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St Lawrence Market

But here's the issue - it really hurts certain areas of the downtown core disportionately, I know many people who live downtown and love it but hate this element, they avoid these parks with a high amount of encampments and now consider moving to other parts of the city, which makes the parks feel emptier, further encouraging others to avoid it, encouraging more to move in, a doom spiral and a self fulling prophecy ...

There is no solution to this problem that should encourage or permit these tent cities to be setup in public parks, even short term ...

I do recognize that I am not providing an alternative as it is a very much a complex issue that likely lacks a short term fix to the core problem.
 
On a different note, does anyone know what’s happening with Fahrenheit coffee on Jarvis? It’s been closed for a week now.
Oh, no. According to Google maps all their locations are marked "temporarily closed". The founder Sameer is a great guy and they have amazing coffee and staff, so I hope they get things straightened around soon. They had just opened a new location this summer in the finance district.
 
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From IG this morning
 
Wow wasn’t expecting this. They’re repaving The Esplanade between Berkeley and Princess. I thought this wouldn’t happen until they construct new properly integrated permanent bike lanes. Do they plan on tearing this up again next year to add bike lanes?
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Wow wasn’t expecting this. They’re repaving The Esplanade between Berkeley and Princess. I thought this wouldn’t happen until they construct new properly integrated permanent bike lanes. Do they plan on tearing this up again next year to add bike lanes?
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Yes , the final bike lane work is scheduled with the park re-do for spring 2025 but the raised bike lane will be in south curb lane and the rest of the street will not be touched. The choice was to leave the street in a very rough state all winter or do it now. They hope to do the rest of The Esplanade (to Lower Jarvis) plus Wilton and George St South in next few weeks too. The watermain & sewer work in these streets should finish today or early next week. Princess (Front to The Esplanade) will be getting a new storm sewer in next few months and it is supposed to be paved after that - presumably 2025.
 
Yes , the final bike lane work is scheduled with the park re-do for spring 2025 but the raised bike lane will be in south curb lane and the rest of the street will not be touched. The choice was to leave the street in a very rough state all winter or do it now. They hope to do the rest of The Esplanade (to Lower Jarvis) plus Wilton and George St South in next few weeks too. The watermain & sewer work in these streets should finish today or early next week. Princess (Front to The Esplanade) will be getting a new storm sewer in next few months and it is supposed to be paved after that - presumably 2025.
It's cute you think they're coming back.
 
Perhaps of interest to some:

"Please be advised that the City construction work on The Esplanade is ongoing and the City contractor is aiming to restore the bikeway on The Esplanade between Lower Jarvis and Berkeley Street by the end of the year. However, please note this is dependent on weather conditions."

The work on David Crombie Park and the improvement of this track is supposed to start in April 2025.
 
This is the huge Green P parking building at the south end of market Street.

PA4.8 - Contract Award - 2023-CON-CP43-B10 Concrete Repairs at 2 Church Street (Car Park 43)​

Consideration Type: ACTIONWard: 10 - Spadina - Fort York

Origin​

(May 10, 2023) Report from the President, Toronto Parking Authority

Recommendations​

The President, Toronto Parking Authority recommends that:

1. The Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority provide authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to award the Concrete Repairs Phase 1 project located at 2 Church Street (Car Park 43) for 2023-CON-CP43-B10 to Maxim Group General Contracting Ltd., having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting all specifications in conformance with the Construction Tender requirements, in the amount of $10,473,650 in base scope, plus $1,770,732 in selected optional items, plus $2,450,000 as a contingency allowance, being the sum total of $14,694,382 excluding HST.

Summary​

The purpose of this paper is to seek authorization from the Board of Directors, Toronto Parking Authority, for the garage restoration project located at 2 Church Street (Car Park 43) valued at $10,473,650 in base scope, plus $1,770,732 in selected optional items, plus $2,450,000 as a contingency allowance, being the sum total of $14,694,382 excluding HST.

Car Park 43 located at 2 Church Street, is a 40-year-old, six (6)-storey parking structure with 2008 spaces in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood. The garage includes an eight (8)-storey Toronto Community Housing building above the structure. Pre-pandemic (2019) gross revenues were $7.3M. The 2023 plan forecasts Car Park 43 to generate $4.2M. First Quarter Year to Date, Car Park 43 has generated $1.17M and is tracking to beat plan by $500K to $750K. Car Park 43 consistently remains as one of the top five (5) highest revenue-generating garages across Toronto Parking Authority’s portfolio. As such, this investment is critical from a safety perspective and consistent with our strategy to reinvest in infrastructure (State of Good Repair) capital and reduce reputational risk to Toronto Parking Authority’s brand.

In 2022, Toronto Parking Authority initiated an emergency project valued at $4.3M to replace the heavily deteriorated steel stairs with concrete-filled pans. This project will be completed by June 2023, mitigating the immediate public safety concern.

The next phase of the Car Park 43 garage modernization program is to address the critical structural and systems deficiencies (State of Good Repair).

The previously completed Building Condition Assessment outlined the scope of work at Car Park 43 to include:
Complete waterproofing and asphalt replacement.
Concrete repairs.
Total drainage replacement, including the sump pump system, and
Ventilation system replacement.

Toronto Parking Authority retained Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. on February 17, 2023, for consulting services needed to review the previously completed Building Condition Assessment, provide a plan/strategy to complete major repairs based on the findings of the Building Condition Assessment, and provide tendering, permitting, and contract administration services.

Following the close of Tender and initial review of the bids by both Toronto Parking Authority and Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd., a post-tender addendum was issued on May 2, 2023 to the four (4) compliant bidders to clarify their understanding of the project phasing, and the guard replacement on the P1 level. Completed addendum forms were received from each of the four (4) compliant bidders by the close of the post-tender period on May 3, 2023

Based on the submission of a compliant bid (including post-tender submission), the bid price, ability to complete the work in the prescribed time and the conformance to tender requirements, Toronto Parking Authority is recommending that the contract of work for 2023-CON-CP43-B10 – Concrete Repairs Phase 1 at Car Park 43 be awarded to Maxim Group General Contracting Ltd. (Maxim Group). The project is scheduled to start in July 2023, with construction completion scheduled for early third quarter 2025.

Financial Impact​

The amount to award the construction contract for the 2023-CON-CP43-B10 – Concrete Repairs Phase 1 at 2 Church Street (Car Park 43) is $10,473,650 in base scope, plus $1,770,732 in selected optional items, plus $2,450,000 as a contingency allowance, being the sum total of $14,694,382 excluding HST.

Funding for this work is available in the approved Toronto Parking Authority 2023 Capital Budget, TPA908978-1, Internal Order 700431.

Background Information​

(May 10, 2023) Report from the President, Toronto Parking Authority, on Contract Award - 2023-CON-CP43-B10 Concrete Repairs at 2 Church Street (Car Park 43)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/pa/bgrd/backgroundfile-236449.pdf
Nov 7 pictures
The west side of the garage level 5 looks 100% done then progressing down to ground Level where they are working on the deck.
Plastics drop sheet on the ground floor before the concrete pour? Is this a camping technique?

It should be ready for the Leaf’s big playoff run and parade.
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Fahrenheit is open today.

Looks like 2 of their 5 locations are open again. There's a post on their Instagram:
We are back! F1 (Lombard & Jarvis) and F2 (Richmond & Portland) are now open for your daily dose of caffeine! Thank you for your patience and support and always being hopeful to see us again. We will be sure to update you further about our other stores. We are excited to continue where we left off with your smiles, life chats, and uplifting energy!
 

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