Procurement is for sure an issue. Combine that with tight project budgets and you’ve got the perfect recipe for “file save as” designs. Unfortunately, it’s not dissimilar to retail / program rollout - a volume business.
For @Northern Light - there was an article from Canadian Architect in...
Adding a small bit of good news. It appears crews are on site and mobilizing for demolition. Let's hope the timeline for construction is shorter than the 4 years @Northern Light mentioned above!
Once again, this is simply inaccurate and incorrect. There was a development application sign on site for years . The public consultation information was shared in local media, such as beach metro, and flyers were delivered by mail to residents within a certain catchment area. These are simply...
I have to agree with @Northern Light . Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but opinion cannot cloud the facts. Some of points above with respect to this development are simply factually inaccurate. This is a good location for development - it's connected to transit, and makes use of a surface...
It looks like the permit for the Canadian Tire at 3003 Danforth are moving. This would be the new / temporary home for the Canadian tire that presently exists at this site, 2681 Danforth. I heard the hold up was with the garage but haven’t looked beyond this.
I wasn't aware that the community recreation centre was proposed to move to the other side of the tracks. If so, that's criminal. The area on the south side of the tracks is well served and certainly in a different economic class than on the north side. If anything priority should be given to...
The revised application is now submitted for this site. On quick glance, I didn't see any retail, but a much better looking proposal in my opinion than what was previously proposed.