Toronto River City Condos Phases 1 & 2 | ?m | 16s | Urban Capital | ZAS Architects

Automation Gallery said:
Yeah i guess, "Surprises" are for the individuals that didnt believe he was going to stop the "Gravy" down at City Hall...:D
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...And perhaps that encapsulates the whole penny-wise-pound-foolish attitude of our current mayor and, to some degree, the disappointingly small-town mentality of the many voters who elected him. I can hardly imagine any of the mayors you list above (yes, even Boris) running and winning on a platform of 'gravy' eradication.
 
From DCN

RESIDENTIAL, MIXED-USE, RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Proj: 1325344-18
Toronto, Metro Toronto Reg ON
CLOSED

Pan Am Games Athletes' Village Project, West Don Lands, Parliament St to the Don River, King St, M5A
Tue May 17, 2011 12:00
OIPC-11-00-1024
$70,000,000 est
Note:
The three short listed teams are: DUNDEE KILMER DEVELOPMENTS LTD: Dundee Realty Corp - Equity Investor, Developer; Kilmer Van Nostrand Co Ltd - Equity Investor, Developer; EllisDon Corp - Design Builder, Constructor; Ledcor Design Build (Ontario) Inc - Design Builder, Constructor; Brookfield Financial Corp - Financial Advisor; Architects Alliance - Joint Venture Architect; Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg - Joint Venture Architect; Daoust LeStage Inc - Urban Design Architect; TEN Arquitectos - Design. LEGACY VILLAGE PARTNERS: Lend Lease - Master Development Partner, Equity Provider, Project Lead; Concert Properties Ltd - Master Development Partner, Equity Provider, Market Rental Developer/Owner; Tridel - Development Partner, Equity Provider of Market Condo Component; PCL - General Contractor; Deltera - General Contractor; Scotia Capital Inc - Financial Advisor; IBI - Design Team Lead; Gehl Architects - Student Residence Design; Wallman Architects - Affordable Housing Design. VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS (VIP): Fengate Capital - Equity Investor; The Conservatory Group - Equity Investor, Developer, Constructor; The Pemberton Group - Equity Investor, Developer, Constructor; Saddlebrook - constructor; Laing O'Rourke - Design Build coordination; National Bank - Financial Advisor; TD Securities - Financial Advisor; B+H Architects - Lead Architect, Coordinating Architect; Regional Architects - Design Lead; EI Richmond - Design Lead; Arquitectonica - Design Lead; West 8 - Lead Architect (Landscape). Bid results are under review. Further information will be available upon award of Contract.

Project:
proposed construction of an Athlete's Village for the 2015 Pan Am Games. The project will include construction of 2,100 residential units to house the 8,500 competitors, coaches and officials for the 2015 Pan Am Games. The site will include a recreation centre, a 50M pool, a 400m track; an accreditation centre to process athletes, team officials and visitors, and Village Polyclinic. The Village will also house retail space, restaurants, medical centre, banks, entertainment areas, parkland and walking/running/cycling trails. Following the Games, these residential units will be converted into one-, two- and three-bedroom condos, as well as mixed-income apartments, providing accommodation for approx 4,000 people. The project will be certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System with a LEED Gold certification.
Scope:
5120 units; 80 acres...Development:New

Category:
Apartment bldgs; Recreational bldgs; Retail, wholesale services; Bridges

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I think this is River City It's progress:

Application: Partial Permit Status: Not Started

Location: 635 KING ST E
TORONTO ON

Ward 28: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 11 142921 FND 00 PP Accepted Date: Jun 21, 2011

Project: Mixed Use/Res w Non Res Partial Permit - Foundation

Description: Part Permit - Proposal to construct 2 condo buildings (1-7 sty & 1- 16 sty) with link, commercial on ground floor, 349 residential units, and no below grade parking. West Don lands PHASE 1 (Block 4 West & Block 3).
 
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agoraflaneur said:
Though veering from the topic here, I am tempted to lay blame fundamentally with the lack of taxing powers granted the City in the days of confederation, and the consequent lack of interest in Toronto from the other levels of government - which itself can also be blamed on the riding system and the underrepresentation of Toronto votes. As evidence for this, I point to everyone's favorite complaint, transit, since the TTC is a source of shame after 40 years of underinvestment:
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The under-representation of Toronto is actually not so bad (at least federally). Their ridings have only around 10% more people than the Canadian average, similar to Alberta and BC. Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary's ridings have 15-20% higher populations. The area really being under-represented is the 905 with 25% higher populations. Over-represented are mostly Saskatchewan, the Maritimes, Manitoba and to a lesser degree, parts of rural Quebec and Ontario.
 
Memph said:
The under-representation of Toronto is actually not so bad (at least federally). Their ridings have only around 10% more people than the Canadian average, similar to Alberta and BC. Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary's ridings have 15-20% higher populations. The area really being under-represented is the 905 with 25% higher populations. Over-represented are mostly Saskatchewan, the Maritimes, Manitoba and to a lesser degree, parts of rural Quebec and Ontario.
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P.E.I. and the Three Territories are the most over-represented.
 
androiduk said:
New road coming through. This will hook up with River St.
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Yes, the extension of River Street links up to the new MILL STREET which they have already paved. They also seem to be starting work on linking it to Front Street and the (old) Eastern Avenue and, in due course to Bayview. It will be interesting to see if they actually open these new/reconstructed roads to regular traffic before the Pan-Am Village is built.
 
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