43 Gerrard Street West | Proposed | 50 st | 149 m | Downtown - Page 2

urban 2.0 · November 18th, 2011, 06:33 AM

Only 7 Bixi spots?

What happened to the Hotel expansion?

InTheBeach · November 18th, 2011, 03:39 PM

No joke, I think I liked the white box used in the massing.

That would be kinda cool.

Gil · March 16th, 2012, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urban 2.0

Only 7 Bixi spots?

What happened to the Hotel expansion?

A source from the Delta Chelsea said that they'd be closing the hotel in 2 years once the new Southcore Delta is completed. Anybody want to speculate as to what will become of the Delta Chelsea site once the move is complete? Coupled with this site, it make for a rather large parcel of land to redevelop.

***Taller, Better*** · March 16th, 2012, 02:59 PM

How bizarre!! It has been such a successful hotel; I'm a bit flabbergasted that they would close it simply because there is another location opening in the same city.

Gil · March 16th, 2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

How bizarre!! It has been such a successful hotel; I'm a bit flabbergasted that they would close it simply because there is another location opening in the same city.

This would be their third (the first being out at Kennedy/401) in Toronto plus the two they have in Mississauga and the one in Markham. I'm not sure of the reasoning for offloading this property either. If it's an image they're trying to portray with a flagship property I can kinda see the reasoning. Delta would stand to make a hefty sum of cash were it to sell the property.

I know Ryerson is eager to secure more residential units and could follow U of T's lead with the purchase of the Colony hotel. Simply buying the building would be the cheapest option rather than razing and rebuilding unless it partners up with a developer.

AndrewJM3D · March 16th, 2012, 08:13 PM

That Delta Hotel downtown must be an energy pig. I'm sure they'd demolish it and be part of a condo/hotel development on site.

Jaborandi · March 17th, 2012, 11:41 PM

The Delta Hotel is really pretty shabby, especially the guest rooms. It requires a massive makeover to bring it up to today's standards. Can't say as I would shed any tears over its demise.

***Taller, Better*** · March 18th, 2012, 12:48 AM

ewwwww... If they close it, I hope they bulldoze it and not just retrofit it for students.

valantino · March 19th, 2012, 04:41 AM

I don't see anyone demolishing an 800,000 plus square foot building. To replace it would require two thousand footers of a million square feet each. It is also a successful hotel property. I'd side with rebranding if Delta doesn't renew their licensing agreements. A partial conversion is also a strong possibility with major renos which we already know are a serious consideration. Word with renderings for the elimination of the unused balconies through a new curtain wall glass facade has been posted and discussed over the last few years.

monkeyronin · June 6th, 2012, 09:45 PM

image hosted on flickr

wesportly1965 · June 7th, 2012, 04:22 AM

Wow! Interesting. I like it.

isaidso · June 7th, 2012, 05:04 AM

It will have the added bonus of blocking College Park I from view behind Old City Hall when looking north along Bay Street.

large · June 7th, 2012, 01:50 PM

Like it...starting to see more interesting designs coming through now.

ONE HUMAN · June 7th, 2012, 04:00 PM

Let's stack four different buildings on top of each other. I like that it's different, but it lacks cohesiveness. I doubt this will get built as is.

Mollywood · June 7th, 2012, 08:18 PM

It looks interesting. It also seems to be a bit different then what we usually get.

Toronto2008 · June 8th, 2012, 12:51 AM

Nice play on the square....very Dutch!

mdparker · June 14th, 2012, 02:12 AM

Love it...

Dino Domingo · June 14th, 2012, 06:30 AM

Wow, guess we do have architects in this city who know how to DESIGN.

***Elkhanan1*** · June 20th, 2012, 06:06 AM

By Automation Gallery on UT

From the UK,s Skyscrapernews.com

Raw Colour Toronto Tower
Unlike many other cities around the Western world, the Canadian city of Toronto appears to be going through something of a building boom with another high rise proposal, this time located at the southeast corner of Bay and Gerrard.

The plot, which is currently a rather drab car park, is the last of the undeveloped prime downtown plots and is currently surrounded by a mix of old hotel, office and residential buildings.

The proposal, which comes from the pens of Toronto based architects Raw Design, will if built inject some much needed colour and life into the area. The 50-storey building is comprised of four box sections stacked seemingly randomly on top of one another
More......http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=3106

Still at proposal stage, it's not yet known when work on the colourful addition to the city could start, but with the way Toronto is booming and the small fact that this is such a prime plot, it is likely to be sooner than later.

isaidso · June 20th, 2012, 10:52 PM

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the Canadian city of Toronto

As opposed to the US city of Toronto. What's next, the French city of Paris? What a bunch of dipsticks.

November 18th, 2011, 03:39 PM	#22
InTheBeach Indie Bean Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Beach Posts: 2,292 Likes (Received): 2	No joke, I think I liked the white box used in the massing. That would be kinda cool. __________________ You are a waterfall Waiting inside a well You are a wrecking ball Before the building fell And every lightning rod Has got to watch the storm cloud come. - Us Ones In Between, Sunset Rubdown

March 16th, 2012, 02:59 PM	#24
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	How bizarre!! It has been such a successful hotel; I'm a bit flabbergasted that they would close it simply because there is another location opening in the same city. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 16th, 2012, 08:13 PM	#26
AndrewJM3D Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,028 Likes (Received): 15	That Delta Hotel downtown must be an energy pig. I'm sure they'd demolish it and be part of a condo/hotel development on site. __________________ Rob Ford October 8th 2010- ‘I will assure you that services will not be cut, guaranteed’ Last edited by AndrewJM3D; March 18th, 2012 at 10:02 PM.

March 18th, 2012, 12:48 AM	#28
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	ewwwww... If they close it, I hope they bulldoze it and not just retrofit it for students. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 19th, 2012, 04:41 AM	#29
valantino The Greatest Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Valhaven Posts: 4,469 Likes (Received): 0	I don't see anyone demolishing an 800,000 plus square foot building. To replace it would require two thousand footers of a million square feet each. It is also a successful hotel property. I'd side with rebranding if Delta doesn't renew their licensing agreements. A partial conversion is also a strong possibility with major renos which we already know are a serious consideration. Word with renderings for the elimination of the unused balconies through a new curtain wall glass facade has been posted and discussed over the last few years. __________________ Jeez, supertalls and faux deco.

November 18th, 2011, 06:33 AM	#21
urban 2.0 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Torontopia Posts: 3,040 Likes (Received): 0	Only 7 Bixi spots? What happened to the Hotel expansion?

March 17th, 2012, 11:41 PM	#27
Jaborandi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 541 Likes (Received): 2	The Delta Hotel is really pretty shabby, especially the guest rooms. It requires a massive makeover to bring it up to today's standards. Can't say as I would shed any tears over its demise.

June 6th, 2012, 09:45 PM	#30
monkeyronin Mơמkƹ͛ƴ∆ґơɲiɲ Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Posts: 4,427 Likes (Received): 58	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

June 7th, 2012, 04:22 AM	#31
wesportly1965 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 6 Likes (Received): 0	Wow! Interesting. I like it.

June 7th, 2012, 05:04 AM	#32
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,886 Likes (Received): 450	It will have the added bonus of blocking College Park I from view behind Old City Hall when looking north along Bay Street. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

June 7th, 2012, 01:50 PM	#33
large Large Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 790 Likes (Received): 3	Like it...starting to see more interesting designs coming through now.

June 7th, 2012, 04:00 PM	#34
ONE HUMAN misanthropic humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 627 Likes (Received): 3	Let's stack four different buildings on top of each other. I like that it's different, but it lacks cohesiveness. I doubt this will get built as is.

June 7th, 2012, 08:18 PM	#35
Mollywood Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,988 Likes (Received): 16	It looks interesting. It also seems to be a bit different then what we usually get.

June 8th, 2012, 12:51 AM	#36
Toronto2008 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 614 Likes (Received): 0	Nice play on the square....very Dutch!

June 14th, 2012, 02:12 AM	#37
mdparker Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Saskatoon Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	Love it...

June 14th, 2012, 06:30 AM	#38
Dino Domingo Canadiense Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The T-Dot Posts: 1,250 Likes (Received): 0	Wow, guess we do have architects in this city who know how to DESIGN.

June 20th, 2012, 06:06 AM	#39
*Elkhanan1* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto/São Paulo Posts: 4,297 Likes (Received): 6	By Automation Gallery on UT From the UK,s Skyscrapernews.com Raw Colour Toronto Tower Unlike many other cities around the Western world, the Canadian city of Toronto appears to be going through something of a building boom with another high rise proposal, this time located at the southeast corner of Bay and Gerrard. The plot, which is currently a rather drab car park, is the last of the undeveloped prime downtown plots and is currently surrounded by a mix of old hotel, office and residential buildings. The proposal, which comes from the pens of Toronto based architects Raw Design, will if built inject some much needed colour and life into the area. The 50-storey building is comprised of four box sections stacked seemingly randomly on top of one another More......http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=3106 Still at proposal stage, it's not yet known when work on the colourful addition to the city could start, but with the way Toronto is booming and the small fact that this is such a prime plot, it is likely to be sooner than later. __________________ "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." — Mae West

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