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The side facing the river completely ruins it for me. The hot tubs and patio can go on the roof, and actually take advantage of the sun. Activate the path, dont close it off.
 
Mountain Man said:
Looking on satellite view, there is a parkade ramp that's under the west side of this development that serves the building next door. I don't see that in this design, looks like grass at ground level.
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You're right...

This.
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Does not equal this.
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It actually looks like they'll need to provide an access road along the RiverWalk? Or maybe cap it? Still how did the adjacent building just build their access into a neighbouring property?
 
UrbanWarrior said:
The side facing the river completely ruins it for me. The hot tubs and patio can go on the roof, and actually take advantage of the sun. Activate the path, dont close it off.
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Actually, good point about the patio area - as currently planned it'll be in shade almost all the time.

I still think the overall project is a big win, and I am confident the planning department will work with them to improve the interface with the riverfront. And I absolutely love the street facing portions.
 
Did a bit of digging, back when M2 was first announced:

MichaelS said:
If I recall the plans correctly, there won't be a parkade entrance for this building. They are constructing the basement/parkade, but you can't put a vehicle in there until the adjacent condo parcel is developed, and then this building will access their parkade through that one. The geometry of this parcel makes it impossible to put a ramp down into the underground parkade, and still have room for parking.
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CCF said:
It's somewhat temporary as it is. Without getting too detailed, once the parcel to the east is developed, access for M2 will be through that building. Essentially, whatever is developed on the eastern parcel will engulf the parking access that is presently visible.
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CCF said:
The lot is in control of CMLC. it was originally picked up by FRAM but they have since returned it back to CMLC. CMLC actually built/funded the parkade of M2 - and as you point out, there will be some creative and important access agreements.
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The current entrance is probably temporary, to be replaced with an underground connection to the new hotel.
 
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Mountain Man said:
Must be the case, some sort of shared access agreement. The existing ramp is in a weird spot, so I wonder if this was the plan all along.
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It was the plan all along. Remember a friend explaining it to me like 10 years ago.
 
Ya that parcel was purchased by Minto in 2022 with a groundbreaking originally planned for 2023. Maybe the market softened to the point where it no longer made sense?

Great to see a hotel as that will probably help activate the community better than more residential at this point. I'm also curious how they will manage the underground parking link with the adjacent building although there does look to be a parkade entrance in the DP drawings on the NW corner.

Edited this post as at first I didn't like the thought of gated access on the Riverwalk or the pools being perpetually shaded but on further reflection, I think it might actually work out well. Those pools look like hot tubs and they are raised so that they should offer a view onto the Riverwalk and river.

That area is quite lively during the summer but during the winter and especially during winter evenings there is next to no activation along the Riverwalk there as the patios are all closed. If there are 10-15 people hanging out in outdoor hot tubs and watching what goes does along the Riverwalk, that is probably deliver way better 'eyes on the street' and a sense of activity than yet another patio space that will be completely closed and baren for 6 months of the year.

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Minto Communities Canada announced as the newest residential development partner for East Village’s signature riverfront site

CMLC is pleased to welcome Minto Communities as the most recent development partner to join East Village. Located on the last riverfront property in East Village, this new residential project will contribute approximately 100 new residential units in an almost 100,000-square-foot building.
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