1190 Yonge St (@ Birch Ave, ?, 6s, ?)

[AlbertC]

Looks like they're planning to build on this sliver of land just north of the railway right across from the Summerhill LCBO.

https://goo.gl/maps/LmzrjshrENs

http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...ion=init&folderRsn=3978967&isCofASearch=false

1190 YONGE ST
Ward 22 - Tor & E.York District

Site Plan Approval application to construct a new 6-storey commercial building

 

[ADRM]

Whoa. Is that railway track still in-use? If it is indeed this sliver, it will be *tight* against that.

 

[AHK]

Whoa. Is that railway track still in-use? If it is indeed this sliver, it will be *tight* against that.

If by 'Is that railway track still in-use? you are referring to the tracks crossing Yonge Street at the Summerhill LCBO store - yes, that is the CP Rail MAIN LINE between Quebec and Eastern Ontario, through Toronto, and then onto Western Canada, Western Ontario, and the United States. Very much still in use.

 

[Therion]

Indeed, trains on that railway rumble by about a block away from both my work in Summerhill and about two blocks away from where I live in Leaside. Hundreds of oiltankers every day. I guess it's best not to think about it.

 

[AlbertC]

I suddenly remember this old defunct plan to build a restaurant over those railways from almost nine years ago.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/all-aboard-call-for-railway-bridge-restaurant-1.663062

 

[someMidTowner]

Renderings:

 

[Tulse]

Boy that's close to the rails. I wonder if the south side (which the above renders don't show) looks the same as the north, or if it is more of a wall to provide some sound abatement.

 

[RonThom]

Site is for sale: http://www.cushmanwakefield.ca/en/properties/m1073517-1

 

[FengShuiGirl]

Wow! I can only assume City didn’t approve the project thus the selling of lot?

 

[drum118]

That restaurant was to go over Yonge St

CP North Toronto Station Restaurant (Woodcliffe, 2s, Taylor Smyth) DEAD

bah..misleading title....they should add people to the subway station.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[cd concept]

Site is for sale: http://www.cushmanwakefield.ca/en/properties/m1073517-1

You think the city would think ahead and preserve this land for a future GO commuter train platform etc.

 

[Isotack]

You think the city would think ahead and preserve this land for a future GO commuter train platform etc.

We're talking about the city...that would make sense?

 

[AlbertC]

This property is still listed as for sale on the market. The asking price is: $1,500,000

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An older article from 2017 but this excerpt provides some insight towards the difficulty in developing it:

YONGE & BIRCH
1190 Yonge St.

Proposed: Developer Frank Campoli has proposed a five-storey office building at 1190 Yonge St., on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Birch Avenue across from the Summerhill LCBO. The site is adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) line to the south and Hydro One site to the west.

Complications: A vibration study conducted by Valcoustics Canada Ltd. found the CP train movements exceeded the Canadian National Railway guideline limits as well as the International Standards Organization (ISO) reference limits on the site. As a result, vibration mitigation measures will be required if the building is approved.

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