Category Archives: ETFO

Winter building pics: February 2013

Above is a link to my February 2013 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures, or click twice to access the album directly on Flickr and see full-size photos and captions.

 

Winter building pics: January 2013

Above is a link to my January 2013 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures, or click twice to access the album directly on Flickr and see full-size photos and captions.

 

Winter building pics: December 2012

Above is a link to my December 2012 Flickr album of building and construction photos I shot during walks in the downtown area. Click once on the image to view a small-format slideshow of the pictures, or click twice to access the album and see full-size photos and captions.

 

ETFO office construction nears completion

ETFO office building

January 16 2013: Construction of the new ETFO office building at Huntley & Isabella Streets is in the final stages with completion anticipated for this coming March

 

ETFO office building

January 16 2013: A view of the 4-storey building from the east, along Isabella Street

 

End in sight: While the bitter contract dispute between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the provincial government continues to drag on with seemingly no progress or end in sight, the same can’t be said about construction of the new ETFO’s new headquarters at Huntley & Isabella Streets. Building contractors have been making steady progress there, and the new offices are on target for completion this coming March, less than two years after construction commenced.

The ETFO is the largest teachers’ federation in Canada, representing more than 76,000 elementary school teachers and educational professionals across the province.  The organization has been operating from premises in an office building at 480 University Avenue near Dundas Street for years, but had outgrown those premises. ETFO acquired a site at the southeast corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets, in the 180-year-old Upper Jarvis neighbourhood, and hired Toronto’s Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB Architects) to design environmentally-senstive new headquarters that would fit nicely into the predominantly residential area.

 

 

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Crane removed at ETFO office construction site as concrete pour, steel frame installation concludes

ETFO office building Toronto

April 29 2012: The yellow and black portable crane assists with the removal of the white construction crane from the ETFO office building site on Isabella Street

 

ETFO office building Toronto

April 29 2012: The operator’s cab for the construction crane is slowly lowered to a flatbed truck waiting on Isabella Street

 

ETFO office building Toronto

April 29 2012: A southwest view of the 4-storey building, which is being designed to achieve LEED platinum certification

 

ETFO office building

This artistic illustration, one of several renderings that appeared on a New Building Construction page of the ETFO website,  suggests how the building will look once construction is complete in March 2013. The organization’s headquarters was designed by Toronto’s  Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects.

 

Nicely framed: When I last reported on construction progress at the new Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters on December 8 2011, the building’s ground floor was still beginning to take shape. Only four months later, construction crews have finished pouring concrete and assembling steel framework for all four floors of the structure, and have also installed windows along sections of the first floor. And just this weekend, crews disassembled and removed the big white construction crane that had towered above the site since the middle of last August.

 

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Snow day! Photos of some downtown construction sites after a light morning snowfall dusts Toronto

West Don Lands Community Toronto

The vast construction zone for the new West Don Lands Community is seen in this image taken by a Waterfront Toronto webcam this afternoon. The 80-acre site was blanketed with light snow this morning, less than 24 hours after Waterfront Toronto and Infrastructure Ontario announced that long-awaited construction is finally commencing on the new mixed-use residential community a short distance east of the downtown business district. The highrise under construction at upper left is the 40-storey Clear Spirit condo tower in the nearby Distillery District.

 

Aura at College Park Condos Toronto

Construction progress on the 75-storey Aura at College Park condo tower is seen in this image captured from a webcam on the Aura website.

 

Nicholas Residences condo construction Toronto

Excavation activity at the Nicholas Residences condo site near Yonge & Bloor

 

FIVE Condos site Toronto

Shoring work continues on the FIVE Condos site at Yonge & St Joseph Streets

 

FIVE Condos site Toronto

Snow-covered steel I-beams and construction equipment on the FIVE Condos site

 

ETFO office building Toronto

A worker directs traffic past the ETFO office building site on Isabella Street

 

ETFO office building Toronto

Another view of progress on the 4-storey ETFO office headquarters

 

X2 Condos Toronto

Overlooking the long, rectangular excavation for the 49-storey X2 Condos tower under construction at the southwest corner of Jarvis & Charles Streets

 

X2 Condos Toronto

Crews have nearly completed digging the deep excavaton for the X2 Condos tower. The construction crane is expected to be installed soon

 

45 Charles Street East Toronto

Interior demolition work continues on the eight-storey office building at 45 Charles Street East, future site of the Chaz.Yorkville condo tower.

 

45 Charles Street East Toronto

Despite the light snow cover, a drilling rig (rear right) was busy jackhammering a concrete pad at the northwest corner of the Chaz.Yorkville site

 

Burano Condos and Women's College Hospital Toronto

Two major construction projects at the southwest corner of Bay & Grosvenor Streets: Burano Condos, left, and the Women’s College Hospital redevelopment.

 

Womens College Hospital Toronto

The new Women’s College Hospital building has risen five floors so far on what was formerly the site of the hospital’s multi-level parking garage

 

Burano Condos on Bay Street Toronto

The soaring glass atrium on the north (Grosvenor Street) side of Burano Condos

 

Burano Condos Toronto

A view of the atrium from the north side of Grosvenor Street

 

Burano Condos Toronto

A publicly-accessible piazza, designed by landscape architects Janet Rosenberg + Associates, will be constructed next to the atrium

 

Burano Condos Toronto

The sharply angled glass panels of the atrium provide a striking contrast to the condo tower that soars 50 storeys straight up above it

 

Harbourfront Centre York Quay parking garage construction

A Harbourfront Centre webcam image of progress on the new underground parking garage for York Quay Centre. Concrete floor slabs have been poured for the 3 below-grade levels, and work will start soon on the ground-level roof over the structure. New outdoor public spaces will be created on top.

 

 

ETFO office construction climbs above grade

ETFO office building construction

December 8 2011: The first floor of the new ETFO headquarters starts to take shape at the northeast corner of Huntley & Isabella Streets

 

ETFO office building Toronto

December 8 2011: As the office building begins to climb above grade, passersby no longer have to peer through the security fence to follow construction progress

 

Teachers’ HQ on the rise: From June through November, passersby had to walk right up to a security fence to see how far construction had progressed on the new Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters being built at the corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets. Now that the office building’s ground floor has started taking shape, people can watch what’s happening as they walk past on the opposite side of the street — or drive by in the comfort of their cars and SUVs.

Construction has begun rising above grade at the southwest corner of what will be a 4-storey LEED-certified building, designed by Toronto’s KPMB Architects and built by Bird Construction. Crews are expected to finish pouring concrete for the building early next spring; if that goes according to plan, the headquarters will be on schedule for its anticipated May 2013 staff move-in.

Below are a few more pics I took of the ETFO building this afternoon. Photos of earlier building progress as well as pre-construction site preparation and demolition activity can also be viewed in my November 6 2011, June 2 2011, and May 9 2011 posts.

 

ETFO office building Toronto

December 8 2011: Construction viewed from the SE corner of Huntley & Isabella Streets. The tall building at right rear is James Cooper Mansion condominium.

 

ETFO office building Toronto

December 8 2011: Construction commenced in June and is expected to finish in early 2013, with staff move-in anticipated for May of that year.

 

ETFO office building Toronto

December 8 2011: North view of ground floor progress from Isabella Street

 

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ETFO office construction reaching street level

ETFO Toronto office building construction

November 5 2011: The west half of the foundation for the new ETFO office building at Huntley & Isabella Streets has reached street level …

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

… while the east half of the building site still has some catching up to do

 

ETFO Toronto office building rendering

This rendering, courtesy of KPMB Architects, shows how the building will look

 

Filling in: The underground parking level for the new The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters is filling in fast as construction of the 4-storey office building at Huntley & Isabella Streets moves along. Construction reached grade on the west half of the building in October, and is gradually catching up on the east side. When finished, the garage will have room for 50 vehicles.

KPMB Architects designed the ETFO building to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification. It will feature a green roof and storm water management, and will have several exterior deck terrace areas. Construction commenced during the summer and is expected to conclude in May 2013.

Below are photos of construction progress since September. Earlier construction photos and additional information about the project are available in my posts on June 2 2011 and May 9 2011.

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

 November 5 2011: Looking north across the west half of the ETFO site. The condo, apartment and office towers in the background are all on Bloor Street East.

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction progress

 November 5 2011 The location is in a predominantly residential neighbourhood, with some office, education and health care buildings close by, including the Rogers Communications head office and the Casey House hospice

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ETFO Toronto office building construction

November 5 2011: Entrance to the 50-car garage will be here, off Isabella Street

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

November 4 2011: The building’s main entrance also will be on Isabella Street …

 

Rendering of ETFO Toronto office building entrance

… as seen in this rendering provided courtesy of KPMB Architects

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

October 14 2011: Construction on the west half of the office building site reached street level in early October

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

October 14 2011: Foundation filling in around the middle of the ETFO site

 

ETFO Toronto  office building construction

October 14 2011: Construction progress on the east half of the property

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

October 14 2011: Excavator on the ramp at the east side of the site

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

September 24 2011: Crews will soon begin pouring the concrete floor for the one-level underground garage

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

September 24 2011: North view across the middle of the ETFO site

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

September 24 2011: Supporting walls under construction on the east side

 

ETFO Toronto office building construction

September 24 2011: The view from the ramp at the southeast corner of the site. The Rogers Communications head office is the large building at upper left.

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… and gone!

15 Huntley Street

May 31 2011: 15 Huntley Street is just one large empty lot …

 

Former CAS buildings at 15 Huntley Street

… now that the low-rise brick buildings that formerly occupied the site — seen here on February 28 2011 — have been completely demolished…

ETFO office building rendering by KPMB Architects

… to make way for new offices for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, depicted in this rendering provided courtesy of KPMB Architects

 

All clear: A large empty lot sits at the northeast corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets, now that derelict buildings once occupied by the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto have been removed from the property. The demolition paves the way for construction to commence this summer on a new office building for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO).

Designed by KPMB Architects of Toronto, the ETFO headquarters will stand four storeys (20 metres) tall and have one level of underground parking, accessed from Isabella Street on the southeast side of the property.  Designed to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification, the building will boast several exterior deck areas plus an extensive green roof that will provide insulation as well as storm water management. “We tried to have as much green roof as possible,” Kael Opie, the ETFO project architect at KPMB, told a meeting of the Upper Jarvis Neighbourhood Association this week. The north side of the building has been terraced to minimize shadow impact on nearby homes, he added, while “aggressive landscaping” will include the planting of many new trees to help the new building blend into the neighbourhood. (Several mature trees had to be destroyed to allow construction of the ETFO headquarters; however, the northwest corner of the building was specifically designed to preserve one large black walnut tree, as indicated in the architectural rendering above, and new plantings will far outnumber the trees that had to be removed).

Surveyors have been on site this week determining where any service infrastructure — such as water, gas and hydro lines — might be situated on the property. In about two weeks’ time, machines will begin drilling “soldier piles” on the property, and site excavation should commence about three weeks later. The construction crane is expected to be installed in early August, and project completion is anticipated for the end of January in 2013. More project details, along with photos of the old CAS buildings both before and during demolition, are outlined in my May 9 2011 post. Below is another KPMB Architects rendering of the new ETFO building, along with a few more pics I took yesterday of the cleared lot on which it will be constructed.

 

KPMB Architects rendering of new ETFO office building

A southwest view of the new ETFO office building is depicted in this rendering provided courtesy of KPMB Architects of Toronto

 

15 Huntley Street

May 31 2011: East view from Huntley Street of the ETFO building site

 

15 Huntley Street

May 31 2011: North view from Isabella Street of the ETFO building site

 

15 Huntley Street

May 31 2011: Northwest view from Isabella Street of the ETFO building site

 

 

Demolition clearing way for construction to start on 4-storey office building at Huntley & Isabella

KPMB Architects rendering of ETFO office building

This rendering, provided courtesy of KPMB Architects in Toronto, illustrates a southwest winter view of the new offices to be built at Huntley & Isabella Streets for The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) …


15 Huntley Street site for new ETFO office building

…while this photo shows how the building site appeared this past winter on February 28 2011. The two brown brick buildings on the corner site are former Children’s Aid Society of Toronto facilities that are currently being demolished

 

Demolition of 15 Huntley Street

May 9 2011: This is how the site appears today, now that one of the two former CAS buildings has been reduced to a heap of rubble

 

KPMB Architects rendering of new ETFO office building

This KPMB Architects rendering depicts a northwest aerial view of the ETFO office building, showing its frontage along Huntley Street

 

KPMB Architects rendering of new ETFO office building entrance

The main Isabella Street entrance to the ETFO office building is shown in this rendering provided courtesy of KPMB Architects

 

New HQ for ETFO: Residents in downtown’s Upper Jarvis area are bracing for two more years of dust, dirt, noise and increased traffic as construction gets underway on a new office building for The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) at the northeast corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets. The four-storey structure will be built on the 15 Huntley Street site once occupied by the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAS), which five years ago moved into new offices of their own only three blocks west on Isabella.

Designed by Toronto’s KPMB Architects, the ETFO headquarters will stand four storeys tall with one level of underground parking for 50 vehicles.  The building is being designed to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification. It will replace a pair of 2-storey brick buildings that have been sitting vacant, and in a visible state of disrepair, since the CAS relocated to its new premises in 2006. Demolition of those structures started two weeks ago and should conclude shortly. Kael Opie, the ETFO project architect at KPMB , said construction of the new headquarters  is expected to begin within the next month. Completion is anticipated for May 2013.

The Huntley-Isabella neighbourhood is bounded on three sides by busy downtown thoroughfares: Jarvis Street on the west, Bloor Street on the north, and Sherbourne Street on the east. Isabella runs east-west, linking Jarvis and Sherbourne. Earl Street and Earl Place, to its south, are quiet cul-de-sacs on the east and west sides of Huntley Street, respectively.  The area is predominantly residential in character, with several highrise and lowrise apartment buildings plus numerous semidetached three-storey homes on tree-lined Selby, Linden and Huntley Streets, as well as on Earl Street and Earl Place. The area also is home to the Casey House HIV/AIDS hospice, the Isabella Hotel & Suites, the Sacré-Coeur Catholic elementary school, a campus of the Msgr. Fraser College adult learning centre, and various offices (the massive Rogers Communications head office building looms large over the neighbourhood from the northwest, while the Greenwin Square office tower, highrise apartment building and shopping centre complex do the same from their location to the north between Bloor and Selby Streets).

Like many other downtown neighbourhoods, Upper Jarvis has witnessed a flurry of condo construction during the past three years. The dust is still settling at the new James Cooper Mansion condo tower at the corner of Linden and Sherbourne Streets, where occupancy began in February and exterior landscaping is still underway. Two other condo towers — X Condos at Jarvis and Charles Street, and 500 Sherbourne just below Earl Street — both opened last spring. Two more — Couture Condos and X2 Condos — are currently under construction at Jarvis & Charles, while several more condo highrises have been proposed for nearby locations. Now, the ETFO project is tossing office construction into the neighbourhood’s mix of ongoing building activity.

Some Upper Jarvis residents are wondering what impact the 20-meter-tall ETFO building will have on their neighbourhood. Besides the usual building-period irritants of noise, dust, and movement of heavy construction vehicles and equipment, they’re concerned about a potentially substantial increase in traffic along Isabella Street, especially at evening rush hour. The entrance and exit to the employee parking garage for the gargantuan Rogers building is on Isabella, and when the place empties out at quitting time, traffic often slows to a crawl between Jarvis and Sherbourne, making it difficult for southbound motorists to turn from Huntley onto Isabella Street. Residents are still waiting to see how much extra traffic the new James Cooper Mansion condo will draw to their streets (the tower is only half occupied at this point), and fear that dozens more vehicles for ETFO staff could only worsen the situation.

For the next two years, though, one thing is certain already: they’ll definitely see a sharp increase in the number of dump trucks, concrete mixers and heavy construction vehicles driving down their streets. The ETFO held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site last Wednesday and, since then, demolition teams have reduced one of the two former CAS buildings to rubble. I will continue following construction of the ETFO headquarters, and will be writing a “Neighbourhood Watch” report on building activity in the neighbourhood this summer. Below is a series of photos showing the old CAS buildings on 15 Huntley Street both before and during demolition. There is also a series of photos showing buildings on Huntley and Isabella Streets that will be neighbours to the new ETFO offices.

 

Google map view of the Upper Jarvis area

A Google map view of the Upper Jarvis area and the ETFO office site (circled)

 

ETFO office building development proposal sign

ETFO office building development proposal sign outside 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street on November 2 2009

November 2 2009: Looking southeast from Huntley Street at one of the former CAS buildings on the 15 Huntley Street site for the ETFO office building

 

15 Huntley Street on November 11 2010

November 11 2010: Looking northeast toward 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street on February 16 2011

February 16 2011: Southeast winter view of 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street on February 16 2011

February 16 2011: The former CAS building at the corner of Huntley & Isabella

 

15 Huntley Street on February 23 2011

February 23 2011: The huge Rogers Communications head office sits at left rear; the Greenwin Square apartment and office towers on Bloor Street stand at right

 

15 Huntley Street on February 23 2011

February 23 2011: One of the former CAS buildings at 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street on February 23 2011

February 23 2011: The second former CAS building at 15 Huntley Street. The tower at right rear is the James Cooper Mansion condo complex

 

The northeast corner of Huntley & Isabella Streets

February 28 2011: The former CAS buildings viewed from the southwest corner of Huntley & Isabella Streets

 

15 Huntley Street on March 19 2011

March 19 2011: Huntley Street view of the old CAS building, looking southeast

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: 15 Huntley Street, looking north along Huntley from Isabella Street

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: Looking east along Isabella Street at the two former CAS buildings

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: Dumpsters have been delivered for the crews that will demolish the old brick buildings at 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: The one-storey east wing of the former CAS building at the corner of Huntley & Isabella Streets

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: The dilapidated west side of the building at Huntley & Isabella

 

15 Huntley Street

April 2 2011: The brick buildings have sat vacant since the CAS relocated to new headquarters on Isabella Street five years ago

 

demolition danger warning sign

April 22 2011: Security fencing has been installed around 15 Huntley Street so demolition crews can knock down the old buildings

 

15 Huntley Street

April 22 2011: Tree protection zones have been established along Huntley Street to ensure that trees on the boulevard aren’t damaged by demolition and construction machines

 

 tree protection zones outside 15 Huntley Street

April 22 2011: Looking east from Huntley Street at the tree protection zones and security fences outside 15 Huntley Street

 

Tree protection zones outside 15 Huntley Stree

April 22 2011: Northeast view along Huntley Street

 

fencing around 15 Huntley Street

April 22 2011: A security fence along the Huntley Street perimeter of the demolition site

 

a tree protection zone along Huntley Street

April 22 2011: Looking north at the tree protection zone along Huntley Street

 

Tree protection zones outside 15 Huntley Street

April 22 2011: Looking south at the tree protection zone along Huntley Street

 

demolition equipment at 15 Huntley Street

April 22 2011: Equipment has been brought in to knock down the old buildings

 

15 Huntley Street demolition

April 30 2011: Demolition of 15 Huntley Street is well under way

 

15 Huntley Street demolition

April 30 2011: Another view of the 15 Huntley Street demolition progress

 

15 Huntley Street demolition

April 30 2011 The former CAS building at the corner of Huntley & Isabella is the first to be razed

 

15 Huntley Street demolition

April 30 2011: The east wing of 15 Huntley Street will be torn down shortly

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: Demolition equipment on the Huntley Street side of the site

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: The ETFO building site viewed from the top floor of an apartment building on Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: An overhead view of the north half of the ETFO building site

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: Construction crews, ETFO staff and guests begin to gather on the property for last Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: These trees at the north end of the property will be destroyed to make way for construction of the new ETFO office. The buildings next to the trees are semidetached private homes on Huntley and Linden Streets

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: A demolition machine near the northeast corner of the property

 

15 Huntley Street

May 4 2011: A demolition machine near the northeast corner of the property

 

15 Huntley Street demolition

May 4 2011: The north side of one building has already been ripped down

 

15 Huntley Street demolition progress

May 4 2011: Demolition progress viewed from the groundbreaking ceremony site

 

15 Huntley Street demolition progress

May 4 2011: Demolition progress viewed from the groundbreaking ceremony location, looking west toward the enormous Rogers Communications building

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: All that’s left of one of the old CAS buildings is a large heap of rubble

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: Looking north at the mound of rubble at 15 Huntley Street

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: The corner building is toast; the second building goes next

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: Looking east from Huntley Street across the demolition site

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: Southeast view from Huntley Street across the demolition site

 

15 Huntley Street building demolition

May 9 2011: An excavation machine has dug itself into a hole next to the rubble

 

37 & 35 Huntley Street

March 1 2011: These charming brick homes at 37 and 35 Huntley Street sit to the immediate north of the ETFO office building construction site

 

Brick houses on Huntley Street

March 19 2011: Brick homes on Huntley Street, between Linden Street and the EFTO building construction site

 

The northwest corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets

February 28 2011: The northwest corner of Huntley and Isabella Streets, directly across the street from the ETFO building site

 

122 & 124 Isabella Street

March 1 2011: The building on the northwest corner of Huntley & Isabella is the Samuel R Wickett House, built in 1901 at 122 & 124 Isabella Street. The Rogers Communications building and X Condos tower loom large in the background

 

30 & 32 Huntley Street

March 1 2011: The Alfred R Williams House and Francis Despard House were built in 1884 at 30 & 32 Huntley Street. Now rental apartments, they sit directly across the street from the ETFO building site

 

Charles E Calvert house at 34 Huntley Street

March 1 2011: The Charles E Calvert house built in 1905 at 34 Huntley Street

 

George Morphy House at 38 & 40 Huntley Street

March 1 2011: The George Morphy House at 38 & 40 Huntley Street

 

44 Huntley Street apartment building

March 21 2011: The rental apartment building at 44 Huntley Street

 

119 Isabella Street house built in 1889

March 1 2011: This Coach House at 119 Isabella Street was built in 1889, and is part of the Casey House hospice. It sits on the southwest corner of Huntley & Isabella, kiddy-corner to the ETFO office building site

 

Casey House Hospice at 9 Isabella Street

April 2 2011: The Casey House Hospice at 9 Huntley Street sits directly across the street from the ETFO office building site

 

127 Isabella Street and Casey House Hospice

April 2 2011: Another view of 127 Isabella Street and the Casey House Hospice at 9 Huntley Street, on the south side of the street across from the ETFO site

 

Msgr Fraser College on Isabella Street

April 2 2011: The Msgr Fraser College adult learning centre will be the ETFO building’s next-door neighbour on Isabella Street