maestro
Senior Member
First impression is a housing project you may see in the Middle East.
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flonicky
Senior Member
Most of what was built in this area over the past few decades is really bland, so I think the architecture is relatively refreshing, although I agree that it'll likely be severely cheapened. Style-wise, I kind of like this historical mishmash that's "in" right now. The 80s Pomo buildings here have weathered the years much better than the surrounding cookie cutter condos from the 90s onwards.
T3G
Senior Member
Yeah, if they can somehow pull this off it will be the best looking new build in the city by a considerable margin. But I expect disappointment.
abp10
New Member
what about the empty lot beside it, pretty sure those houses we're demolished to make way for another project but hasnt started up. anyway thatll get picked up in the near future, or will that just remain a seperate project
Undead
Senior Member
As mentioned upthread, the empty strip of land west of Bonnington is City owned property where a Doris Road extension is planned to be built.
lead82
Senior Member
That planned road should have been built 10 years ago. The city fails to build such basic like roads. Same thing is needed on the west side to extend Beecroft south a few blocks and north to Steeles eventually. Yonge needs some relief and the portion between Empress and 401 is jammed up pretty much 24/7. I don’t understand why the city can’t build this road extension. Same with the 401 overpass talked about for years but nothing came of it.
sunnyraytoronto
Senior Member
Actually,... that planned Doris South Extension from the mid-1990s,... should have been built 25 years ago - when all those Avondale condo towers and townhouses started getting Occupancy! For the last 25 years, a high-density community of over 20,000 has to meander through a maze of side-streets just to get to Sheppard Ave,...
Here's the background,....
55 Sheppard East | 45.41m | 14s
All that means is 88 Sheppard likely sold out. It's already under construction. Doris service ring road south extension was always going ahead,... just a matter of how urgent and when,... in our lifetime or our grandkid's! Now basically a 10 year time line. Sheppard &...
55 Sheppard East | 45.41m | 14s
All that means is 88 Sheppard likely sold out. It's already under construction. Doris service ring road south extension was always going ahead,... just a matter of how urgent and when,... in our lifetime or our grandkid's! Now basically a 10 year time line. Sheppard &...
55 Sheppard East | 45.41m | 14s
A stranger sight for marcus_a_j Thanks @sunnyraytoronto Forget Doris Ave. extension. Forget any condos or other buildings. Let's just turn the site into park space!
55 Sheppard East | 45.41m | 14s
A stranger sight for marcus_a_j Thanks @sunnyraytoronto Forget Doris Ave. extension. Forget any condos or other buildings. Let's just turn the site into park space!
Status of Doris South Extension from Sheppard to Avondale Ave still requires land!
- Specifically 69 Glendora Ave at SouthWest corner of Glendora & Tradewind Ave,... and since the City didn't acquire the land a few years ago, it's now owned by the same Land Investor mentioned previously,... who once owned all the lots along West side of Bonnington Place that the City needed,... got 4 conveyed,... and then expropriated the rest,... and let's just say it wasn't fun for CityStaff!
- Ideally, a triangular section at the NorthEast portion of this lot,... via land conveyance / developer deal
- and eventually another triangular section at NorthEast corner of Sheppard and Doris,... and that could wait for another ReDevelopment proposal there,.. but in meantime an Off-Set intersection is possible at Doris & Sheppard
Currently, the City doesn't have all the land required for Beecroft North Extension - to J-Road (Olympic Garden Drive):
- while TimesGroup 5800 Yonge has approvals - I haven't seen them move forward with Building Permit Applications - the issuance would require their land conveyance! So unless they move forward,....
- on-going negotiation/expropriation of land at NorthWest corner of Finch & Beecroft/Greenview - gee,... guess who the owner is, LOL! He's saying just expropriate the part you need instead of the entire lot!
- need land conveyance from NorthEast corner of Hendon & Greenview but that Developer was in lobbying stage - maybe submit official Development Application by year end,...
30-36 Hendon (Trolleybus, ?s, ?)
The above parcels are being lobbied on with respect to their potential for a tall building. Streetview: Aerial View: Site size: ~ 14,000ft2 and change Lets summon @sunnyraytoronto for his area insights.
Once a Development Application is Officially Submitted to CityPlanning,... close to a year before approval/refusal,... add 1-2 years for OMB/OLT appeal,... add at least 2 years for Blue Prints to get Building Permits - where land conveyance for Section 42 Parkland Dedication, Cash, Section 37 Community Benefit (Community Benefit Charges) are due,... Thus, at least 5 years before land conveyance to City! It's already end of 2024, earliest to get all required land for Beecroft North Extension and Doris South Extension would be about 2030,....
And when TransformYonge (converting Yonge St from 6-lanes to 4-lanes with bike lanes and Road Dieting) was approved December 2020,.. then Cllr Filion added clause that both Doris South Extension to Avondale and Beecroft North Extension to J-Road (Olympic Garden Drive to Cummer/Drewry) must be completed first before TransformYonge can start construction,...
From the Local Councillor's recent Fall/Winter 2024 newsletter,.... very un-realistic timelines!
So the current Cllr's stating TransformYonge will start in 2028,.... is BS! Even CityStaff aiming for 2032 now,... and of course, now Premier Doug Ford and his Provincial PC Government won't allow bike lanes on Yonge St,.... oh, but CityStaff and local Councillor treating that as "rumours",....
And City's Transportation Services Staff has recently pushed Yonge-401 interchange fix to After TransformYonge! They are independent projects!!! Right now, we finally have a Provincial Government and their MTO ready to proceed with Environmental Assessment for Yonge-401 Interchange fix,... but City of Toronto Transportation Services Staff are stalling!!
Stan Cho promised me Yonge-401 will get done,...
- "401-Yonge Interchange Receives Stage 1 Planning Approval"
401-YONGE INTERCHANGE RECEIVES STAGE 1 PLANNING APPROVAL – Willowdale PC Riding Association
willowdale.ontariopc.ca
lead82
Senior Member
Thanks SunnyRay for the detailed update. I didn’t realize the city had still not purchased the land needed for Doris south. I’m glad to see that the Yonge/401 interchange is still pushing my forward but my goodness these things are dragging out. It will be interesting to see if Transform Yonge will proceed seeing that no bike lanes are allowed that remove traffic lanes. In this case Yonge is almost never 3 lanes, as the curb lane is parking for 95% of the time.
Notice of Incomplete Application issued on Jan 8. Technical resubmission in pursuit of Notice of Complete Application.
1Ć0
Active Member
From bullpen and batory report (as of Q4 2024) -
Resubmission here with the following changes via the cover letter:
