[Townie]

11 trees are being removed and only 3 are being replaced. The local RA (Residents' Association), though otherwise supportive of the application, asked for more trees. Sadly, the City ignored this request. The 3 replacement trees are all on the Granby St frontage (north side), with none on the McGill St (south) or block-long Church St (west) frontages. This is grim and soulless. The many trees being removed from the McGill St frontage are not being replaced in order to make way for a bike-share station -- a measure approved by the City's Forestry office. Though they recognized the importance of bike-share, especially as there will be no parking here, the RA asked for trees instead and suggested the City may want to reconsider its environmental priorities. (Note: The proposal immediately to the south at 396 Church is putting trees on both its McGill St and Church St frontages, so it's obviously possible to plant trees along Church St.)

 

[Paclo]

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

SPA resubmission with some further changes since the flight path MZO:

• Minor height increase from 112.25 to 112.46
• Storey count remains 33 due to the removal of indoor amenity in the mech level and the expansion of the mezzanine level coinciding with the second floor of the heritage structures
• Total residential units increased from 310 to 311
• Minor GFA & Unit Mix redistribution

Updated rendering:

 

[BaconEggCheese]

11 trees are being removed and only 3 are being replaced. The local RA (Residents' Association), though otherwise supportive of the application, asked for more trees. Sadly, the City ignored this request. The 3 replacement trees are all on the Granby St frontage (north side), with none on the McGill St (south) or block-long Church St (west) frontages. This is grim and soulless. The many trees being removed from the McGill St frontage are not being replaced in order to make way for a bike-share station -- a measure approved by the City's Forestry office. Though they recognized the importance of bike-share, especially as there will be no parking here, the RA asked for trees instead and suggested the City may want to reconsider its environmental priorities. (Note: The proposal immediately to the south at 396 Church is putting trees on both its McGill St and Church St frontages, so it's obviously possible to plant trees along Church St.)

The bike share station is a good shout - there is always a trade off.

It looks like there are a ton of telecom services running under the west curb of Church St. The tree cell detail for 396 Church looks tricky to say the least:

 

[Townie]

The bike share station is a good shout - there is always a trade off.

It looks like there are a ton of telecom services running under the west curb of Church St. The tree cell detail for 396 Church looks tricky to say the least:

Why can't one have both? Podium, the developer of 396 Church, consulted regularly and worked closely with neighbours and the local Residents' Association on the street-level aspects of their development. They were extremely responsive and collaborative, and have made a concerted effort to accommodate requests for more street trees (among other concerns). Neither Fitzrovia nor, for that matter, our local city councillor responded to local requests for more street trees at 412 Church.

 

[Northern Light]

Is this one being reworked for Fitzrovia's student housing portfolio? Hmmm

 

[cdr108]

Drilling and other activity occuring on site as I went by this morning. The Granby side doors of the Marquis were open and I saw workers equipping respirators before entering.
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That was 2+ years ago & I haven't noticed much activity since.

Anyone knows what's the construction timeline, like when they plan to demo/break ground?

 

[intervention]

No updates on their website, nor the instagram they created for the development (which they are calling the Waverly TMU).

 

[ComptoirGeneral]

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

Resubmitted with a height reduction (-12 storeys) due to being impacted by the new downtown hospital flight path regulations. Specifically the St. Michael's northern cone, see below:
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Stat changes are as follows:

• Storey count reduced from 45 to 33-storeys (inclusive of 2 uppermost levels of interior amenity)
• Height reduced from 153.47m to 112.25m (210.1m above sea level)
• Total residential units decreased from 374 to 310
• Total bicycle parking reduced from 387 to 324
• Unit mix changes
• Massing changes:
  • Changes to shape of the mechanical penthouse
  • 7 storey bump out on west side increased to level 31

Vehicular parking remains 0.

Updated renderings:
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Wow! How nice it would be if they actually do end up keeping that mural on the south facing wall

 

[intervention]

I hope that they do, but my bigger hope is that if this actually gets off the ground they don't value engineer the brick panels to look like Styrofoam (I'm looking at you, 365 Church).