Design change - 2 not 3 levels of parking
After much consultation, Teron has determined that it would not be structurally safe to dig down more than the depth of one level of underground parking because of an unusual type of foundation under the apartment building adjacent to the parking lot. This issue was only just discovered because construction drawings of the adjacent building were not available. They were recently found in archives at City Hall. Since reservations to date for the condominium parking are small in number, only one level of parking for the condominium is required and this would be underground. The St John's level of parking will now be at ground level.

While this change has delayed the start of construction until January, it will shorten the length of construction so that the anticipated completion in early 2007 is unchanged.

In spite of this change in parking design, the front facade of the building will remain unchanged with the exception of a second garage door on the west side of the lobby that would serve as the entrance to St John's parking. The garage door to the east of the lobby would be used as the entrance to the condo parking. The present plan has uncovered ground level parking at the back of the building. Teron expects to seek a variance to cover the portion of the ground level parking not covered by the condominium, but this would not happen immediately.

Impact on condominiums
All levels, but those with reservations on the ground floor, would remain unchanged except all units would be one floor higher physically. Those presently on the ground floor facing north will now be on the second floor and have balconies not gardens. Those presently on the ground floor facing south will now be on the third floor with balconies.

Benefits
There are several benefits to St John's as a result of this new plan. The ground level parking becomes easily accessible from the church because there are now no stairs. The issue of security between the public parking and the condo is solved. Finally, the area in the northwest corner, which originally was a garden attached to a condo unit, is freed up and perhaps may be used for bicycles, protected from the street by planters.