The Stockyard retail block 30 Weston Rd current works photos

 

Ground works for the huge Stockyards mall at Weston Rd and Keele St. is moving along with drains and water mains installation currently.

Photo post of the site Wednesday April 2nd 2012.



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Stockyards retail development landscape images.

The huge and highly anticipated retail mall at the north west corner of St Clair Ave and Keele St. has had building permits issued.

But right now the most viable and rather striking feature of the conversation of the last major lot in the old stockyards area are the large landscape views afforded.

These image were taken access the new TTC loop on St Clair Ave. at Gunns Rd. Also pictured below showing addition landscape work being performed.


- TTC loop below

30 Weston Rd adverse effect on of site property meeting March 21st

A copy of the meeting notice was sent in by a blog reader, thanks.

The large construction effort needed to redevelop the o
D Canada Packers/Bunge site has caused some disturbances amount some of the residents.

Image from notice of meeting.

Will attach full text later today, when at laptop.

The American retailer Target is coming to the Junction and is probably already targeting you

As the NW of St Clair Ave west and Keele St. / Old Weston Rd is moving to bricks, mortar, and asphalt with a lot of green, an interesting article in this weeks New York Times magazines details how the retailer Target - one of the anchor retailers at the site targets its customers for greater sales.

The article uses a example of purchasing for unborn babies -

The Stockyards Development vibration meeting with Frances Nunziata

Just caught this in a post comment by Rhain, thanks for commenting it.

There is a meeting with Frances Nunziata about the vibrations on Saturday.

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Luso Canadian Charitable Society, 2295 St. Clair Ave. West (parking is available at the nearby George Bell Arena, located at 215 Ryding Ave.).

See a CityNews story on it here: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/video/165656

The Stockyards Development, ground moving equipment all over site

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This large retail development being build upon the last great track of Meat packing land, has started to move earth as a beginning to the construction of the retail community they are building. Now that the machines have arrived the blog will begin activity reporting the the project. Probably in much more detail than you need :-)

 

 

 

 

 

American retailer Target adds The Junction to its lineup

 

Well the Junction gets a Target - a store that can cause  more than a few of the Junction people to drive to Buffalo to shop.

This author is wondering just what effect this will have on the store-scape  in the area, will it ring up customers from the local Walmart, Futureshop and the other big box stores in the area?

 

Will it create a greater retail diverse store class on the local Dundas St. West strip?

One area it will definitively have development effect on in the reworking of 43 Junction Road.

 

Toronto location – at a site being developed by Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust at the corner of Weston and St. Clair– was announced at the real estate company’s annual general meeting Wednesday.

....other interesting stories about this development.

 

Why Target's Canada Move Matters link

Sizing up which REITs will win from Target’s advance

 

30 Weston Rd. all grinding away

Priestly Demolition grinds up the concrete from  30 Weston Rd.  Bunge plant. Wondering if the clean fill they are creating will be used on site.





http://www.priestly.ca/demolition.aspx

30 Weston Rd. requires Tree Preservation and Archaeological Assessment

Informational post 2 on the 30 Weston Rd development

The creation of the retail power centre at the old Bunge Plant at St Clair west and Old Weston Rd has stated a city requirement to...

From city staff reports..

Tree Preservation

This application is subject to the provisions of By-law 780-2004, regarding tree

protection. The applicant has submitted an Arborist Report/Tree Preservation Plan, which

is currently being reviewed by staff.

Archaeological Assessment

The site is within the Interim Screening Areas for Archaeological Potential identified in

the Archaeological Master Plan of the City. The applicant has submitted a Stage 1 and 2

Archaeological Assessment Report. The submitted report indicates that there were no

archaeological resources found on site.

Tree Preservation

This application is subject to the provisions of By-law 780-2004, regarding tree protection. The applicant has submitted an Arborist Report/Tree Preservation Plan, which is currently being reviewed by staff.

Archaeological Assessment

The site is within the Interim Screening Areas for Archaeological Potential identified in the Archaeological Master Plan of the City. The applicant has submitted a Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment Report. The submitted report indicates that there were no archaeological resources found on site.

30 Weston Rd. zoning approval some highlights

(v) that the non-residential gross floor area permitted for all individual retail stores

less than 232 square metres in size shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total

non-residential gross floor area on the lands;

(vi) that medical offices or a medical clinic having a minimum of 500 square metres

of non-residential gross floor area shall be provided and maintained on the lands

for the development having a minimum non-residential gross floor area of

40,000 square metre;

(vii) that vehicular access and pedestrian access to and from the development must be

provided from Weston Road (for clarity additional vehicular and pedestrian

access may also be provided from St. Clair Ave West and Gunns Road);

(viii) a minimum of 3.2 parking spaces per 100 square metres of non-residential gross

floor area shall be provided and maintained on the lands;

(ix) a minimum of 0.13 long-term bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres

of non-residential gross floor area shall be required, up to a maximum

requirement of 40 long-term bicycle parking spaces, shall be provided and

maintained on the lands (for clarity this clause does not limit the number of

long-term bicycle parking spaces that can be provided);

(x) a minimum of 0.25 short-term bicycle parking spaces for each

This is the 1st information post on the rezoning of

30 Weston Rd, detailing the conditions of the smaller stores  and some of the access details. The core of the rezoning is the deleting

the existing Industrial (I3) Zone and replacing it with the Industrial Commercial (IC).

from the staff report....

smaller stores of less than 232 meters not to exceed 10 percent

that the non-residential gross floor area permitted for all individual retail stores less than 232 square metres in size shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total non-residential gross floor area on the lands;

that medical offices or a medical clinic having a minimum of 500 square metres of non-residential gross floor area shall be provided and maintained on the lands for the development having a minimum non-residential gross floor area of 40,000 square metre;

that vehicular access and pedestrian access to and from the development must be provided from Weston Road (for clarity additional vehicular and pedestrian access may also be provided from St. Clair Ave West and Gunns Road);

a minimum of 3.2 parking spaces per 100 square metres of non-residential gross floor area shall be provided and maintained on the lands;

a minimum of 0.13 long-term bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of non-residential gross floor area shall be required, up to a maximum requirement of 40 long-term bicycle parking spaces, shall be provided and maintained on the lands (for clarity this clause does not limit the number of long-term bicycle parking spaces that can be provided);

also the developer shall provide



Link: To amend the General Zoning By-law No. 438-86 of the former City of Toronto with respect to the lands municipally known as 30 Weston Road.

Parks and Rec.. requirements of the developer.

Prior to the issuance of the first building permit for the development, the owner will pay by cash or certified cheque the amount of $350,000 to the City, indexed to the CPI index from the date of registration of the Section 37 Agreement, to be

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City of Toronto By-law No. 1203-2009 used for improvements to local parks and recreation facilities at the discretion of the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation in consultation with the local Councillor. Priority consideration will be given

Currently zoned industrial land owner seeks change to retail use

DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TIME: 7:30 pm
PLACE: Etobicoke Civic Centre, Council Chamber
399 The West Mall, Toronto M9C 2Y2

Read the offical notice over at the

MULOCK AVENUE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION site link

Mulock Residents Assoc site has a good short overview of the residents concern about the 30 Weston Rd project.

Link to MULOCK AVENUE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION 30 Weston Rd Post.

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For those  who are interested, this group is in one of the most wonderfully zoned areas of the Junction- it's an area where you can live in house zoned industrial.

If you have not walked the area -  do - it's great for the feel of what the Junction was even 12 years ago.

30 Weston Rd. demos some of the last Junction industry process tanks

The process tanks at 30 Weston Rd have been dropped to the ground using a machine to demo the concrete structure of the building - literally and the contractor is cutting them apart. These process tanks stopped being used just over a year ago and the only other large process tanks in a plant off Symes Rd. stopping being used in the past 60 days.

We now have the sad opportunity of see the last remnants of a Junction industry type fade away - the process industry.

30 Weston Road – Public Meeting - Monday September 14

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Submitted by Martin L.

The developer of the proposed shopping centre on the NW corner of Weston Road and Keele Street are hosting the first public open house for this fifty-two thousand square meeting development.



Come and see the plans for one of the largest current developments in west Toronto.  City staff and the developers will be on hand to answer questions and listen to concerns.



The meeting is Monday September 14, 2009, 7:00 pm at the York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West (Council Chambers)

30 Weston Rd photo update

As the demo company continues to bring own of the many buildings on the site, the new view is about to occur as this last large building facing St Clair Ave. comes down.  Interestingly they have decided to break the building apart with the tanks inside dismantling them in time with the demo of the structure. The new Avenue mall designed for the site will not rise as tall as the existing building.

For a short while between demo and construction phases of this site a vast northerly view will be available that has not been visible since the settlement of the Junction.

As the demo company continues to bring down one of the many buildings on the site, the new view is about to occur as this last large building facing St Clair Ave. comes down.  Interestingly they have decided to break the building apart with the tanks inside dismantling them in time with the demo of the structure. The new Avenue mall designed for the site will not rise as tall as the existing building.

For a short while between demo and construction phases of this site a vast northerly view will be available that has not been visible since the settlement of the Junction.

30 Weston Rd. demo countines, alas

Demolition continues at 30 Weston Rd - the site of a new large scale mall. Currently the oldest buildings on the site are coming down. A last glimpse can be seen toady and tomorrow after which they will be a pile of rubble.

Process tanks now visible at 30 Weston Rd demo

The building pictured above is the second in from St Clair Ave West, (the one that fronted the Avenue is now gone),  many of the buildings bays have massive tanks within. Although the lower floors are void of tanks indicating they must have used a gravity feed to process the materials.

30 Weston Rd. So... much equipment

Priestly Demolition moved a vast amount of  equipment onto  the 30 Weston Rd site as of now - counted 30 large pieces.  Either they have run out parking spaces elsewhere for this stuff, or they intend on leveling the building on site  at a record pace even for this company.

They are deconstructing the Bunge plant at St Clair and Old Weston Rd, for the development of a new shopping centre.

Sanitary Sewer Replacement on St. Clair Avenue -- the costing

Wondering what that work in the green hoarding is costing by the St Clair Ave  and Keele St. Mcdonalds is costing?

Sanitary Sewer Replacement on St. Clair Avenue from Keele Street to Symes Road is costing,$8,157,709.40 including all applicable taxes and charges. The cost to the City is $7,769,247.05 net of G.S.T. Funding for the contract award is included in the approved 2009 Toronto Water Capital Budget.

This work being done in Ward No: 11 – York South - Weston with the following details

Staff Recommended Bidder: McNally Construction Inc. Contract Award Value: $7,769,247.05 net of G.S.T. $8,157,709.40 including all applicable taxes and charges

Number of Bids: (that came in for the project) Three (3)

Financial Impact:

The total contract award identified in this report is $8,157,709.40 including all applicable

taxes and charges. The cost to the City is $7,769,247.05 net of G.S.T. Funding for the

contract award is included in the approved 2009 Toronto Water Capital Budget, in the

have questions about the project...

Division Contacts:

D. Ferguson R.A. Noehammer, P. Eng.

Manager, Construction Services Manager, Design and Construction

Purchasing and Materials Management Technical Services, Etobicoke York District

Telephone: (416) 392-7323 Telephone: (416) 394-8399

e-mail: dfergus(at)toronto.ca e-mail: rnoeham(at)toronto.ca

30 Weston Rd. railroad track removal -- Bunge post 8 Trinity Development

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Photo: The removed rails awaiting cartage off the site

Priestly Demolition has removed the spur tracks from  the 30 Weston Rd. Bunge plant.  The  track  ran from outside the lot into to the meat packing plant that existed on the site before Bunge used the buildings and the site as a oil seed pressing plant. The rest of the spur towards Symes Road and Ryding Ave is for sale presently as two different lots.

The entire site is to be transformed into a large shopping centre, by Trinity Development and it's partners.