New Downtown Porsche location at the northwest corner of Front and Parliament
.jpg)
|
|
|
Downtown Porsche (64 Parliament St , 2s)
- Thread starter Edward Skira
- Start date
androiduk
Senior Member
Nice to see something fill in that empty lot, even if it is a car dealership. That intersection always felt kind of desolate. Are they going to tear down the old one on King and excavate for artifacts?
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
so, correct me if I am wrong... that is directly across the street from their old location? And this used to be a Staples, right?
Yes north of the current location though facing east toward Parliament rather than Berkeley. Staples is the building in red and it faces Berkeley.
androiduk
Senior Member
^ My mistake, I should have said on Front. The new one is diagonally across the street. Directly across the street is Budget Rent A Car , a car wash and a very large empty lot.
newuser2k9
Active Member
It's not just a car dealership, it's Porsche. Their old one wasn't spectacular, but that aluminum look pulls off well on most of their locations.
Art Vandelay
Active Member
Was this the site of the first Parliament Buildings for Upper Canada or did the province step in and purchase the property? I can't remember how that whole issue was resolved.
DSC
Superstar
Member Bio
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2008
- Messages
- 19,140
- Reaction score
- 26,773
- Location
- St Lawrence Market Area
Go read the Corktown thread...
greenleaf
Senior Member
With many people getting off on the streetcar and walking down to the Distillery, it seems like a real lost opportunity to build a variety of retail frontages along this strip of Parliament. The single use of the car dealership kills it (at least for this block).
Last edited:
luxome
Active Member
does anyone know the approximate address of this new site?
DSC
Superstar
Member Bio
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2008
- Messages
- 19,140
- Reaction score
- 26,773
- Location
- St Lawrence Market Area
Mods may want to add ADDRESS to thread title??
Application: Mechanical(MS) Status: Permit Issued
Location: 64 PARLIAMENT ST
TORONTO ON
Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 08 210406 HVA 00 MS Issued Date: Nov 4, 2009
Project: Car Dealership Building Permit Related(MS)
Description: HVAC - Proposal to constuct a 2 sty car dealership. Tenant - "Porche". See Demo 08 210402. 64-70 Parliament St.
luxome
Active Member
what a perfect location! in front of 51 Division for free security! 
UserNameToronto
Active Member
Well the Parliament/Front part is already up 2 stories so its covered while Parliament/King is still empty. I don't think you are going to get your wish unless they are building upon the entire block.
maestro
Senior Member
This report says the entire site is to be excavated so fingers crossed the entire site is covered with two storeys