Tag Archives: redevelopment
20201021. The most brutalist part of the former Grand Hotel has been demolished.
20201012. Bracing the facade of one of the heritage buildings along King St West for the King Toronto mixed use development.
20201011. Demolition of heritage buildings behind braced facades continues along King St West for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.
20201007. The view from here (standing on crumbling steps looking at the empty sign frames of a failed development).
20200929. This section of the previously aluminum-sided-now-stripped Firgrove-Grassways affordable housing community awaits Phase One of its rebuild and renewal.
20200908. The rear of 149-157 Bathurst Street, a row of houses to be demolished for a condo development by RAW Design.
20200831. The sun sets behind 555 Richmond St W, temporarily visible in its entirety but with an imprint of the demolished building that once obscured it.
20200828. Tree stumps sit in front of stripped facades in Alexandra Park as demolition for Phase 2A commences.
20200826. Bracing the facades of the heritage buildings along King St West (left – 511 King St W, GW Gouinlock, 1893, Richardsonian Romanesque) for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.
20200716. Charles Street will soon have an 8th high-rise – 68 Charles St E may be known as The Manhattan for this heritage building’s style.
20200512. The aluminum-paneled SQ2 in the new Alexandra Park features colours of the old Alexandra Park.
20200510. Another chunk of old Alexandra Park’s ‘brick brutalist’ townhouses are ready for demolition.
20200504. With the East United Condos nearing completion, it isn’t to early to say that this development is discordant at best.
20200430. After suffering two fires within two days a month ago, the heritage properties 422-424 Wellington St W and its redevelopment Wellington House may be at risk.
20200421. Several fire-damaged houses with fake mullioned board windows greet passersby on George St. as they wait to be included in the redevelopment of the next door Seaton House, one of the largest homeless shelters in Toronto.
20200409. Five high-rise condos surround a small 1983 brick and concrete tower at the once low-rise intersection of Jarvis and Dundas.
20200316. From here, Yonge Street seems to be a boulevard of facades.
20200215. When a building is ghosted (painted white), you know it is coming down. This is 328 Dupont, where the ANX condos will be built.
20200214. Seeya Galleria Mall, hello Galleria on the Park mega-development.
20200208. The Honest Ed’s redevelopment construction site shows just how big Honest Ed’s was. No wonder I got lost in there all the time.
20200206. Mirvish Village is looking a bit different these days.
20200205. Look for the Golden Arches (1960 slogan)! You deserve a break today (1971 slogan). We do it all for you (1975 slogan) but not at King and Dufferin where the McDonald’s is being demolished for – you guessed it – more condos!
20200204. The work going on in the port lands – the Don River mouth naturalization project – is nothing short of terraforming Toronto.
20200203. Featuring Tonight. Bumping & Grinding and Vice Versa! This is the best place to watch a Leaf game! Filmores Hotel is closing! Bought by Menkes for $31.5 million, it will most likely be demolished.
