Toronto The Beach House | 24.5m | 6s | Sud Group | Graziani + Corazza

Reads and looks like it will be a facadectomy: “The south and east (street facing) elevations of 1702 Queen Street East are proposed to be retained in-situ and incorporated into the proposed development.” “The proposed development retains the street-facing elevations of 1702 Queen Street East in-situ. This will be accomplished by constructing a temporary shoring structure to hold the walls in place during construction of the new structure. The west and north return walls will be reconstructed to a depth of approximately 3.5 metres.” The 3D massing diagrams are also instructive. See: pages 46 through 53 at http://app.toronto.ca/DevelopmentAp...on=viewSupportingDocPdf&attachmentRsn=9535572
 
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City does not have current plans to use former Days Inn hotel in the Beach as interim accommodation site in COVID-19 fight

April 17, 2020

By ALAN SHACKLETON

The City of Toronto does not have any current plans to use the site of the former Days Inn Hotel on Queen Street East in the Beach as an accommodation facility for those dealing with the COVID-19 virus.

Beach Metro News was told by a resident earlier this week that there were plans to use the former hotel, at 1684 Queen St. E. just west of Kingston Road, as a site for people dealing with COVID-19. It was not clear if this meant seniors, homeless people or front line workers.

“City staff have considered the Days Inn Hotel on Queen as an interim site during the pandemic,” Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford told Beach Metro News on Friday, April 17.

“They have visited the property multiple times and are grateful for the cooperation and support from everyone involved to explore this as possible resource in our ongoing fight against the coronavirus. As of today, staff are not pursuing the Days Inn based on the type of space they need. In times like this, we’re keeping as many options open as possible when it comes to providing the supports to residents who need them most.”

The building has been a hotel for decades, but ceased its operations for good on April 1 of this year. It is now part of the proposed site of a planned six-storey residential building.

A sign taped to the front window of the hotel and signed by the Chemij Family read:

“After 44 years in business it is with deep sadness, that our hotel will be shutting its doors for good effective April 1, 2020. We the owners had to make this very difficult decision sooner than expected, due to the prevailing situation and uncertainty about the global pandemic outbreak. It has been a pleasure to be part of this community and we will miss it deeply. Wishing everyone all the very best, and stay safe.”

There is now a zoning bylaw change being sought by Queen Kingston Holdings Inc. and Penny Lane Holdings Inc. to build a six-storey, 110-unit residential building at 1684-1702 Queen St. E.
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City does not have current plans to use former Days Inn hotel in the Beach as interim accommodation site in COVID-19 fight – Beach Metro Community News

By ALAN SHACKLETON The City of Toronto does not have any current plans to use the site of the former Days Inn Hotel on Queen Street East in the Beach as an accommodation facility for those dealing with the COVID-19 virus. Beach Metro News was told by a resident earlier this week that there were […]
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Plans have changed from above.

Site is to become YWCA emergency women's shelter for the next 12 months.

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YWCA Toronto emergency homeless shelter for women to operate at site of former Days Inn Hotel in the Beach – Beach Metro Community News

By ALAN SHACKLETON The former Days Inn Hotel on Queen Street East in the Beach has been leased by the City of Toronto for one year and will be operated by the YWCA Toronto as an emergency shelter for homeless single women starting on Monday, May 4. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, and the need […]
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This replaces a dorm-style shelter near Dupont/Davenport which was deemed unsuitable in light of Covid. (Shh, it always was unsuitable as dorm-shelters are always a risk for contagion, provide no privacy, little security and less dignity, but I digress)
 
Temporary shelter for homeless women opens in former Toronto Beach hotel

Thu., May 21, 2020

Earlier this month, about 35 residents of the City of Toronto-funded, YWCA-run Davenport Road Women’s Shelter at 348 Davenport Rd., south of Dupont Street, relocated to the former Days Inn at 1684 Queen St. E. In the end, roughly 45 women age 16 and up are expected to live at this location for about a year.

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Local Coun. Brad Bradford helped connect the property’s owner/developer, Queen Kingston Holdings Inc., with the City’s Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) Division to negotiate a lease and get the building ready to welcome the women.

“This site was going to be sitting vacant as the developer/applicant goes through the approval process,” he said, adding he’s “happy to welcome the YWCA to the neighbourhood” and “by and large” the community has also been supportive of this endeavour.

“We saw this as an opportunity to make use of that space in a thoughtful way during the COVID-19 crisis in the city … It’s about ensuring we have safe homes, safe shelter for women who really need it now.”

At the end of April, an agreement was reached with the SSHA and the property’s owner/developer to lease the former hotel for about 14 months. Sanitation and pest control crews were brought in, a roofer and other trades people did some repairs, and the fire system was inspected to ensure everything was up to code. Arrangements were also made with the hotel operator to keep most of the furnishings and other necessary chattels.

“It was a team effort with the councillor, the City and us,” Developer Elliott Sud, president and CEO of The Sud Group, told toronto.com.

He said because of the COVID-19 crisis his team felt it was important to help the City, if they could, and decided to allow their unused property, which needs to be rezoned in order to be redeveloped into a condo, for shelter space.

Sud said they’ve received other requests to lease the former Days Inn, but they “purposely gave it to the City.”
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Temporary shelter for homeless women opens in former Toronto Beach hotel

The women were moved to this recently vacated building because their previous home in the west end is in the midst of a major renovation/expansion project.
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Let the Shoppers v. Rexall bidding war begin.
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From the planning rationale:

"It has been determined that a 3.5 metre ground floor height could not accommodate retail the desired retail tenancies nor is it within the existing and planned context of the Woodbine Precinct. Therefore, the proposed building includes a 4.5 metre ground floor height, which equates to a total building height of 19.5 metres to the top of level 6."
 
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From the planning rationale:

"It has been determined that a 3.5 metre ground floor height could not accommodate retail the desired retail tenancies nor is it within the existing and planned context of the Woodbine Precinct. Therefore, the proposed building includes a 4.5 metre ground floor height, which equates to a total building height of 19.5 metres to the top of level 6."
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In fact, 4.5 metres should be a minimum ground floor height along the Avenues across the City, The issue then becomes fitting the upper storeys within the maximum allowed building massing… and with advancing technology allowing for smaller mechanical penthouses, creative planning should allow for the necessary saleable square footage to make Avenues style buildings work.

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I'd prefer Planning just suck it up and stop bitching about imperceptible increases in height. An earlier project of mine had a hard 50m cap which we weren't even allowed to penetrate with an access ladder in the centre of the plate.
 
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I'd prefer Planning just suck it up and stop bitching about imperceptible increases in height. An earlier project of mine had a hard 50m cap which we weren't even allowed to penetrate with an access ladder in the centre of the plate.
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Well, that is nuts. Some exceptions need to be built into the rules.

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Event Information: 1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen Street East Rezoning Application


Date and time: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 6:30 pm
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This application proposes to amend the zoning by-law for the property at 1684, 1698, 1700, and 1702 Queen Street East to permit a 6-storey mixed-use building (20 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) with 1,058 square metres of non-residential gross floor area on the ground floor, 110 residential dwelling units above, 85 parking spaces within two levels of below grade parking, and 114 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed density is 3.28 times the lot area with a total proposed gross floor area of 10,911square metres. The site is currently the location of Murphy's Law Pub and Kitchen in the Beaches neighbourhood.

Join us at the Virtual Community Consultation Meeting to participate in discussions on the application and to have your say.
 
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Community consultation meeting on development plans for Murphy's Law/Days Inn site planned – Beach Metro Community News

By ALI RAZA, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Residents are invited to attend a community consultation on the redevelopment of the Murphy’s Law building and surrounding area at Kingston Road and Queen Street East. The development includes the former Days Inn Motel on Queen Street East, which...
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Residents are invited to attend a community consultation on the redevelopment of the Murphy’s Law building and surrounding area at Kingston Road and Queen Street East.

The development includes the former Days Inn Motel on Queen Street East, which is currently in use as a YWCA shelter for women experiencing homelessness resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The development application proposes amendments to properties at 1684, 1698, 1700, and 1702 Queen St. E. to permit a six-storey mixed-use building.

The shelter location is temporary however, as a west end YWCA location is under renovation. Their lease is set to end before developers – The Sud Group – start demolition and construction in summer 2021. Timelines of both were considered when making initial decisions, Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford said.

“It just made sense for us to use a space that would have otherwise sat empty to provide a much needed home to women and families without other options,” he said. “The developer’s hoping to start construction work next summer which is around the time the shelter’s permanent west end location will be fully renovated.”
 
Not very high definition, but some rendering screenshots from the Oct 13, 2020 presentation. The full video has been posted by councillor Brad Bradford:

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Community Consultation - Development Proposal at Queen and Kingston Road (1684 Queen Street East - Murphy's Law Pub and Former Days Inn) — Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches – East York

A development application has been submitted to the City of Toronto for an 110-unit, 6-storey condominium building at 1684 Queen Street East. The City hosted a virtual community consultation meeting on October 13, 2020. A recording of the video is below. If you’d like to learn more about the...
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