Toronto Southcore Financial Centre & Delta Toronto | 159.71m | 45s | GWL | KPMB

[Red Mars]

Is there a "District" designation for this area that includes 18 York, Telus, MLS, ICE ? Thanks.

 

[catcher_of_cats]

This is the southern portion of the Entertainment District.

 

[marcus_a_j]

Is there a "District" designation for this area that includes 18 York, Telus, MLS, ICE ? Thanks.

This area is described as the Railway Lands East

 

[Archivist]

Perhaps Red Mars's rather unclear question pertains to heritage designations, in which the answer is a surprising "yes" - the area is a Heritage Conservation District (Union Station HCD) and some of the buildings currently under construction or recently completed, from Pinnacle to 18 York, are on the Inventory of Heritage Properties (I can't figure out if it applies to ICE yet!).

 

[Red Mars]

I appreciate the responses. Thanks.

I keep track of the UT treads in general folders in my bookmarks. (Similar to Entertainment, Fashion, Financial districts.)

RM

 

[Hypnotoad]

April 2:

 

[SP!RE]

Some details from the public meeting tonight:

* 2 buildings connected by a 2-storey podium, which will also connect to 18 York.

Brilliant-- we need a strong streetwall here without gaps between buildings, and the connection to 18 York will be a big part of creating that.

 

[waterloowarrior]

Western part of 18 York Street – Rezoning Application - Preliminary Report

This application proposes to add office use to the permitted use of the property located at the western part of 18 York Street (known as Block 7B, Railway Lands East, northeast corner of Lower Simcoe Street and Bremner Boulevard).This proposal would facilitate a future hotel and office proposal.

 

[condovo]

KPMB is the architect listed in the application.

 

[marcus_a_j]

Makes sense since they designed 18 York. The presenter from Page and Steele at the public meeting I attended noted that the office building will be similar in size and shape to 18 York but rotated 90 degrees, as shown in the massing drawings. Since only massing drawings of the hotel/rental building were shown, I would think that KPMB are only designing the office building.

 

[khris]

According to that massing, there is also a pedestrian bridge to go over Simcoe.

 

[marcus_a_j]

Good eye. That connection is also shown on the Site Plan, which also indicates a 47 storey hotel and 30 storey office building

 

[Automation Gallery]

Good eye. That connection is also shown on the Site Plan, which also indicates a 47 storey hotel and 30 storey office building

I believe the 47 storey hotel sits on top of a 3-4 storey retail podium.

 

[interchange42]

The Preliminary Report does not make it clear whether the 47 storey height is total, or additional, above the 3 storey podium.

42

 

[Filip]

Interesting to note the 47s (or 50) tower seems to be pure hotel, at least for now no residential component has been proposed.