Projets de Toronto - Nouveautés et progressions

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Fine-Grained Urbanism Evolves 88 Queen East Redevelopment

Just a massive parking lot at the moment.

Google maps

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/88+Queen+St+E,+Toronto,+ON+M5C/@43.6540954,-79.3762796,523m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d4cb3401d79041:0xa3f236d21e3ee64b!8m2!3d43.6534726!4d-79.3743224

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/06/fine-grained-urbanism-evolves-88-queen-east-redevelopment

Just east of the Downtown core, Queen Street's long, full-block parking lot is an obvious chasm in Toronto's urban fabric. Surrounded by this century's towers and the previous centuries' brick frontages, the vacant space between Dalhousie and Mutual Streets has the air of being somehow immune to the city around it. Since late last year, however, a proposal by St. Thomas Developments has quickly taken shape, with four towers—and an animated public realm—planned for the site......

 

 

 

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159SW Condos , 35s, downtown, in sales...

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http://dailycommercialnews.com/Projects/News/2016/6/New-17-million-school-in-Mississauga-breaks-ground-1016898W/

New $17-million French school in Mississauga breaks ground

 

by DCN News Services Jun 27, 2016

 

 

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. —The province is spending $17 million on a new school for French students in Mississauga.

 

New $17-million school in Mississauga breaks ground

The Conseil scolaire Viamonde celebrated its ground-breaking on June 21. The new Ecole élémentaire Mississauga Nord will accommodate about 360 students from junior kindergarten to Grade 6 and is being described as a modern, state-of-the-art facility, a release reads.

 

The province is providing school boards with more than $11 billion over 10 years to help build new schools in areas of high growth. This money will also go towards improving the condition of existing schools and to projects that will reduce surplus space through school consolidations. In April 2015, the province announced $120 million over three years in new funding dedicated to building schools across the province, the release reads.

 

Jun 27, 2016

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Mississauga west

FILE NO OZ/OPA 16 3

 

APPLICATION TYPE REZONING

 

WARD 11

 

APPLICATION STATUS APPLICATION IN PROCESS

 

GENERAL LOCATION NE QUADRANT OF EGLINTON AVE W & ERIN MILLS PKWY

 

DESCRIPTION Three 25-storey apartment buildings with 951 units and 10 683 m2 commercial uses

 

PLANNER NAME Jordan Lee

 

APPLICANT NAME DANIELS HR CORPORATION

 

AGENT NAME DANIELS HR CORPORATION

 

 

 

This is the third building, by Daniels, that is going up across the street from the above mentioned proposal.

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Mississuaga's Cooksville (original downtown - just south of the city centre) redevelopment

Cooksville's vision over the next 20 years...

 

http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/visioncooksville

 

 

http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/6751130-plans-unveiled-for-revitalization-of-mississauga-s-cooksville/

Plans unveiled for revitalization of Mississauga's Cooksville

 

Mississauga News

By Rachael Williams

 

 

A new vision for Mississauga’s old downtown is taking shape.

 

Councillors got a peak at the long-range community vision for downtown Cooksville at a recent planning meeting, which includes transit infrastructure, commercial revitalization and a new identity. Presented in the “Vision Cooksville” report, the busy intersection of Hurontario and Dundas streets will have a different look in the next 20 years, hinged around the coming light rail transit (LRT) line.

 

“This is now a reality and will be the catalyst for change going forward,” said area Coun. Nando Iannicca, on the LRT.

 

A shadow of its former past, Cooksville used to be the municipality’s central hub, where City Hall, the fire department, two public school board offices and the central library were located.

 

Now, the area, which is home to 11,000 residents, is filled with dated strip malls, payday loan stores and crumbling apartment buildings.

 

With 7,000 people, 2,700 new housing units and 1,000 jobs forecasted for downtown Cooksville in the next 20 years based on the province’s growth plan, thoughtful and coordinated design plans were a must.

 

“This is the day Cooksville changed and as an old Cooksville boy, I couldn’t be happier,” said Iannicca.

 

Six principles identified in the “Vision Cooksville” report include a vibrant public realm and walkable streets; connected and engaging parks and open spaces; community facilities; housing opportunities; local and unique businesses; and a new identity, including gateways, signage and beautification.

 

Central to the success of Cooksville’s face-lift will be transit.

 

Metrolinx, a regional transportation authority created by the province, has designated three transit lines that will intersect in Cooksville. This includes the existing Milton GO transit rail line, the future Hurontario-LRT and the rapid transit line on Dundas Street. These higher order transit investments mean downtown Cooksville will become a major mobility hub in the next 20 years.

 

Coun. Carolyn Parrish hopes the City has an affordable housing strategy in place before the transformation is underway to ensure those in need of transit won’t be pushed out when shoddy apartment buildings are torn down for high-rise condos.

 

With a 1.6 per cent vacancy rate in Mississauga, preservation and improvements in the existing rental housing stock will be a priority, reads the report.

 

A five-month community engagement process conducted by Urban Strategies Inc. helped guide the downtown Cooksville study. Residents identified the area strengths to include transit, walkability, small businesses, diversity, range of housing options and engaged residents.

 

Socioeconomic concerns about homelessness and drug use were the central weaknesses.

 

Iannicca hopes this can be combatted by a focus on creating community hubs, gathering spaces, recreational facilities, public parks and a revamped library will provide greater connections within the community.

 

The report will go to city council for approval on July 6.

 

https://www7.mississauga.ca/documents/committees/pdc/2016/06_27_16_-_PDC_Agenda_-_Evening_Session.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mississauga Sunday morning - PSV1&2 condos in the background... old car show at the Square

 

 

 

 

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This is what Regent Park, a 69 acres of public housing, used to look like many years ago. The city teamed up with Daniels development corporation to completely redevelop the area into a mixed-use community with new public housing units, condos, apartment, townhouses, services, schools, recreation centres, libraries, stores, etc. They are working on phase 3. Only a few of the older buildings remain.

 

 

 

 

You can see some of the older buildings in the background, they will eventually be replaced. The surrounding area is also being built-up.

 

 

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Spent five days last week in that condo on the 37th floor.

 

 

Pretty amazing views of downtown/midtown

 

 

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http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/07/massive-mural-comes-yonge-st-clair-starting-july-8

Massive Mural Comes to Yonge & St. Clair Starting July 8