The Well, Toronto

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The Well is a 7.8 acre property development built on the former site of the headquarters for the Globe and Mail newspaper in downtown Toronto.[1] The Globe and Mail moved in 2014, and the site has since been cleared and construction has begun.[2] A portion of the Globe and Mail's old facade has been preserved.

Seven new highrises have been built on the site.[2] In return for permission for an increase in density the developers agreed to buy nearby properties and convert them to parks.[1] Claude Cormier, whose redesign of Berczy Park, approximately 2 kilometers east, included the widely celebrated dog fountain, has produced a design for the Wellington Cat Promenade, at 456 Wellington, around sculptures of playful cats.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alex Bozikovic (2016-06-16). "A place for everyone and their dog: Claude Cormier designs Berczy Park with a view to helping people of disparate interests get along". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101822/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torontos-newly-renovated-berczy-park-a-place-for-everyone-and-theirdog/article35338062/. Retrieved 2021-05-08. "Across the street, its developers are meeting a city requirement by adding a new public park. Mr. Cormier will design it. The theme: a classical promenade, accented with sculptures of cats. “Dogs for the east side, cats for the west side,” Mr. Cormier said. If any Torontonian designer suggested this, it would sound like a joke. But Mr. Cormier is serious – and so are his clients. The new Toronto is already going to the dogs; now the cats will get a piece, too." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Marthew Derohanessian (2017-07-27). "Demolition Clearing Site for The Well at Front and Spadina". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301172528/https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/07/demolition-clearing-site-well-front-and-spadina. Retrieved 2021-05-08. "Developed by Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied Properties REIT, and Tridel, the master-plan for The Well was designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, who—in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects—are also designing the terraced 36-storey office tower that will form the community's height peak at the east end of the site. With construction now underway, the phased redevelopment is tentatively set to be fully completed and occupied by 2022."