Toronto M2M Condos | 129.9m | 40s | Aoyuan | Wallman Architects
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AlbertC
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Feb 15, 2020
AlbertC
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sunnyraytoronto
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- Original SilverCore approved redevelopment of NewtonBrook Plaza had the Community Centre & Non-Profit Child Care space within the new Park (eastern edge of site)
- New developer Aoyuan M2M proposed moving the Community Centre & Non-Profit Child Care space into Phase 2 condo podium so new Park would have more open space
- New developer Aoyuan M2M also proposed introduction of a new Public Library within the required Community Space taking up about 40% of Phase 2 podium - at the rear (as pictured below) as follow: Non-Profit Child Care Centre on 1st floor, Public Library on 2nd floor and Community Centre on 3rd Floor
I posted about this last Spring when Aoyuan proposed it to City & Community:
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Problem is:
- Councillor Office didn't like Community Centre & Public Library hidden in rear of podium away from Yonge Street
- Toronto Parks & Recreation thought the proposed 25,000 square feet Community Centre was "too small to be functional"
Toronto Parks & Recreation suggested getting another 20,000 square feet for the Community Centre which local Councillor Filion requested from developer Aoyuan; not officially finalized yet but Aoyuan seems happy to oblige so Community Centre will increase to 45,000 square feet while Public Library & Child Care Centre space will remain basically the same size (each covering about 40% of phase 2 podium floor-plate). I suspect the new Community Centre & Public Library will also have more visibility from Yonge Street (at the cost of Retail space) or at least a token entrance on Yonge Street.
To see new site plan of Community Centre, Child Care centre & Public Library - we'll have to wait until Aoyuan officially submit Site Plans for Phase 2
- New developer Aoyuan M2M proposed moving the Community Centre & Non-Profit Child Care space into Phase 2 condo podium so new Park would have more open space
- New developer Aoyuan M2M also proposed introduction of a new Public Library within the required Community Space taking up about 40% of Phase 2 podium - at the rear (as pictured below) as follow: Non-Profit Child Care Centre on 1st floor, Public Library on 2nd floor and Community Centre on 3rd Floor
I posted about this last Spring when Aoyuan proposed it to City & Community:
M2M Condos | 129.9m | 40s | Aoyuan | Wallman Architects
Problem is:
- Councillor Office didn't like Community Centre & Public Library hidden in rear of podium away from Yonge Street
- Toronto Parks & Recreation thought the proposed 25,000 square feet Community Centre was "too small to be functional"
Toronto Parks & Recreation suggested getting another 20,000 square feet for the Community Centre which local Councillor Filion requested from developer Aoyuan; not officially finalized yet but Aoyuan seems happy to oblige so Community Centre will increase to 45,000 square feet while Public Library & Child Care Centre space will remain basically the same size (each covering about 40% of phase 2 podium floor-plate). I suspect the new Community Centre & Public Library will also have more visibility from Yonge Street (at the cost of Retail space) or at least a token entrance on Yonge Street.
To see new site plan of Community Centre, Child Care centre & Public Library - we'll have to wait until Aoyuan officially submit Site Plans for Phase 2
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Excavation continues. Working today.
sunnyraytoronto
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For decades, folks in Silverview Community (directly east of Newtonbrook Plaza) would just cut through Newtonbrook Plaza's parking lot to access Yonge Street - many were worried about losing that access during construction. Thus, as part of agreement between Silverview Community Association/City and previous Silvercore and now Aoyuan M2M for this Newtonbrook Plaza Redevelopment; the Silverview Community (directly east of subject site) gets direct access to Yonge Street during construction.
I've modified @Edward Skira 's photo to highlight the access in yellow (@AlbertC 's Dec 27 photo shows the western access a bit better near orange fencing at wooden fence opening - where you can see parking lot). Photo shows southern end of site, where there's a wooden fence on condo side of property line - north of that is a temporary wire fence (little white signs posted throughout) on Aoyuan's M2M side of property line,... this creates a temporary walkway from just east of Yonge Street to the residential house area of Silverview community. This walkway have been blocked off for the last month due to Covid-19.
I've modified @Edward Skira 's photo to highlight the access in yellow (@AlbertC 's Dec 27 photo shows the western access a bit better near orange fencing at wooden fence opening - where you can see parking lot). Photo shows southern end of site, where there's a wooden fence on condo side of property line - north of that is a temporary wire fence (little white signs posted throughout) on Aoyuan's M2M side of property line,... this creates a temporary walkway from just east of Yonge Street to the residential house area of Silverview community. This walkway have been blocked off for the last month due to Covid-19.
Excavation continues
AlbertC
Superstar
New rendering from their IG showing a close up of the townhomes on the podium:
First crane is up.
Northern Light
Superstar
The City is moving to expropriate a small piece of land to the south-west in order to facilitate the road system envisioned for this development.
That would be the land in the foreground in the second picture.
