Toronto Elektra Condos | 133.5m | 42s | Menkes | Giannone Petricone

[jje1000]

Heading to the future "Neon Museum" from what I have heard.

Bleh, the city is already sort of lacking in interesting non-architectural elements- considering the generous setback from the heritage facade, I think there would have been enough room to recontexturalize the sign and turn it into a work of art.

 

[cd concept]

Nice new rendering better than the old one as seen on the previous page!

 

[3Dementia]

Pretty cool flatiron + heritage.

Need to look for more sites to achieve "Toronto. The FlatIron City". ?

 

[TheKingEast]

Maybe I need to see more, but I'm not liking it.

 

[AlbertC]

Gonna need to see closer up renderings for details. So far looks like it'll come down to execution of glazing and the rounded balconies.

 

[Rascacielo]

Today: the sign says it all

 

[good_times]

I cannot believe Planning thinks that building deserves facade retention... except they aren’t thinking, they are just looking at anything pre-1970 and saying it has to stay.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

I can almost guarantee that if you did some polling/ research among the public, folks would rather see the signage incorporated into the new building vs saving the building itself.

 

[AlbertC]

46-Storey Residential Tower Proposed at Filmores Hotel Property | UrbanToronto

Menkes Developments are proposing a 46-storey condominium tower at 218 Dundas East, the Filmores Hotel site. With a design by Giannone Petricone Associates, the proposal retains the facade of the brick-clad flatiron building and mounts a sinuous high-rise above.

urbantoronto.ca

UT article, with also a closer up view of the existing building integration and podium along Dundas East:

 

[AlbertC]

212-218 Dundas St E and 279 1/2 George Street - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment Applications - Preliminary Report

This item will be considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on September 16, 2020.

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2020.TE18.41

 

[AlbertC]

 

[AlbertC]

Resubmission from July 6, 2021:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

 

[isaidso]

Trust me people love to hate this building but the neon is really the beauty of it

And a lot of people understand the benefit of architectural layering. Others only appreciate new/shiny and aren't able to recognize potential. You see it all the time in those home Reno shows. A good chunk of people can't imagine what something could look like; only what it looks like right now.

This won't end up as gorgeous as Dineen Coffee on Yonge Street but it will still look great if the restoration is done properly.

 

[DogLover]

Still says the DA is pending... I am still pretty noob at looking on the site, this development application is missing/pending on what condition exactly?

 

[interchange42]

Still says the DA is pending... I am still pretty noob at looking on the site, this development application is missing/pending on what condition exactly?

It can take the City a year or two to see a development through the review process, and there be nothing out of the ordinary about it. This may still be pending for quite a while, you never know in advance…

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