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Hi! Don’t know what this is for? West side of Atlantic south of Liberty. Ideas? View attachment 486083

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The building at 50 Liberty is coming along and is obviously going to be a bar/restaurant with a really generous back patio. Also the alley running along the north side has been gussied up with a mural and was busy with people going to the TFC game. Taken 9 March.

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Just a quick post about another sighting of Peru143’s work. He is everywhere! On King adjacent to the Carpet Factory.

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New discussion on the proposal for a park to replace the large surface parking lot at 34 Hanna Ave (bound by Atlantic, Liberty & Hanna). They expect public engagement for the new 4,900 square-metre park to start in late 2024 or early 2025, with possibly construction after the World Cup.

 
New discussion on the proposal for a park to replace the large surface parking lot at 34 Hanna Ave (bound by Atlantic, Liberty & Hanna). They expect public engagement for the new 4,900 square-metre park to start in late 2024 or early 2025, with possibly construction after the World Cup.


Just to phrase this a bit differently; the parking lot WILL be retained until after the World Cup has concluded, then it will be available to turn into a park, subject to design readiness and funding.
 
July 4, 2024 (Brampton, ON)— No Frills, Canada’s popular hard discount grocery retailer, today announced the opening of its second small format (on average 10,000 sq feet or less) store in the city, this time in Toronto’s Liberty Village neighbourhood. The new location at 42 Hanna Ave., follows No Frills' innovative compact format first introduced earlier this year at the corner of King and Shaw.

Despite its smaller size, customers can still find an extensive selection of grocery items, including fresh produce, meat, baked good and the signature low prices and promotions that define No Frills.

"The reaction to the first smaller format store in Toronto was beyond anything we could have imagined. It’s made us even more excited about the latest location, here in the vibrant Liberty Village neighbourhood,” explained Melanie Singh, President of Hard Discount at Loblaw Companies. "We know Torontonians are looking for convenience and low prices - but that sometimes those are trade-offs in the downtown core. It was important for us that customers can do a full grocery shop at this location, and still take advantage of the unbeatable prices they expect from No Frills.”

Notable features of this new store include:

  • A footprint less than half the size of traditional No Frills locations
  • Consistent pricing promotions available at all other No Frills stores.
  • Locally sourced products tailored to the community's preferences.
  • Enhanced accessibility to affordable food options within downtown Toronto.
  • Exciting additions include hot food items, rotisserie selections, and fresh bakery goods.
The launch of the second small format store showcases No Frills' dedication to providing the best possible value on grocery and a selection that meet the diverse needs of Toronto's communities.
 
This is the space being renovated for what look like offices just south on Mowat from Liberty near Dufferin. I wonder if this has anything to do with the opening of XO condos? Taken 10 October.

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4 Hanna is a massive property with massive potential; I hope the City gets it right. I'm no expert on LV, but at a distance it seems like a community centre, perhaps a library, and a bunch of affordable housing (and maybe a school?) should be the starting point.
Some notes:

1) A library, interestingly was contemplated for the area just east of here, more than 20 years ago, it was initially described as 'south niagara', that branch disappeared from the capital wish list a long time ago, and there is no sign of one re-appearing here.

Currently on the list for 'new' branches (as opposed to relocation) are the Portlands, and the Mr. Christie Site, along with the Six Points/Etobicoke Civic Centre.
Only the latter has made it into the budget.

I agree that LV could use such a facility, but with a lot of money tied up in the Parkdale Hub, I think its a longshot to see anything here in the next decade or even longer.

There are probably another 2-3 compelling additions to the system (south-west Scarborough as an example, particularly along the Danforth)
In addition to unfunded projects for relocating and enlarging City Hall branch in Old City Hall, and addressing the most under-sized District branch in the City in the form of Danforth/Pape.

2) PF&R doesn't have this on the list for a serious CRC (Community Recreation Ctr) investment so far as I'm aware. Again, the Parkdale Hub on Queen will suck up the oxygen in the room for such an investment nearby for awhile.

Their unfunded list is long, and includes a new aquatics facility for the railway lands/west waterfront; new facility East Harbour, new facility Portlands, something in the Mr. Christie area, a considerable upsizing of the small facility in Thorncliffe, and a bunch more, endless SOGR investments, several large parks (development); etc etc.

Comparatively close is Queen Victoria school which was supposed to get a pool when it was rebuilt a couple of decades back, but the pool was cut from the project.

I was in LV yesterday and while strolling around I realized the neighbourhood was in need of a community centre and/or library. Have there been any developments on this front in the last three years?
 
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I was in LV yesterday and while strolling around I realized the neighbourhood was in need of a community centre and/or library. Have there been any developments on this front in the last three years?

There is nothing for a new library branch or a new recreation centre for LV in the 10-year capital plan.

The money for LV in the next 10 years includes money for park aquistion/development and money to build the forever delayed new E-W street at the south end
 
With development being planned for the western end of LV I wouldn’t be surprised if a ‘space’ for more community facilities emerges in the next few years with the city responsible for fit-out.
 
Bagels on Fire will be opening at 85 Hanna Ave in Liberty Village

 

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