Toronto 8-20 Widmer Street | 182.87m | 56s | Scott Shields

[interchange42]

What's the rationale for 183m being too tall on Widmer? I was under the impression that 200m+ in the Entertainment District was fine.

The only Entertainment District project to be approved significantly above the 157m tabletop height is Mirvish+Gehry, with the understanding that it was granted the extra height for what it's giving back to the community. There are other proposals asking for more than 157m post-Mirvish approval, and theoretically each of them now has to answer that question: what are you going to give back? We'll see in the coming months whether or not they have to answer that in a serious way.

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[enrigue8]

Personally the black color is a bad idea for the building.
I love the idea of mixing the 2 color but black and white is not the best choice.
The transition in the color are bad.
A color close to white will be better and i hope they will change it.

 

[PMT]

Council did not make a decision in time, and Planning does not support the proposal. The project has been appealed to the OMB: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-101154.pdf

A prehearing has been scheduled for March 8, 2017: https://www.omb.gov.on.ca/ecs/CaseDetail.aspx?n=PL161031

 

[ushahid]

prehearing was scheduled for Mar 8, 2017. what was the result of prehearing? any news?

 

[Dr. Snoot]

prehearing was scheduled for Mar 8, 2017. what was the result of prehearing? any news?

The Clareville owners brought a motion for consolidation of their hearing with the 30 Widmer Street hearing. The motion for consolidation was denied by the OMB, which is scheduling another pre-hearing conference, as there was not enough time left in the day. Since then, the OMB approved a settlement with the City for the 30 Widmer Street site.

 

[Momin]

Update: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/04/one-tower-approved-one-left-behind-widmer-street

 

[urbandreamer]

Menkes. I hope aA gets to redesign it.

 

[am29]

Menkes. I hope aA gets to redesign it.

Sold to Menkes?

 

[urbandreamer]

Another Menkes project.

 

[Perkie]

Great to see they are saving the townhouses. Great opportunity for restaurants, cafes and bars. What is happening to the historic row-houses on Widmer facing the Cineplex that now house the Toronto Youth Hostel?

 

[TDotTeen]

Great to see they are saving the townhouses. Great opportunity for restaurants, cafes and bars. What is happening to the historic row-houses on Widmer facing the Cineplex that now house the Toronto Youth Hostel?

I believe those were already torn down. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[ProjectEnd]

You're thinking of the ones up at 40 Widmer. Those are gone, these remain.

 

[interchange42]

Further posts in this thread that concerned 40 Widmer have been deleted: they only add confusion.

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[interchange42]

A settlement hearing for this proposal was scheduled for the OMB today. Maybe a month before the details of the settlement come out? I wonder how much the City squeezed them on this one…

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[ADRM]

Marketing emails have been going fast and furious over the last week. Sales office slated to open Feb. 10.

Price list: