estate right in the core.

Chronamut · #65 Posted **Jan 11, 2019, 7:49 AM**

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Or, St Lawrence Market TO

We had a st lawrence market - it was right beside the old city hall where jackson square is now - right beside the lister block. We even had a building that originally looked like that until they tore it down. You can vaguely see it here on the left.

In that image the lister block is directly behind the big city hall building in the middle.

another image of it - this time with it on the right, with the old city hall on the left.

TheRitsman · #66 Posted **Apr 1, 2019, 1:48 AM**

atnor · #67 Posted **Apr 13, 2019, 3:53 AM**

http://imgur.com/bmsn7k7

Took this from an ad for this development on Instagram.

atnor · #68 Posted **Apr 13, 2019, 4:00 AM**

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atnor · #69 Posted **Apr 13, 2019, 4:04 AM**

I’m shit at uploading images.

TheRitsman · #70 Posted **Apr 13, 2019, 3:31 PM**

I like this A LOT. Great density, great design, and it connects with the street and includes room for a patio right beside the Theatre. It would also bring hundreds of new people to the International Village. Plus it's replacing a parking lot

ScreamingViking · #71 Posted **Apr 13, 2019, 7:17 PM**

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I like this A LOT. Great density, great design, and it connects with the street and includes room for a patio right beside the Theatre. It would also bring hundreds of new people to the International Village. Plus it's replacing a parking lot

You said it all. Agree completely.

Chronamut · #72 Posted **Apr 16, 2019, 2:14 PM**

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You said it all. Agree completely.

Yeah it's got some nice design elements to it - I love the designs that treat the first 3-4 floors like a separate building and then plop a condo on top, as most people only really focus on what the first 3-4 floors look like from street level.

hamilton23 · #73 Posted **Apr 24, 2019, 3:39 PM**

Will be interesting to see how this goes. My company built and owns Terraces on King on the other side of King St, so this is a very welcome addition to the neighborhood if it gets constructed.

TheRitsman · #74 Posted **Apr 24, 2019, 4:29 PM**

I saw some signs advertising it in Burlington. So seems like they're gearing up to start sales.

hamilton23 · #75 Posted **Apr 24, 2019, 4:32 PM**

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I saw some signs advertising it in Burlington. So seems like they're gearing up to start sales.

The developer is based out of Burlington, so it makes sense that they have started targeting that area. I saw a ton of ads on Instagram for a while. The main selling feature was the proximity to the restaurants on King William. That is pretty misleading since it's not in that area of King William.... it's 8-10 minute walk from there to restaurant row on King William during the spring, summer, and fall.

Chronamut · #76 Posted **Apr 24, 2019, 4:42 PM**

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Will be interesting to see how this goes. My company built and owns Terraces on King on the other side of King St, so this is a very welcome addition to the neighborhood if it gets constructed.

Terraces on king is a beautiful massive building with a nice combination of stone and brick

Crapht · #77 Posted **Apr 24, 2019, 11:25 PM**

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The developer is based out of Burlington, so it makes sense that they have started targeting that area. I saw a ton of ads on Instagram for a while. The main selling feature was the proximity to the restaurants on King William. That is pretty misleading since it's not in that area of King William.... it's 8-10 minute walk from there to restaurant row on King William during the spring, summer, and fall.

Just my opinion but I don't think many people believe 8-10 minutes is "not in that area."

hamilton23 · #78 Posted **Apr 25, 2019, 11:58 AM**

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Just my opinion but I don't think many people believe 8-10 minutes is "not in that area."

It isn't. I live Downtown and just like most Downtowns across North America, there are different neighborhoods. The International Village is different than the Downtown Core. It's not far, but it's also not at your doorstep. When its freezing and the ground is icy in the winter, not many residents are going to walk down to King William from here.

My point is, the Ads have focused on how close the condo is going to be to "restaurant row" on King William. It makes it seem like the condo is on the same stretch when it's all the way down on the other side of King William lol.

This isn't a knock on the project, I hope it gets built. I just think the ads are a tiny bit misleading.

LRTfan · #79 Posted **Apr 25, 2019, 12:23 PM**

it's 450 metres from Ferguson to John - a 4-5 min walk. If someone doesn't think 4 min on foot is close enough, I don't know what to say

hamilton23 · #80 Posted **Apr 25, 2019, 12:27 PM**

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it's 450 metres from Ferguson to John - a 4-5 min walk. If someone doesn't think 4 min on foot is close enough, I don't know what to say

It isn't. I live in the area and walk that route a lot. It's 5 min if you're walking very quickly. If you're starting at the beginning of restaurant row at King William/James, that will take at least 7-8 Minutes...

Again, I'm not discounting the project. I'm making note of the constant ads that would pop up on my social media page that said, "Live on Restaurant Row". It's a bit misleading is all I'm saying.