greenleaf
Senior Member
+1
I think too that on a major historical retail corridor, like Yonge, this should be mandated. I think it could be under the newly passed heritage by-laws.
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+1
I think too that on a major historical retail corridor, like Yonge, this should be mandated. I think it could be under the newly passed heritage by-laws.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I wonder how the retail units along Yonge were maintained at 5ive - perhaps that could be a model.
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Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
501 Yonge looks like it is going to have plenty of narrow retail space.
renvel
Active Member
S/W corner
The sad truth is , if nothing is developed , this strech of the street may fall into totall disrepair and will be demolished by sheer neglect...
I didn't know we were getting a public arena at Yonge and Bloor
Don't really see the big deal with the current southwest corner. The northeast is a mess while the southwest is relatively animated, so I don't know why everyone keeps gunning for that site to be redeveloped. Just because there is nothing tall there doesn't meant that there has to be
The sad truth is , if nothing is developed , this strech of the street may fall into totall disrepair and will be demolished by sheer neglect...
someMidTowner
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What makes you think that? That block is very successful and well maintained, and I can only imagine it will get better with the addition of 75 floors of condos and retail occupying the former dead zone across the street. It certainly won't get neglected to the point of disrepair at the current rate of upkeep.
androiduk
Senior Member
It's very rare to see a vacancy on Yonge between Charles & Bloor.
renvel
Active Member
S/W corner
With all due respect to your point of veiw , in my humble opinion those structures are slowly , but surely crumbling from inside out . The only feasible solution is : major highrise development with historic elements/ fasades retention.
With all due respect to your point of veiw , in my humble opinion those structures are slowly , but surely crumbling from inside out . The only feasible solution is : major highrise development with historic elements/ fasades retention.
someMidTowner
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I am interested to know what that statement is based on
If they are indeed crumbling, then yes, but until I see more evidence of that, it just seems like an excuse for MORE TALL BUILDINGS!! YAAAYYY
yyzer
Senior Member
I must say, I was in Stollery's a while back, and upstairs it's pretty ramshackle...the wooden floors on the 2nd floor are all wacky, i.e. not level, and the building feels pretty ghetto from inside..
innsertnamehere
Superstar
The only building on that strip worth preserving is the orange brick one, so it is basically a clean slate if a developer can piece together the land. (Which I wouldn't be surprised if one is doing)
waterscapes-guy
Active Member
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I'd like to know how you think cars would get in and out of the underground with your major highrise development here?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
They could use the lane way behind crystal blu and exit onto balmuto. Or the easy (and best) way is to simply have no parking.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
The lane way is kind of small for the kind of traffic that might be generated.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Make it a 1 way lane (looping around Crystal Blu) and you should be fine.. especially if you put a small amount of parking in the development. (which is increasingly happening due to $60,000 price tags on the spots)