Wallace Industrial Lofts (229 Wallace)

January 17, 2010 - 9:27am — vic

Wallace Industrial Lofts

Former D&M Building Supplies, to be redeveloped into Wallace Industrial Lofts. 229 Wallace Ave., just east of the Newmarket/Barrie tracks. Use this forum to discuss this development.

The website for this development is here: http://www.229wallace.com/

Development and Planning

January 17, 2010 - 1:53pm — BoGoWo

totally unsuitable;

adding more 'upscale' (from the point of view of price range, not design quality) accommodation, when what the City needs is affordable (and mixed) housing, makes no sense. And i thought this was "employment land".

to anyone considering this project, i would suggest having a good close look at MetroLinx plan for removing the Go track diamond @ Dupont/Lansdowne; one of the planned options would close Wallace, dead ending it at the tracks (right beside "Wallace Industrial Lofts").

January 19, 2010 - 11:15pm — Anonymous (not verified)

respectfully disagree

I was glad to see this sign go up. I've been to the website and it looks like it is for employment. The plans online say they are light industrial retail and studio/workshop lofts. And considering what is currently there, don't you think this is a good thing for the neighborhood? It also seems like a pretty good price considering you get almost 3000 square feet of loft space.

January 19, 2010 - 11:26pm — Katie (not verified)

I Agree

I walk my daughter to school past this site daily and am looking forward to seeing it cleaned up. Any space that gets cleaned up and limits the areas where drug dealers/ users and prostitiutes can hide is a step in the right direction.

January 23, 2010 - 5:22pm — Anonymous (not verified)

100% agreement

We moved here several years ago when D&M was still there and the city was discussing the police station in the empty lot on Lansdowne...I am so happy to see that something is being done (FINALLY) in this neighbourhood to improve it.
I am tired of the prostitutes and drug dealers and pornography photographers in our back alley and next to the area that is being developed and I hope this makes a change - soon!!!

As for needing more affordable housing in the city, I am just pleased someone is developing the land and improving the area and would welcome with OPEN arms anyone who wishes to further develop this last area of the downtown core that is still needing a significant amount of improvement.

January 24, 2010 - 2:03pm — scott d (not verified)

what does this mean ?

"pornography photographers " what does this mean ? This seems far fetched to me.

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