Toronto 2451-2495 Danforth Avenue | 122.08m | 35s | First Capital | superkül

[Towered]

^^^^ Who could conceive of building on @tstormers favourite food establishment?

Especially since they're becoming rarer! The most ghetto KFC that I can think of, on Dundas at Jane, closed a few weeks ago and is already a grafitti covered shack.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Do the height, sure, fine, but the grocery goes on the second floor and the ground floor is all narrow retail. Easy approval.

 

[christiesplits]

Overall, I like the height and scale. My only issue is the street level presence, which looks sterile. Perhaps some breaks in the building form, or different materials or colours would animate the space better.

At 35 storeys, it matches the height of 985 Woodbine, just down the street. Same colour palette, too.

 

[tstormers]

^^^^ Who could conceive of building on @tstormers favourite food establishment?

The nerve of some people!!! haha

Hopefully they will move into one of the other new buildings! Kind of surprised Sobey's is going to close for this proposal. Unless they can phase it so it can stay open while moving into the new building.

 

[Northern Light]

Kind of surprised Sobey's is going to close for this proposal. Unless they can phase it so it can stay open while moving into the new building.

As currently proposed, I don't believe a phasing scenario that keeps the store in operation is feasible. But I could stand to be corrected on that.

However, I believe that is actually quite achievable, with some relatively modest tweaks.

 

[Northern Light]

There's a Front Page Story up:

Danforth-Main Sobeys Site Proposed for Redevelopment | UrbanToronto

Designed by superkül for First Capital, a redevelopment proposal for 2451-2495 Danforth Avenue in Toronto entails 13-storey and 35-storey towers. They would replace the existing Sobeys grocery store at the site, located a short walk west of Main Street subway station.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[xy3]

The brick podium looks better than 70% of proposals downtown.

Nice curves and golden ratio accents without staggered windows or balconies

 

[The Preservationist]

I'm a big fan of keeping the intersection density low, allowing natural light for road, pedestrian traffic, and having the height mid block. Good example here of this....

 

[guavadelic]

Good looking design, hopefully it retains this through the approval process.

Also hope they find a way to incorporate micro-retail as part of the development.

 

[FrankNF]

As someone who lives between this site and the Valu-Mart site recently approved, and lives car-free, I really hope they drag their feet on this one just enough so that Sobeys doesn't close before Valu-Mart reopens.

 

[marcus_a_j]

As someone who lives between this site and the Valu-Mart site recently approved, and lives car-free, I really hope they drag their feet on this one just enough so that Sobeys doesn't close before Valu-Mart reopens.

As someone who also lives between Sobey's and Valu-Mart, I 110% agree!

 

[FrankNF]

Their website says this about the question of timing:

What is the timing for redevelopment of the site? Will this grocery store be closed for construction at the same time as the nearby Valu-Mart?​

First Capital will be working with the existing grocer as part of the future redevelopment of the site. As a retail developer, owner and operator, we understand the value that our retailers provide for people in the neighbourhood. Part of our vision for the site is to continue to provide excellent shops and services that best serve the needs of the community. We are early in the planning process, and Sobeys holds a long-term lease on the property. For these reasons it will be many years before redevelopment occurs on the site.