christiesplits
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A bit off topic, but yes, St. Clair West has to be have the highest concentration of EIFS storefronts in the city.
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67 Adelaide St E Revovation (Na-Me-Res, 4s, Hilditch)
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A bit off topic, but yes, St. Clair West has to be have the highest concentration of EIFS storefronts in the city.
CanadianNational
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Wrecking this building's facades in the name of cultural representation is a bit of an underhanded, solicitous move. There are plenty of ways to note what the building is now being used for, without doing this kind of damage. Like, straightforward signage.
I hope this gets reconsidered.
I hope this gets reconsidered.
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Interesting info on the Corporate Real Estate Services handling of the renovation contracts on Carleton...
I add link here as I do not think the new facility on Carleton has a thread of its own SEE: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM39.24
I add link here as I do not think the new facility on Carleton has a thread of its own SEE: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM39.24
thecharioteer
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Appalling screw-up by the City and the item going to Council focuses on reporting not on investigating why millions of dollars have been wasted. Multiple departments should be investigated. particularly real estate and social services
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Absolutely, these are the same people who screwed up the North Market! I assume (hope) the City Auditor is onto them.....
LUVIT!
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These 'faux plastic' makeovers all over town are really unattractive especially at this prominent downtown corner. Surely there must be an alternative way to have affordable housing with some semblance of attractiveness.
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EDIT. There is also THIS "Administrative Inquiry" (not yet answered) from Moise. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.IA39.1 The response may be revealing, or not!
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Here is the Staff response
Quite the price-creep!
In May 2019, a pre-tenancy review was performed and a preliminary pre-design estimate of approximately $3.7 million was provided, based on a consultant assessment to bring the building into a state of good repair. This estimate did not reflect the full project scope and excluded additional project costs such as consultant fees, internal staffing, and furniture and equipment. The results of the competitive procurement process for the general contractor were adopted by the Bid Award Panel in November of 2022. At design completion and start ofconstruction in December 2022, the total construction cost for the project was $8.7million, with a total project cost estimate of approximately $11.0 million, inclusive of consultant fees, furniture, and other project expenses. During 2025, two contract changes were made amounting to a total construction cost of$9.14 million. These contract changes were made to account for unforeseen site conditions and required changes to meet Building Code compliance and operational requirements, bringing total project cost estimates to $11.5 million in 2025, which is the current committed amount