Toronto Grain Lofts | 40.2m | 11s | Gairloch | Gabriel Fain Architects

[Northern Light]

This one is the subject of odd-duck of a Report to the next TEYCC.

Its both a Refusal (OPA) and partial approval (ZBA) with Holding.

The intent is clearly to send this forward, the Refusal for the OPA is because Planning has deemed the OPA unnecessary.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-247060.pdf

Lets just have a look under the hood of this one, shall we:

@Paclo will wish to make note as it appears the Dupont side has added a floor:

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[Northern Light]

Approved at Council with this amendment:

 

[Tuck]

Resubmission with the following changes:

• Storeys increased from 8 to 10
• Height increased from 32.31 to 37.19m
• Total residential units increased from 106 to 160
• Total vehicular parking decreased from 41 to 16
• Total bicycle parking increased from 132 to 186

Updated rendering & axo perspectives:
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Looks nicer than original proposal.

 

[Paclo]

Something here has been appealed to the OLT, no details yet

Case Information

 

[Towered]

I believe this is the house around the corner to be included in this development. Good - it looks like shit anyway:

 

[junctionist]

Good riddance. Those mass-produced Edwardian semis are architecturally generic yet so common in the city. They're great choices for built form that can be replaced with more metropolitan buildings.

 

[Northern Light]

Something here has been appealed to the OLT, no details yet

Case Information

First CMC has been scheduled for November 7, 2024.

 

[evanb]

Good riddance. Those mass-produced Edwardian semis are architecturally generic yet so common in the city. They're great choices for built form that can be replaced with more metropolitan buildings.

I especially dislike the ones that have been given the awful stone-veneer treatment like this. Good riddance indeed.

 

[PMT]

 

[pand75]

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Awesome. That corner is hideous

 

[70Challenger]

Glad to see increasing projects without balconies on every unit. It’s inefficient in our climate and they’re usually just plonked on without architectural articulation.