222 Jarvis Street LEED retrofit (former Sears office building, 9s, WZMH).

[dcaley]

here's some pics from inside...

 

[CharmAlarm]

Hmm...well, so much for the rumour reported in an earlier post that money is drying up (I've also heard the same). Maybe the government will finish it and turn around and sell it for a small profit. I've also heard that the new tower on Bay is overly ambitious -that there wouldn't be enough offices/workers to consolidate (I find that hard to believe though). But in light of the current financial situation it wouldn't make sense to go ahead witih both projects at the same time.

 

[Solaris]

hmm... this is interesting, escalators in an office building ~

thanks for the pics dcaley

 

[Towered]

Stripped to the bone inside.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Hmm...well, so much for the rumour reported in an earlier post that money is drying up (I've also heard the same). Maybe the government will finish it and turn around and sell it for a small profit. I've also heard that the new tower on Bay is overly ambitious -that there wouldn't be enough offices/workers to consolidate (I find that hard to believe though). But in light of the current financial situation it wouldn't make sense to go ahead witih both projects at the same time.

So Much Hype, So Little Progress...whats up with this project.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This project is well into contruction, wouldn't worry about it.

AoD

 

[alklay]

I am not quite sure what the basis is for the statement "so little progress". Looks like it is being retrofitted to me.

 

[Automation Gallery]

I am not quite sure what the basis is for the statement "so little progress". Looks like it is being retrofitted to me.

Well i know, but almost 4 years seems like a long time to retrofit this office complex.

 

[androiduk]

Pretty impressive looking glass here

 

[SP!RE]

Lookin good! And as always, your photography makes it look even better

 

[DSC]

The are applying to sever this site into two lots, the current building and the parking lot. I bet it gers sold off before long. See:

File Number: B0054/11TEY Zoning CR T4.0 C2.0 R4.0 (PPR)
Owner(s): HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF TORONTO
[
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
(27)
Agent: PETER REED
Property Address: 202 & 222 JARVIS ST Community:
Legal Description: PLAN 10A PT LOTS 16 AND 17 W/S JARVIS ST PLAN D219 PT LOTS 7 AND
8 AND PT LANE CLOSED
THE CONSENT REQUESTED:
To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots.
Retained - Part 1
222 Jarvis Street
The lot frontage is 97.55 m and the lot area is 7048.5 m². The existing office building will be maintained.
Conveyed - Parts 2, 3, 4 & 6
202 Jarvis Street
The lot frontage is 81.13 m and the lot area is 5418.7 m². The existing parking lot/vacant lot will be maintained.
File Numbers B0054/11TEY & A0558/11TEY are considered jointly.

AND:

File Number: A0558/11TEY Zoning CR T4.0 C2.0 R4.0 (PPR)
Owner(s): HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF ONTARIO
[
Ward: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
(27)
Agent: PETER REED
Property Address: 222 JARVIS ST Community:
Legal Description: PLAN 10A LOTS 9 TO 13 W/S JARVIS ST PLAN D219 BLK A LOTS 4 TO 6
PT LOT 7 AND PT LANE CLOSED
PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION:
To maintain the existing office building on the reduced lot.
REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE ZONING BY-LAW:
Section 8.(3), Part I.2, By-law 438-86
The maximum permitted gross floor area is 2.0 times the area of the lot (14 083.06 m²).
The existing building will have a gross floor area equal to 8.27 times the area of the lot (58 280 m²).

 

[torplanner]

Surprised it took them this long.

 

[Automation Gallery]

i hope who ever purchases this lot does not just build a box or two and designs something to complement this.

 

[UD2]

Toronto need to keep this building. It's historic and one of the best examples of its style in the world.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Toronto need to keep this building. It's historic and one of the best examples of its style in the world.

Ugh, they are... they just spent over $100 million bucks converting it into 455,000 square feet of state-of-the-art green office space.