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[fedplanner]

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

Cool!

 

[taal]

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

Huh, the lands north of the tracks are the go bus station ... unless that's somehow part of the deal ... on spec, really ?! ... that's hard to believe ..

 

[Canadian Chocho]

Sounds like a description of the Oxford project.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

Sorry for the novice question, but what does "on spec" mean?

 

[Mongo]

Sorry for the novice question, but what does "on spec" mean?

"On Speculation" -- without tenants lined up beforehand. "Build it and they will come".

 

[taal]

Actually the menkes office tower was basically on spec ... and they lucked out with Sun Life ... I think HOOP (who is developing it) took like 10-15% of the building : ) before it started ... essentially on spec.

 

[CITY_LOVER]

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

Interesting information - would you have an idea on how tall these two office towers will be? (And I'm assuming they are going to be full office towers and not mixed use, i.e. hotel/residential/office, etc.)? Thanks in advance.

 

[fedplanner]

I bet maxcity is confusing this proposal for Oxford Place.

 

[Mongo]

Just heard through the grapevine....

- buying gov't building on Front.
- air rights over tracks.
- approx 8 acres in total
- metrolinx and go (I think)
- 2.5 to 3 million sq. feet of office
- 600k-800k retail, anchored by Nordstrums

Design competition was held. 4 designs being revealed to management this week.

here's an image posted by Fastwalking over at SSC, gives an indication of the scale of the site.....if the information is correct...

Ivanhoe had a design competition for this project. Wilkinson Eyre were the winners. The renderings looked very promising.

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

maxcity's two posts seem consistent with the two posts above them, from October of last year. They also make sense from a public transit terminus perspective, with the Greyhound bus terminal moving in south of the tracks, and the GO bus terminal either staying where it is, or moving in with the Greyhound buses.

 

[E.B.]

It will be two towers, with a park spanning over the railway tracks. The first tower is being built on spec apparently, while the second tower is much further down the line (2022). Design looks similar to Hearst Tower in New York.

how & where'd you get details for this? stop yanking our chain.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I bet maxcity is confusing this proposal for Oxford Place.

Highly doubt that someone who can name the architect would be confusing it with Oxford Place.

how & where'd you get details for this? stop yanking our chain.

That's kind of impolite - besides, would you seriously expect a forumer to reveal his sources before the info is publically released?

AoD

 

[TOfan696]

maxcity's two posts seem consistent with the two posts above them, from October of last year. They also make sense from a public transit terminus perspective, with the Greyhound bus terminal moving in south of the tracks, and the GO bus terminal either staying where it is, or moving in with the Greyhound buses.

Just so everyone's clear this is exactly what I meant how this project is going to be massive but not necessarily a super tall

 

[Juan_Lennon416]

That's kind of impolite AoD

UT is full of impolite points

 

[maxcity]

I am not confusing this development with the Oxford proposal. The south tower will have a new bus terminal at its base along with some retail, the towers will be completely office. The north tower will stand where the current bus terminal is.

 

[Mongo]

I am not confusing this development with the Oxford proposal. The south tower will have a new bus terminal at its base along with some retail, the towers will be completely office. The north tower will stand where the current bus terminal is.

So something like this?