Toronto 656 Danforth Avenue | 160.73m | 49s | Del Boca Vista | Studio JCI

GioBuild said:
I believe all of Lipton up to Eaton, including the house on Eaton (the detached one at the corner of the parking lot), have gone to Metrolinx.
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Interesting; thanks!

GioBuild said:
Very very secretive. Have they even given a tentative start date for work at Pape, Cosburn?
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I don't believe so, and I checked, no demo permits have been pulled yet. (or applied for)

While Mx can move w/o permits, it typically does not.

Why they're in a hurry to evict the businesses, if they're not ready for demo is unclear to me.
 
Article on the recent Community Meeting here.

Nothing substantive, largely Councillor Fletcher calling out the idea that the City could get a report done on this in 90 days silly.

beachmetro.com

Councillor critical of 'silly' move taking proposal for 49-storey building at Pape and Danforth to Ontario Land Tribunal – Beach Metro Community News

By AMARACHI AMADIKE, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Developer Del Boca Vista Properties Inc. and 717 Pape Inc., is taking its zoning bylaw application for a 49-storey mixed use building at the intersection of Danforth and Pape avenues to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) after Toronto...
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Northern Light said:
Why they're in a hurry to evict the businesses, if they're not ready for demo is unclear to me.
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I don't understand the logic here either. The north side of the block from Eaton, most of the way to Pape is now a barren, derelict stretch.

It would have been better to retain businesses along the stretch for as long as possible.
 
Secret atrium inside the existing building complete with a garden and a pond

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I'm sure everyone know this but this used to be a movie theatre and then converted to a twin theatre in the early 80's. I recall going to the twin theatres and vaguely recall the original cinema.
 
LUVIT! said:
I'm sure everyone know this but this used to be a movie theatre and then converted to a twin theatre in the early 80's. I recall going to the twin theatres and vaguely recall the original cinema.
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Twas indeed the Palace Cinema.

I never got to go there, even though I became a movie buff quite young, it was demo'ed in 1987.

Exterior, not sure what year, but streetcars suggest no later than mid 60s. Credit as per the pic to John F. Bromley

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Interior Shot:

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Source: https://losttoronto2.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/danforth-and-papethe-palace-theatre/

Originally, 1,575 seats
 
Northern Light said:
Twas indeed the Palace Cinema.

I never got to go there, even though I became a movie buff quite young, it was demo'ed in 1987.

Exterior, not sure what year, but streetcars suggest no later than mid 60s. Credit as per the pic to John F. Bromley

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Interior Shot:

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Source: https://losttoronto2.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/danforth-and-papethe-palace-theatre/

Originally, 1,575 seats
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Nine Hours to Rama was released in 1963. So likely that year or 1964. Great image.
 
Northern Light said:
Twas indeed the Palace Cinema.

I never got to go there, even though I became a movie buff quite young, it was demo'ed in 1987.

Exterior, not sure what year, but streetcars suggest no later than mid 60s. Credit as per the pic to John F. Bromley

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Interior Shot:

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Source: https://losttoronto2.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/danforth-and-papethe-palace-theatre/

Originally, 1,575 seats
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Thank you very much for posting.! I live near the Danforth from 1982 until 2019 (37 years!) until I move to Leslieville. Unbel;ivable
 
therockiesman said:
Is this project still alive? I thought there was an OLT hearing scheduled in September.
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There was, it was adjourned.

A new Merit Hearing date has been scheduled:

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Let me stick the link in this time so it easier for others to check in on this:

 
The most recent OLT decision is from a case management conference in October 2023, where the status of participants — including the new DRAD, Danforth Residents for Appropriate Development — was certified. This is the link to that one: https://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/OLT-23-000444-NOV-03-2023.PDF

Note that this file is about DBV’s site-specific application for a ZBA (zoning bylaw amendment). DBV is also one of several property owners that launched a separate appeal at the OLT over the official plan amendment that adopted recommendations of the Danforth Study.

There was talk of folding the site-specific application into the larger one, but in this CMC the city and DBV told the OLT they both wanted to keep them separate.

In both matters the owners claim the city hasn’t moved quickly enough. Planning rejected the ZBA application, citing several major concerns about the project.
 
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