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Oh wow that was surprising. I don't think I've ever seen a site where they build a structure like that exclusively for facade mock-ups and then remove it.

Personally I can understand why some might be upset. The shadow from this will impact the residential to the north and likely the schoolyard further north as well. It's not pleasant using outdoor space in the shadow of a tall building. It's cold, gloomy, and sometimes even quite windy. Not to...

The point is to NOT fit the campus architecture. The gazebo is meant as an Indigenous ceremony meeting spot, hence the fire pit, native plants, and traditional names written on plaques.

Demolition has started and almost complete actually.

They haven't needed permits for those things before have they? They looked like simple enough things not to require permits. And I think we already have more than three of them. I feel like this is something bigger like the lounge

Sorry, it's currently a farm field and is going to have towers? That's some rapid densification right there.

It's nice lit up at night. They have exterior lighting highlighting the west side. They've also been keeping all the interior lights on at night, and it's clear they pretty much gutted the entire building and made open offices everywhere. All the furniture is moved in already. A couple of...

Interestingly the washrooms seem to be unisex (or at least on the 2nd floor), and for using the elevator, you select your floor before entering the elevator.... I guess that's better for security reasons maybe

Interesting... I guess they already built the base with enough structural integrity to support a tower? I guess they were planning this long before they sought the approvals.

Is this not severely wasteful to redevelop this already though? Especially for a charity? If I was a major donor to the present 240 McCaul building, I would probably be quite upset. How much did that building cost anyway?

Did they remove the roof of the garage section, then put a new one on?

Can we rename this thread to "Oak House" Student Residence? That is the formal name of this building. https://spacesandexperiences.utoronto.ca/housing/introducing-oak-house-student-residence/

Amen to that. 🙏

Several? I thought only the "union spaces" storefront was meant to be for pop-ups. (???)

^ I don't think most people even realize that's a solar clock. But I agree with you. That Galbraith road section leaves much to be desired. The cafe would have prob just been a move of the medsci tim hortons anyway. Not a big loss imo. That roadway is not a dead end because they realized they...

I don't know how I feel about this wall of condos building up on College Street. It's ruining the city views from U of T. Soon we won't be able to see the CN Tower.

Agreed. Layout not the best. Also, this looks like it could be pretty much anywhere in the suburban GTA. Doesn't exactly give me Port Credit vibes. Not really sure what they're doing with the alignment of the intersection of Mississauga Rd and Lakeshore- it's looking really messed up.

This has moved along quickly. Wow.

I fell like this should have been the plan when they started the reno. Give the people what they want! And then make it look pretty.

Things are blowing off the building today... Roof I think. Police and fire on scene with college st closed and taped off.