northyorker1
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of course
Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto
jxmyth_
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I guess sod and seeding season gets extended when December is this warm, no?
Isotack
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The sod in my yard was put down in December 2003
hawc
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Pics or it didn't happen.
rdaner
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I guess some progress was made for WT according to Councillor Malik but can’t find much more yet.
Northern Light
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Its an extension to WT's mandate to the mid 2030s.
A few priority items are identified, mostly un-sexy, like 'enabling infrastructure' for Villiers (yes, I'm still calling it that) and more plans.
No significant new initiatives for the Scarborough or Etobicoke Waterfronts or any major new projects for central waterfront.
Its not the mandate they were originally seeking.....which would have taken them a decade or more beyond that and addressed other potential projects of scale.
Isotack
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I am sure I have them somewhere, but not easy to find. Some of that sod in our sub, was actually put over a dusting of snow (similar to today) and very low temps at that time. I remember thinking...how do they get it to unroll let alone lay down? I think they must have left the skids overnight in a garage indoors somewhere.
rdaner
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I will put this here for the time being. The strike at Canada Post is accelerating speculation of a privatization. And as they have 3? large properties in The Portlands and Eastern Avenue I thought that it might be worth mentioning it as it would be a dramatic development that most said was unlikely.
What is the going rate for waterfront property in central Toronto now?!
What is the going rate for waterfront property in central Toronto now?!
Northern Light
Superstar
This is highly speculative.......redevelopment of PC's facility here (which any private buyer would initially retain) is directly across from the main sewage treatment facility and a streetcar yard, the combination of which would not lend itself to high-end residential.
That may yet come, as we're seeing proposals nearby, on Queen and Eastern, but its very premature here.
UtakataNoAnnex
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Let’s hope they don’t privatize…and sell those properties anyways.
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IF Canada Post were sold the buyer would still need these modern plants. You might as well start a discussion on whether a new owner might paint mail boxes blue or green.
rdaner
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^I placed this here as the properties are inside the WT boundary and will further state that I have zero knowledge of the workings/needs of delivery companies. However properties of this size are now rare and over the long-term provide immense potential and returns. And any change would likely be phased and begin with the least problematic edges although I don’t believe that treatment plants have been a huge deterrent to nearby development elsewhere.
In the end this is speculative but 1) the timelines for development of the areas outside of Villiers Island were stated in decades but may happen much sooner and 2) any entity that buys CP will likely have ideas as how to rationalize/update operations to reduce its physical footprint and better utilize them.
Even if only one of these properties goes it will have a pretty big impact on the area.
In the end this is speculative but 1) the timelines for development of the areas outside of Villiers Island were stated in decades but may happen much sooner and 2) any entity that buys CP will likely have ideas as how to rationalize/update operations to reduce its physical footprint and better utilize them.
Even if only one of these properties goes it will have a pretty big impact on the area.
rdaner
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After reading the document provided by NL I did see a few items worth highlighting as they do give a clear direction of what is coming next as far as specific proposals.
The first is an image of what is being seen for Biidaasige Park on the northeast corner of Ookwamen Island at the southern terminus of the new pedestrian bridge. Though rough it proposes an event space similar to the Elbweisena, a large sloping lawn on the river in Dresden. Adjacent properties are seen as having ‘meanwhile’ uses until development which intrigues me as that could be anything these days as we are getting quite good at temporary but interesting facilities e.g. Stackt, Cirque de Soliel.
The second big take away for me is the creation of a new route from the east promenade of Parliament Slip to Biidesege Park and how this sets up what I think will be the next exciting proposals: the 3C lands with silo+tower on top and the announcement of a donor and architectural competition for the new cultural facility on the southeast corner of Parliament Slip.
The third thing is that with Quayside and the first 5 lots around Cherry ready for proposals there will be ~9,200 units of housing on 10% of The Portlands which shows the scale of what is possible.
The first is an image of what is being seen for Biidaasige Park on the northeast corner of Ookwamen Island at the southern terminus of the new pedestrian bridge. Though rough it proposes an event space similar to the Elbweisena, a large sloping lawn on the river in Dresden. Adjacent properties are seen as having ‘meanwhile’ uses until development which intrigues me as that could be anything these days as we are getting quite good at temporary but interesting facilities e.g. Stackt, Cirque de Soliel.
The second big take away for me is the creation of a new route from the east promenade of Parliament Slip to Biidesege Park and how this sets up what I think will be the next exciting proposals: the 3C lands with silo+tower on top and the announcement of a donor and architectural competition for the new cultural facility on the southeast corner of Parliament Slip.
The third thing is that with Quayside and the first 5 lots around Cherry ready for proposals there will be ~9,200 units of housing on 10% of The Portlands which shows the scale of what is possible.
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rdaner
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Vminkov
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I wanna rave here so bad
it's literally perfect