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rfmcdonaldThe planned Neon Condos development on the northeast corner of Duplex Avenue and Orchard View Boulevard, just northwest of Yonge and Eglinton, will be an imposing construction in a neighbourhood that’s still substantially composed of one- and two-story residential buildings. The description of the planned construction in a city staff rezoning proposal released in 26 July 2010 is succinct.
As this thread at Skyscraper City, this thread at Urban Toronto, and 2010 article in the Town Crier all indicate, the size of the building makes it a controversial construction for many neighbourhood residents. Still, it gained approval.
Construction is still in the very early stages. As of yesterday afternoon, all there was on the site was the gigantic crane swinging above the houses underneath the bright blue sky.
The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the construction of a 17 storey apartment building with a height of 50.4 metres containing 229 dwelling units at the subject properties. The proposal consists of a 14-storey tower on top of a 3-storey (10.3m) base massed along the west, north and south façades of the site, a stepback at 6 storeys (18.8m) is found along Duplex Avenue. The base building is massed and articulated to read as grade related townhouse units with direct access for ground floor units from the Duplex Avenue sidewalk. The tower is located on the southeast end of the property with a 3 metre stepback at the 3rd storey along Orchard View Boulevard.
As this thread at Skyscraper City, this thread at Urban Toronto, and 2010 article in the Town Crier all indicate, the size of the building makes it a controversial construction for many neighbourhood residents. Still, it gained approval.
Construction is still in the very early stages. As of yesterday afternoon, all there was on the site was the gigantic crane swinging above the houses underneath the bright blue sky.
