900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C

[nms]

I stand corrected. What short-term savings would require a 1-floor decrease that would ignore the long-term gain of that additional 1-floor rent?

[ac3r]

Maybe they scrapped the plan with the hospital? I don't recall how much space they were planning to use though as there were no real details about anything. No real details as to why they applied for a height reduction either, but it's in the Site Plan Applications list.

Edit: It appears they also want to reduce the podium height as well, so if approved I guess it'll be 23 floors? Quote: "To reduce the podium and overall height of the building by one floor each." and it's listed as having conditional approval.

[jeffster]

Maybe they scrapped the plan with the hospital? I don't recall how much space they were planning to use though as there were no real details about anything. No real details as to why they applied for a height reduction either, but it's in the Site Plan Applications list.

Edit: It appears they also want to reduce the podium height as well, so if approved I guess it'll be 23 floors? Quote: "To reduce the podium and overall height of the building by one floor each." and it's listed as having conditional approval.

Could very well be that interest rates and higher loan costs are a factor. I know Vive was saying that this is now an issue.

[tomh009]

Edit: It appears they also want to reduce the podium height as well, so if approved I guess it'll be 23 floors? Quote: "To reduce the podium and overall height of the building by one floor each." and it's listed as having conditional approval.

Reducing the podium by one floor and not adjusting the tower will reduce the overall height of the building by one floor. So, it really appears to be an adjustment to the podium only--maybe to reduce parking?

[nms]

"One floor each" suggests the podium (eg ground level to top of podium) is losing one floor, as is the tower (eg top of podium to top of building). Unless it's just confusing wording and the updated architectural plans show something different.

[tomh009]

"One floor each" suggests the podium (eg ground level to top of podium) is losing one floor, as is the tower (eg top of podium to top of building).  Unless it's just confusing wording and the updated architectural plans show something different.

Yes, one floor each -- but it's overall and podium one floor each, not tower and podium one floor each.

[KingandWeber]

There was a big concrete pour happening here yesterday when I was going by. Didn’t have time to snap a photo unfortunately, but there was the usual lineup of concrete trucks so I imagine they were pouring the foundation.

[Square]

There was a big concrete pour happening here yesterday when I was going by. Didn’t have time to snap a photo unfortunately, but there was the usual lineup of concrete trucks so I imagine they were pouring the foundation.

Yes, half the foundation and the four blocks for a crane base I'm guessing.

[ZEBuilder]

The tower crane is now up, it was actively moving stuff around when I went by earlier today.

Sorry about the quality of this photo, it was taken from the ION.

   

[ac3r]

This one is above grade now.

[Square]

They are starting to use precast panels on this building now.

[CuilTard]

Here's a pic from the ion station today. 

By the way, does anyone know if the abandonment of the 18 pine building behind it is connected to this project, or just a coincidence?
   

[ac3r]

18 Pine was purchased by Grand River Hospital. I forget what the plan for it was...either outpatient clinics or offices. They were doing a lot of interior work on it last year but I have no idea what the state of it is now.

[Square]

I thought they were going to use precast for this building but looks like I was wrong. They have started the 1st floor of the main building using wooden forms.

[Vojnik_Vahaj]

Great spot for a new building though and hope they put a few more trees on the street front since that part of King St is particularly concrete and barren.

This is the kind of location where I wish the region decided to go with green tracks for the LRT. Instead of rusty concrete beds as we have now, it could have been a nice strip of grass with bits of wildflowers. They look good, but also provide benefits for drainage and mitigate heat island effects.

Yea I 100% agree. It is literally superior in every way except for maintenance. They could just not mow it very often(so the wildflowers can thrive) and when they do they can jerryrig one of the trams with a mowing attachment underneath one of the cars or something. Also small shrubs on the parts in between the double track sections could also cut down on maintenace cus they won't have to mow, and hearty shrubs won't need much either.