Toronto Theory Condos | 101.49m | 30s | Parallax | Arcadis

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Refused at the board.

Excellent, so it remains a theory, as it should have.

AoD

 

[ProjectEnd]

Issue wasn't the height but the setbacks. Board ordered that 12.5m is needed from the centreline of the east laneway and an unspecified 'larger' setback to the south. Also, oddly, there was no OPA 231-style office replacement requirement.

Similar to Grid, the applicant has 6 months to submit a revised proposal which follows these stipulations. It'll be interesting to see how they respond.

 

[adHominem]

Theory was bad, praxis was worse.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Theory was bad, praxis was worse.

You must have forgotten Axiom. Like honestly who comes up with names like these.

AoD

 

[adHominem]

You must have forgotten Axiom. Like honestly who comes up with names like these.

AoD

Coming soon: Discourse!

And Discourse phase two: Dialectic.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Coming soon: Discourse!
And Discourse phase two: Dialectic.

And the final phase of that project has got to be Tautology.

AoD

 

[interchange42]

The condo is the message.

The condo is The Message.

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[AlvinofDiaspar]

The condo is the message.
The condo is The Message.
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I am just waiting for the supertall to name itself "Will to Power".

AoD

 

[interchange42]

So, all joking around aside…

Refused at the board.

That's not quite right. Your next post is more informative!

Issue wasn't the height but the setbacks. Board ordered that 12.5m is needed from the centreline of the east laneway and an unspecified 'larger' setback to the south. Also, oddly, there was no OPA 231-style office replacement requirement.

Similar to Grid, the applicant has 6 months to submit a revised proposal which follows these stipulations. It'll be interesting to see how they respond.

So the OMB has actually approved the development and allowed the appeal—in part—by agreeing with Parallax that 29 storeys is appropriate for the site… however, as you said, the OMB is requiring a greater east tower setback of 12.5m (as opposed to the proposed 5.5m) from the centreline of the public lane, plus the increased setback of the south podium wall from the property line.

Agreed, it will be interesting to see the next evolution of the proposal!

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[ProjectEnd]

If interested: http://www.omb.gov.on.ca/e-decisions/pl160264-Apr-05-2017.pdf

 

[ProjectEnd]

So, all joking around aside…


That's not quite right. Your next post is more informative!

So the OMB has actually approved the development and allowed the appeal—in part—by agreeing with Parallax that 29 storeys is appropriate for the site… however, as you said, the OMB is requiring a greater east tower setback of 12.5m (as opposed to the proposed 5.5m) from the centreline of the public lane, plus the increased setback of the south podium wall from the property line.

Agreed, it will be interesting to see the next evolution of the proposal!

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Sorry, it should have read: 'refused in its current form'. I wrote the post on my phone in the midst of this morning's Bloor/Danforth power-off-emergency-situation nightmare...

 

[Momin]

Article: The OMB has approved an application for a 29-storey condominium tower on College Street opposite the University of Toronto's main campus, pending a redesign taking into account greater setbacks from adjacent buildings.

 

[enrigue8]

New renders for Theory condos from condonow.com

Source : https://condonow.com/Theory-Condos

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Neat!

 

[am29]

Wow promising come back.. really want to see street level more closer