alklay
Senior Member
Thankfully it's not the facade. They are keeping the building whole and using it for residential.
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AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
They'll still have to gut the interior to build apartments in it. There's nothing other than the facade worth saving anyway.
canarob
Senior Member
111 Richmond Street West
I'm surprised that no one has commented on the renovation – and what looks like re-cladding -- of 111 Richmond Street West (Peter Dickinson, 1954).
It has heritage designation:
Yolles and Rottenberg Building; 1954, Page and Steele; Peter Dickinson, chief designer; Morden Yolles, engineer -adopted by City Council on October 3, 2000 DESIGNATION BY-LAW PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON October 5, 2000 (heritage easement agreement registered as Instrument No. ca691401 on October 3, 2000)
I'm surprised that no one has commented on the renovation – and what looks like re-cladding -- of 111 Richmond Street West (Peter Dickinson, 1954).
It has heritage designation:
Yolles and Rottenberg Building; 1954, Page and Steele; Peter Dickinson, chief designer; Morden Yolles, engineer -adopted by City Council on October 3, 2000 DESIGNATION BY-LAW PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON October 5, 2000 (heritage easement agreement registered as Instrument No. ca691401 on October 3, 2000)
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Is that what they're doing?!? Noooo.... I can't tell from that elevation drawing.
They're calling 111 Richmond 'revitalized". What does that mean exactly?
And why no attempt yet to incorporate any of the facade of 85 Richmond into the project? The city includes that in 'unresolved issues' in the report. Surely they would brownies points (density bonuses or similar) if they found a way to preserve or adaptively reuse at least some of it?
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And why no attempt yet to incorporate any of the facade of 85 Richmond into the project? The city includes that in 'unresolved issues' in the report. Surely they would brownies points (density bonuses or similar) if they found a way to preserve or adaptively reuse at least some of it?
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Mike in TO
Senior Member
Interesting note on the residential:
"The owner has indicated that the residential units would likely be rental. The owner has requested flexibility to establish residential condominium units"
"The owner has indicated that the residential units would likely be rental. The owner has requested flexibility to establish residential condominium units"
adma
Superstar
I believe that in the original scheme, they were actually seeking to *restore* it (the original lobby, et al). Hopefully, something like that's still in the cards.
Oh, and as goes architecturally distinguished commercial/residential mixes, you can't beat Chicago at that trick (John Hancock et al)
grey
Senior Member
Here's a rendering from Emporis:
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http://img.waffleimages.com/7bad0c968ec5de5cbea5cca84462deeed2882ea5/118576.jpe
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Andrew3D
Active Member
I see nothing? 
Just put up the url without the http in front of it, that may work.
Just put up the url without the http in front of it, that may work.
khris
Senior Member
Hmmm not bad... nothing exceptional either. The base and tower portion don't really flow together that well.
Filip
Senior Member
That's the old 1990's design...
Canuck
Active Member
Indeed, that design is dead and has been since it was announced the Concourse building is going residential (at least a few months).
ganjavih
Senior Member
The new design still has the Coucourse Building being swallowed by the new tower, eh? That's too bad.
Filip
Senior Member
No.. the two buildings are seperated. The Concourse is pretty much getting gutted and turned into condos. However the entire building remains.
alklay
Senior Member
Forget that picture. It is old and out of date and does not represent the new project!