Toronto 48 Lowe's Place | 17.8m | 2s | Microsoft | WZMH

[innsertnamehere]

New data Centre Microsoft is proposing to construct. This will replace the Lowe's store just off of the 401 and Islington. Surprising, since the Lowe's isn't even 10 years old.

Arch plans are on the application website if anyone wants to pull them.

Proposal for a data centre (communications/technology facility) that will be 2-storey with a 1-storey office/admin and support facility located at the west end of the site.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Traded for $49m last year. Apparently the store is not currently operating.

 

[Northern Light]

New data Centre Microsoft is proposing to construct. This will replace the Lowe's store just off of the 401 and Islington. Surprising, since the Lowe's isn't even 10 years old.

Arch plans are on the application website if anyone wants to pull them.

As per the image above....

I love how the bottom of each plan page has 'Confidential' marked.

 

[Northern Light]

Apparently the store is not currently operating.

This is correct.

I suspect this may have to do w/the acquisition of RONA; as the latter has a large outpost just 2km away at Martin Grove

 

[DopeyFish]

hope this is a facility for azure

 

[sixrings]

My wife works in the area and I never knew how to get here so I just avoided it and went to the easier to access location homedepot at Kipling.

 

[Tuscani01]

Traded for $49m last year. Apparently the store is not currently operating.

Correct. Canadian Tire was looking to pick up the site but has settled for something north of the 401 instead.

I still remember this being a Labatt brewery and watching it be demolished for Lowes.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Southeast corner of 401 & Islington.

While at the northwest corner, a Costco to open, allegedly.

 

[Tuscani01]

Southeast corner of 401 & Islington.

While at the northwest corner, a Costco to open, allegedly.

Or Canadian Tire

 

[sixrings]

Or Canadian Tire

I love Canadian tire. Have some respect

 

[ShonTron]

So it’s a data centre, with minimal jobs on site, but this isn’t a bad place for it, with its relative isolation and poor transit access.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Looks like they'll be designing the building in S Mode... >.<

 

[Venneza]

So it’s a data centre, with minimal jobs on site, but this isn’t a bad place for it, with its relative isolation and poor transit access.

Transit will actually be good - go station will be moved from Kipling to Islington only minutes away - frequent buses on Islington / off major highway 401 and next to UP rail tracks.

 

[interchange42]

Transit will actually be good - go station will be moved from Kipling to Islington only minutes away - frequent buses on Islington / off major highway 401 and next to UP rail tracks.

I'm looking for something online that corroborates what you're saying about Etobicoke North station moving to Islington Avenue, but I cannot find anything. If you have a link to something, please share it!

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[Venneza]

I'm looking for something online that corroborates what you're saying about Etobicoke North station moving to Islington Avenue, but I cannot find anything. If you have a link to something, please share!

Sorry, my mistake. I was looking at the direction on the map wrong. There will be future direct access to the GO Station as noted in the document.