Spoonman
Active Member
... or perhaps even decent ones. Post your picks.
The obvious pick for me (since I pass by it twice a day) is the parking garage on Hayden/Charles just east of Yonge. Although it doesn't compeletely disguise its primary function, it nonetheless blends in rather nicely with the surrounding buildings. Not only is it easy on the eyes with the modestly ornamental metallic doodads on its facade, but it gives back to the street with a healthy selection of small retail (some of which I've taken advantage of, such as the barber, and dry-cleaners, the little breakfast place and the vegan restaurant), a well-lit and non-hostile pedestrian walkway, and minimal space devoted to the vehicular entry/exit. In fact, it meets the street much better than a handful of condos I can name on Bay Street. Although underground parking is of course ideal, this project should certainly be used as a model for future above-ground parking garages wherever they're necessary, or else conversions of existing garages.
Any other ones people know about?
The obvious pick for me (since I pass by it twice a day) is the parking garage on Hayden/Charles just east of Yonge. Although it doesn't compeletely disguise its primary function, it nonetheless blends in rather nicely with the surrounding buildings. Not only is it easy on the eyes with the modestly ornamental metallic doodads on its facade, but it gives back to the street with a healthy selection of small retail (some of which I've taken advantage of, such as the barber, and dry-cleaners, the little breakfast place and the vegan restaurant), a well-lit and non-hostile pedestrian walkway, and minimal space devoted to the vehicular entry/exit. In fact, it meets the street much better than a handful of condos I can name on Bay Street. Although underground parking is of course ideal, this project should certainly be used as a model for future above-ground parking garages wherever they're necessary, or else conversions of existing garages.
Any other ones people know about?
