Toronto MANGA on Richmond & Camden | 56.9m | 19s | Manga | Sweeny &Co

[Towered]

Thirded. The building is unremarkable and generic. Not worth saving at all.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I'm inclined to agree.

We still continue to see applications where very attractive/interesting heritage is either completely lost, or regrettably reduced to facade only.

But finite resources to protect such things are applied here for some reason,instead of a dozen more worthy locations.

Straining at gnats while letting the elephants go by... /sigh

 

[PMT]

Site Plan Approval submitted on December 22, 2021:

471 RICHMOND ST W
Ward 10: Spadina-Fort York

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

Site Plan approval - proposed hotel development containing a two storey podium, three levels of below grade parking and support spaces incorporating two tower elements with total heights of 15 and 19 storeys

 

[interchange42]

Site Plan Approval submitted on December 22, 2021:

471 RICHMOND ST W
Ward 10: Spadina-Fort York

Application Details

app.toronto.ca

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Glad to see that there's still colour, but they've certainly value engineered the facades since the renderings produced for the ZBA (from the database file):

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[karledice]

Glad heritage facade is intact

 

[artyboy123]

New renderings are updated in the database.

Renderings are taken from the architectural plan via Rezoning submission:

 

[Paclo]

SPA technical resubmission here. No building permits applied for as of yet.

 

[Red Mars]

Jul 8, 2024

 

[PMT]

 

[Red Mars]

July 12, 2025

 

[Northern Light]

Nice to see you back @Red Mars !

Your contributions had been missed.

 

[Northern Light]

Assorted permit news here:

Most of their new build permits were 'Refused'.

That's bad......

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They do have their geo-thermal mechanical permit. That's it.

 

[3Dementia]

Nice to see you back @Red Mars !

Your contributions had been missed.

Ditto!

Great to see you @Red Planet.

 

[Red_Bulmer]

Little update from the south end of the site on Camden Street, the heritage building has been stripped and interior gutted.

 

[Northern Light]

This development is references in an article on Manga at Renx:

Manga Hotel Group buying, and building, to grow its portfolio

Manga Hotel Group has opened two hotels and acquired two others this year, and its lengthy development pipeline provides more reasons why president / CEO Sukhdev Toor’s optimism about the asset class was justified even during the severe COVID-19 downturn.

renx.ca

The brief reference suggests construction will begin in Spring '26.

In reviewing permits, I see no evidence of activity on file since February '25.