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You are still working on their initial proposal - an office building and a condo building. It is now only one (office) building.

I believe there is also a 12 storey office building in this plan, they may not build it immediately, but it doesn't stop them from building the foundation.

Proposal
First Gulf, a division of the Great Gulf Group, submitted this zoning amendment application to
facilitate the redevelopment of the subject property to include: two new office towers, the
retention of all of the existing buildings on the site, and the creation of a unified streetscape plan
for the entire block. They are seeking permission to increase the permitted height for a 17-storey
office building on the east side of the site and a 12-storey office building at the southwest corner
of the property. [Note that the original proposal for this site from March 2012 consisted of three
towers: a 16-storey office at the northeast corner of the site, a 24-storey residential condominium
at the southeast corner of the site and a 19-storey office tower fronting at the southwest corner.]
The application also proposes to restrict the heights of the retained buildings to their existing
heightshttp://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-58019.pdf

 

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I believe there is also a 12 storey office building in this plan, they may not build it immediately, but it doesn't stop them from building the foundation.

Proposal
First Gulf, a division of the Great Gulf Group, submitted this zoning amendment application to
facilitate the redevelopment of the subject property to include: two new office towers, the
retention of all of the existing buildings on the site, and the creation of a unified streetscape plan
for the entire block. They are seeking permission to increase the permitted height for a 17-storey
office building on the east side of the site and a 12-storey office building at the southwest corner
of the property. [Note that the original proposal for this site from March 2012 consisted of three
towers: a 16-storey office at the northeast corner of the site, a 24-storey residential condominium
at the southeast corner of the site and a 19-storey office tower fronting at the southwest corner.]
The application also proposes to restrict the heights of the retained buildings to their existing
heightshttp://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-58019.pdf

Since the office building will (eventually) be built on the west of the site (in what is now the No Frills parking lot at Front and Princess ) it would hardly make sense to dig its foundation now. :->

 

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Before the big dig. Taken February 17, 2014:

 

[Tee]

Thanks. i actually meant Front & Berkley.

 

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Thanks. i actually meant Front & Berkley.

It's one building, shaped like 2 staggered squares when looking at it from above.

 

[Razz]

The digging progresses. Taken February 27, 2014:

 

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Whoever has that sweet looking pad on the upper floor--plus the rooftop patio--of that beige building on the east side of the lot is supremely lucky. Place looks awesome.

 

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Whoever has that sweet looking pad on the upper floor--plus the rooftop patio--of that beige building on the east side of the lot is supremely lucky. Place looks awesome.

That is the designated Reid Lumber Company Building, built in 1891.

 

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That is the designated Reid Lumber Company Building, built in 1891.

A piece of it, I would assume?

 

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A piece of it, I would assume?

I think it was the company OFFICES - the actual lumber yard was further west - where the G & M is going and Sun etc are.

 

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The John Small 'Berkely House' was directly to the west, but perhaps the Lumber Business was to the south of the Berkely House, or perhaps on a completely different site. For example the Gooderham And Worts Offices were located in the flatiron building on Front.

http://www.virtualreferencelibrary....-2487&R=DC-PICTURES-R-2487&searchPageType=vrl

 

[NBGtect]

That's really interesting. We love learning about the history of old town. Thanks for the link

 

[Miscreant]

That is the designated Reid Lumber Company Building, built in 1891.

So it's a commercial property on that top floor, not a private residence?

 

[atodaso]

So it's a commercial property on that top floor, not a private residence?

Perhaps in 1891.

(not really, it looks like that rooftop pad was added in the last 20 years or so.

 

[Miscreant]

Right, so yeah, whoever lives in there is one lucky duck.

/back on topic.