Mongo
Senior Member
In an attempt to bring this thread back to life, I am quoting a post that Mike in TO made back on March 18. Given the sudden rash of ~57-storey proposals east of Yonge, could this one actually go ahead at its proposed height? I have to say that I rather like it -- not quite as good as 40 Bond, but far superior to 501 Yonge.
A few details:
- 271 Front Inc. submitted a rezoning application in February
- Two towers of 20 and 57 storeys
- Each with a base of 6-to-7-storeys
- 702 residential units
- Plans are to build around the sensitive archaeological site where the first parliament buildings were built in 1798 and burned by American troops in 1812.
- Archaeological digs confirm some foundations and possible walls of the original buildings lie below the surface.
- Second parliament was built on site in 1819, but that burned down five years later
- City and Province own other portions of first parliament site
- A commemorative or interpretive open space is contemplated as part of the proposal
- A staff report is anticipate to the TEYCC in Q2-2011 with respect to rezoning the parliament site from reinvestment to parks
A low-res rendering from NRU: