Ophelia (242-262 Queen St S) | 11 fl | U/C

[tomh009]

The building is only 8 floors of residential and the other 2 are parking, so no units behind those houses

That's an incorrect statement. The hip roofs from the heritage houses affect the first floor of residential. Look a little closer. there's roughly a little less than 2m limiting distance between the face of the new building and the back of the heritage homes

Yes, there will be a handful of units with some roof views. Still less, though, than at Barra.

[Lens]

The building is only 8 floors of residential and the other 2 are parking, so no units behind those houses

That's an incorrect statement. The hip roofs from the heritage houses affect the first floor of residential. Look a little closer. there's roughly a little less than 2m limiting distance between the face of the new building and the back of the heritage homes

That's an incorrect statement. The hip roofs from the heritage houses affect the first floor of residential. Look a little closer. there's roughly a little less than 2m limiting distance between the face of the new building and the back of the heritage homes

Yes, there will be a handful of units with some roof views. Still less, though, than at Barra.

The impact isn't huge from the roofs but my point is that there's nothing on the first two floors. The distance between the two of less than 2m actually

[panamaniac]

I’ve no idea, but if I were designing the floor plates, I’d probably put the amenities in the area behind the rooftops of the two houses.

[Momo26]

I was thinking same thing @ like a gym/party room in that space...

[tomh009]

Looks like they have reached the bottom on the excavation already, although not for the entire footprint yet.

   

[Spokes]

Thanks for the updates!

[tomh009]

Underground parking garage floor pour going on this week.

   

[samnabi]

January 19, 2021


Feb 2, 2021


February 11, 2021

[tomh009]

Ophelia is approximately up to ground level now.

   

[taylortbb]

Thread title should be updated to 11 floors

Permit is for the balance of construction of an eleven storey apartment building with one level underground parking garage. See permit # 19 100183 for shoring and foundation and permit #20 125310 for site servicing.

Seems like almost every project in DTK these days is getting an extra floor or two after initial approval. Permits for Young, Station Park, Drewlo, etc are all a couple floors taller than initially indicated.

[tomh009]

Thread title should be updated to 11 floors

Permit is for the balance of construction of an eleven storey apartment building with one level underground parking garage. See permit # 19 100183 for shoring and foundation and permit #20 125310 for site servicing.

Seems like almost every project in DTK these days is getting an extra floor or two after initial approval. Permits for Young, Station Park, Drewlo, etc are all a couple floors taller than initially indicated.

Thanks! I think the render actually shows nine floors so two beyond the renders!

[Spokes]

I wonder how much of that is because by the time construction and permitting takes place, compared to the actual initial approval, many more taller projects have been approved setting the bar higher.

[ijmorlan]

I wonder how much of that is because by the time construction and permitting takes place, compared to the actual initial approval, many more taller projects have been approved setting the bar higher.

I wonder how often developers overbuild the foundation and supports so that a building could be extended later. Get approval for a 15 story building, but instead build the first 15 stories of a 30 story building; then come back later when the planning climate has shifted and get approval to build the additional floors.

[mastermind]

I drove by and this looks very different, anyone have a more recent photo?

[dtkvictim]