Permits are expected this week for demolition to begin at 2 Ossington, the future site of
SMV Architects' two-storey retail and condo building on the northwest corner of Queen and Ossington.
"It's going to add a pretty dramatic presence on the street," says architect Craig Bonham. "The way the building has been conceived is that it is primarily glass at the ground level, very much a retail showcase" for as few as one and as many as six retail tenants.
Another feature will be one of Toronto's first parking stackers, a six-car elevator accessed through a double-wide garage door that minimizes the space needed for cars.
There will be five residential units, from 900 to 1,600 square feet, for a total of about 5,700 square feet of added residential space for the quickly growing neighbourhood. The retail space will total slightly less, about 4,300 square feet.
Bonham expects demolition to begin as soon as the permit is issued, and for construction to start shortly thereafter, with a possible occupancy date of fall, 2010.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Craig Bonham
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