Street view of 552 Church Street, image courtesy of Google Maps
One Properties purchased buildings at the northwest corner of Church and Wellesley, the very heart of Toronto's gay community, Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong Tam was ready to hear about another overly tall, dense, boxy development with very little regard to how it will be a benefit to the established community.
The ultimate vision of the development is to have a 4-storey, 18-metre-high podium, animated with fine grain retail at grade, and reflective of existing retailers in the Village. The podium would also be set-back from the street, allowing more room for pedestrians on the sidewalk, in addition to allowing for more sunlight. A boutique hotel would be on the third and fourth levels of the podium, while the second level would be dedicated to the community. A rental apartment tower would rise from the western side of the site; height scale and massing of the tower still to be determined.
There has been quite a lively public discussion on pros and cons of the development among Facebook members with Vintage Gay Toronto (Canada)
Links:
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/02/podium-concepts-revealed-church-wellesley-consultation
http://oneproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Church-and-Wellesley-Brochure-October-2016-Low-Res.pdf
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