• C$800k-$2.2m
• 212 units
• 32 stories
• 2 elevators
• no garbage chute
It’s Toronto, I’m sure they’ll manage.
According to Grok: For a major condo development in Toronto, the average permitting/approval process typically takes around 20–25 months from formal building/planning application submission to receiving key approvals (such as zoning changes, site plan control, and related decisions).
I’m pretty sure rich people don’t have garbage.
It’s obvious that the permitting process does not benefit the tenants.
Perhaps Toronto city hall needs explain the reason for the city approval.
Toronto will soon be the equal of Harare and Mogadishu
L – The true meaning of multi-cult…uralism.
Just wait until vultures take over the balconies. On the up side, their droppings are organic.
Mind you, if the Real Estate Agent did not divulge the lack of a garbage chute, maybe that qualifies for vulture status?
Maybe, this building could be one of the new “Chinese style high rises, that are built as a “secure” investment, but not originally planned to ever be occupied?
Or Los Angeles.
An enterprising youngster should develop an app for the residents. Charge them like $2 per bag to come pick it up at their door and transport to the dumpster. Assuming one bag per condo per day that’s at least $400 per day. I get a 10% cut though for coming up with the idea.
And how long would it be before said young entrepreneur be subject of a legal action by the garbage workers union?
It is Toronto after all
Solid point. What the hell was I thinking?
The Bauhaus Condo was developed by Lamb Developments, they don’t pay the permit fees, they’re passed on like the GST is to the buyer.
https://www.bradjlamb.com/developments/
I briefly worked at their 6th and 10th development in Calgary’s Beltline area, I thought it looked nice for a condo, no I wasn’t “fired” I moved to a different work site with the same mech company, this was about 2012?
Does Bauhaus Condo have cameras in the hallways so people don’t “call” the elevator, then seeing there’s nobody else in there, simply place their garbage in the elevator and walk away? That’s what I’d expect, it is Toronto after all. With only 2 lifts for 212 units I think the lifts are going to be busy most of the time…
Also, speaking of Toronto… The Stanley Cup has limited rings around the base with all those who’ve won the cup in past years and unless the Toronto Maple Leaves win it in the next 3 years, (what are THOSE chances?) then the lowest ring (bottom ring) on the cup which includes their 1967 winning roster is going to be removed in 2030 to make room for new winners, and it could be a very very long time before this NON WINNING NHL team have their names on the cup again.
Just sayin’
Also, they’ll be on near equal terms with Vancouver for having names on the Stanley Cup.
Not a comment on refuse chutes, but there’s a rezzy complex on Eight Ave SW,
Where elevators are vertical displacement toilets.
Also had a big collection of used boiler tubes in back of mechanical room, one main heating pump, and possible 2 of 3 functioning HW boilers.
And i used to think cigar smoke in TO high rises was bad in the 70’s.
apparently the gubbage chutes in one of the failed NYC ‘tall and skinny’ structures are so noisy from the long fall well, just adds to the creaking of the movement and sound of wind eddies.
and the swaying. that alone wd probably induce me to have nightmares. but each to his own.
what a truly strange place to live for 10-50 million.
strange.
https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1nf629m/apparently_the_1300_ft_trash_chute_in_432_park/
Ha! No doubt. But remember … every square foot is sacred … esp. if it’s common area … burden area that doesn’t collect rent or sales $$$. Trash chute offsets cost $$$ … at every floor.
Plus … most buildings like these are drawn by teams of Chinese or Philippino draftsmen, err women who can draw cad, but know nothing whatsoever of architecture… and probably don’t speak the language. And the project architect is busy posing for pictures and meeting with city planners who also know nothing of high rise housing. Their degrees are in urban planning … where they learn about the ‘new urbanism’ of small town America ravaged by Amazon … replaced by 15 pop-up restaurants and ‘unique’ coffee shops. This kind of work is increasingly just an exercise in cut and paste every other building that proceeded it … oops. Someone forgot the trash chutes. Probably forgot the in-unit laundry facilities too.
These projects are increasingly designed by people utterly lacking the experience or knowledge of basic fundamental design and engineering. Oh well. It could be worse. The building could be sinking and tipping … like that building in San Francisco. Those trash chutes are very quiet … as they slope all the way to the bottom.
This is that ‘build and maintain sophisticated infrastructure’ meme again.
BAMSI. Er, sorry, I wasn’t getting violent there, it’s just the acronym.
Isn’t there a film, “Godzilla versus BAMSI”?
Here’s that film’s short prequel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-rbzcEM8A