Holdouts in Toronto

[smably]

There's one on Augusta, to be surrounded by Tridel's Alexandra Park redevelopment:

More discussion in the SQ2 thread: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...l-teeple-architects.21544/page-2#post-1195194

 

[AlbertC]

The Alternative Thinking shop at at 758 Bathurst St is a hold out in the Mirvish Village Honest Ed's redevelopment.

https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/11/alternative-thinking-mirvish-village-redevelopment-toronto/

 

[Andreiannos]

3544 Hurontario Street near SQ1

3504 Hurontario St · 3504 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON L5B 0B9, Canada

Apartment building

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[DSC]

3544 Hurontario Street near SQ1

3504 Hurontario St · 3504 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON L5B 0B9, Canada

Apartment building

www.google.ca

Not really sure this is a holdout - more like a site waiting to be developed. I would say holdouts are sites that held out 'too long' and are now surrounded by other buildings that may make any redevelopment difficult. I put the Tom Jones Steak House in this category as it has a small footprint and will soon be totally hemmed-in by 65 King. (Which will cover the ex-parking lots to its north and east.

 

[innsertnamehere]

A few I can think of. The first one is set to be demolished soon, it won't be a holdout for much longer.

583 Sherbourne:

600 Parliament:

556-558 Bathurst:

Champs Food Supply:

377 Church:

 

[AlbertC]

This house at Markham & Lennox St is a hold out from the Mirvish Village development:

 

[adma]

This house at Markham & Lennox St is a hold out from the Mirvish Village development:

And I believe it is a holdout now because it was a holdout originally, i.e. the only house on the block to refuse to sell out to the Mirvishes...

 

[AlbertC]

This house at the SE corner of Broadway & Redpath Ave (Yonge & Eg area) is a holdout from the CityLights on Broadway development by Pemberton:

 

[Towered]

Who would want to live like that?? Just take the fucking money. Sheesh.

 

[AlbertC]

Looks like this house on Augusta Ave just south of Paul Lane Gardens could be a holdout from the SQ2 development townhouse component by Tridel:

 

[innsertnamehere]

Looks like this house on Augusta Ave just south of Paul Lane Gardens could be a holdout from the SQ2 development townhouse component by Tridel:


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It's actually a holdout from the original Alexandria Park public housing project in the 1960's that was never integrated into the redevelopment scheme. So a double holdout!

 

[AlbertC]

May have been like that for a while but noticed there's a commercial space for lease sign on the 207 McCaul Street building:

 

[karledice]

Who would want to live like that?? Just take the fucking money. Sheesh.

There are many reasons, some of which could be sentimental, like if someone's family has been there for 3-4 generations etc.
Money is only a part of it. The properties could share ownership and one party doesn't agree etc. etc.
We don't know their personal reasons

 

[AlexBozikovic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220756911118831616

 

[AlbertC]

I don't have the full story but the Best Fresh Buy Market at 10 Erskine Ave just east of Yonge, looks like it may have been a hold out: