rbt
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Demolition for Phase 2, the ~20 floor east building, is well underway.
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Toronto U of T: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre (Phase 2) | ?m | 20s | U of T | Weiss/Manfredi
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GenerationLee
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From the 17th
Rivenbourn
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Toronto's newest parking lot
UtakataNoAnnex
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...things we can see from that angle that we couldn't see before. 
Tormick
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So Phase 2 connects to Phase 1 - through a shared podium right? Or it was by previous design documents. Does that mean all those precast panels will just be disposed of? Seems like they could've used a cheaper knockout panel on this side, understanding this is only an interim condition.
TossYourJacket
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I've been wondering if they'll reuse the affected panels on the new building, cus yeah otherwise it seems like a waste
The above posts have all been moved from the Phase One thread, and we now have an early-stage DB file attached atop for Phase Two.
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Mr.Tang
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How much would that add to the cost? (or would it potentially save costs if you could recycle/sell the material)
Tormick
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They looked pretty custom to each location. But who knows.
Wait until this becomes the most valuable Fairgrounds location in the city.
AlbertC
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Tormick
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Think this breaks ground in the next 5 years? It was supposed to be a Life Sci hub similar to MaRS... but with the sector downturn interested to see if they'll pivot to another academic building.
Northern Light
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Yes.
Sorta
What downturn? There's a shortage of wet lab space in the City which will be central to phase 2. A real focus on regenerative medicine. That's still the plan.
innsertnamehere
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I will note that as a part of UofT this no longer needs planning applications - this will just quietly show up with building permits at some point and go right to construction.
Tormick
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Is there? I thought I had heard that with the reduction of capital flowing to PE & VC that LS rents were reduced and vacancy was increasing. But I could be wrong. NL you probably have an inside-track.
Northern Light
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Not really my area; though I am U of T alumnae, but not the faculty.
That said, I just looked it up, vacancy rate for wet labs in Toronto is currently tracking at ~0.2 to 0.8% over the last couple of quarters, suggested demand exceeds supply.