The right-of-way on the western flank of the grocery store at Bloor and Robert will become a parkette.
The Nov. 24 Gleaner News carries a page 2 note by Geremy Bordonaro on plans for more green space along Bloor from Madison to Bathurst.
On 17 October 2017, Toronto and East York Community Council unanimously passed a rezoning application to add an 11-storey infill to the south of the “tower in a park” apartment building at 666 Spadina. As part of the rezoning package, Cromwell Developments agreed to cede the green space along Sussex to the City for a public park and will create a second park space along Sussex Mews Laneway,
Having U of T students next door can be a real advantage! In Spring 2017, three teams in a first-year Engineering Strategies and Practices course worked with residents to analyze local issues and look for design solutions. The three topic chosen: bicycle parking,
… Read more Engineering Student Projects: Design Solutions for Harbord Village?
NEWS FLASH: HVRA now has the party status it was initially denied. Here are the documents ending its exclusion:
… Read more HVRA blocked from participating in CRB appeal of Spadina-Sussex plans
For the completed inventory and subsequent news, see our Treeing Harbord Village webpage.
Does Harbord Village really have good tree coverage? Two summer students are re-doing the 2007 Tree Inventory to find out.
The OMB will decide about redevelopment of 698 Spadina after all. Since 2014, HVRA and other neighbours have been engaged in discussions with the University of Toronto and Daniels Corporation about plans to demolish the buildings at the northwest corner of Spadina and Sussex in order to build a 23-storey residence with beds for 549 students.
… Read more U of T Now Appealing Everything about 698 Spadina
Could the Brunswick House have survived as a music venue? For Now Magazine, Richard Longley narrates its history since 1874. He outlines its glory years as sponsor of top performers in Albert’s Hall, and also describes the “vomit pit” downstairs and its effect on neighbouring residents.
You’ve got a hard copy in black and white, and now you can read it in full colour on our Newsletter page. You’ll find information about upcoming events, invitations to volunteer, and lots of neighbourhood stories. Read about plans to replace concrete street planters with in-ground plantings,
